‘S.W.A.T.’ Renewed For Season 6 By CBS
LA ‘S.W.A.T.’ will return to duty for another year, as CBS renews the procedural drama for a 6th Season.
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, ‘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 and acclimate to his new duties as the legal guardian of a teenager.
Hondo’s elite unit includes David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high-risk situations; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member who is re-instated to S.W.A.T. after being fired for compromising the unit. 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. Following Captain Jessica Cortez’s departure for the FBI, the Mayor assigns Lieutenant Piper Lynch to SWAT as a tactical consultant, where she challenges the team’s field strategy, which raises questions about her loyalty. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
The series is exec produced by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Shawn Ryan, Justin Lin, Neal Moritz, Marney Hochman, Danielle Woodrow, Pavun Shetty, Allison Cross, Craig Gore, Billy Gierhart and Andy Dettman.
‘S.W.A.T.’ joins ‘NCIS’, ‘NCIS: LA’ & ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’, which were all renewed at the end of March, alongside ‘CSI: Vegas’, and comedies ‘The Neighborhood’, ‘Young Sheldon’, ‘Ghosts’, ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’.
Still awaiting a “yay or nay” on renewals at CBS are ‘Magnum P.I’, ‘FBI’, ‘FBI: Most Wanted’, ‘FBI: International’, ‘The Equalizer’, ‘Blue Bloods’, ‘Good Sam’, ‘United States of Al’, and ‘B Positive’. Don’t panic if your favourite show hasn’t been renewed yet, as the networks have only just really started the annual renewal process in earnest. We’re expecting some confirmation one way or the other on these shows at some point in April/May before the traditional “TV Bloodbath” event.
‘S.W.A.T.’ Season 5 is currently pencilled in to premiere in the UK in May 2022 (paired alongside ‘NCIS: LA’, which was bumped from its usual January slot for the final season of ‘NCIS: New Orleans’.) If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when they get a UK premiere date.
