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SWAT Season 8 Episode 1 Preview: Photos, Cast and “Vanished” Plot

September 18, 2024

CBS’s SWAT welcomes Annie Ilonzeh as new 20-Squad team member Devin Gamble for the show’s eighth and final season. But the description of season eight episode one, “Vanished,” hints at Devin’s introduction to the team not exactly being embraced by everyone.

The season eight premiere airs on October 18, 2024, with new episodes on Fridays at 8pm ET/PT.

Season eight stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell. Annie Ilonzeh is Devin Gamble and Niko Pepaj plays Miguel “Miko” Alfaro.

“Vanished” Plot: SWAT tackles a mission with personal ties for Hondo when they race to find a group of missing students and their bus driver, Hondo’s former high school football coach. Also, Hicks has reservations regarding Hondo’s new 20-Squad team addition, Devin Gamble (Ilonzeh), a cop with a family background deeply entrenched in crime.

SWAT Season 8 Episode 1 — David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit Commander Robert Hicks, and Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in ‘SWAT’ season 8 episode 1 (Photo: Bill Inoshita © 2024 Sony Pictures Television/CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

SWAT Description, Courtesy of CBS:

S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds.

Committed to the job, Hondo is equally devoted to his marriage and fatherhood. The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; Zoe Powell, a tough and loyal team member trying to reconnect with the son she gave up for adoption as a teen; and Miguel “Miko” Alfaro, a headstrong officer who overcame a troubled childhood, and is now a trusted 20-Squad addition following a rocky transfer to Los Angeles S.W.A.T.

Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.