SWAT star David Lim is talking out after a by-product was greenlit with simply Shemar Moore, following the unique present’s cancellation.
The actor performed Victor Tan by means of all eight seasons, from 2017 to 2025, reverse Moore’s Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson.
“I’d be mendacity if I stated the rollout of the brand new spinoff didn’t sting,” he wrote in a prolonged put up on Instagram Wednesday. “It was powerful to see it introduced simply two days after our finale—with no point out of the forged who helped construct S.W.A.T. from day one. After 8 unbelievable seasons, it felt like we have been brushed apart when there may’ve been a second of reflection and recognition—for the individuals who constructed this present, and for the affect it had on so many.”
Sony Footage Tv introduced earlier this month that it had greenlit a by-product of the crime procedural titled SWAT Exiles, which is able to see Moore reprise his character as he works with a crew of younger recruits.
Shortly after, Moore addressed Exiles transferring forward with out his former castmembers, saying, “No person likes change, however with out change, you possibly can’t develop. You possibly can’t win with out taking your lumps.”
Whereas Moore praised his former SWAT castmates within the Instagram video, he additionally defined why he’s taking up the spinoff alone by evaluating himself to a quarterback in soccer, aka “Tom Brady of SWAT.” He continued, “That’s my household for all times. Identical to in sports activities, Tom Brady is likely to be the quarterback, however folks get traded. Tight finish will get traded, the operating again will get traded, the receivers get traded, however the groups carry on pushing with their quarterback and I’m that man. So proud, so grateful. I’m not gonna apologize for nothing. Busted my ass for 31 years to do what I do, and excited in regards to the future. I’m excited that SWAT will get to maintain taking part in ball.”
In Lim’s social media put up, he additionally referred to as SWAT, “one of many nice honors of my life. I poured my coronary heart into taking part in Tan—and much more than that, into the crew and friendships we constructed on and off display screen.”
“What made S.W.A.T. particular wasn’t simply the motion, or one character. It was the squad. The bond. The camaraderie. The shared blood, sweat, tears, and laughs we gave to each episode. That easy chemistry was there from the very first day we got here collectively for the pilot, and it carried by means of all 8 seasons,” he continued. “I’m pleased with how we fought for a ninth season. We believed we nonetheless had extra to present, extra tales to inform. We wished it for our crew, for one another, and for the newer faces simply becoming a member of us. It wasn’t within the playing cards for all of us—and that’s okay. We had a magical run and went out on a excessive observe with these remaining two episodes.”
SWAT concluded its eighth and remaining season with its finale, “Return to Base,” on Could 16. The present was beforehand canceled after its sixth season in 2023, however was revived two extra occasions, earlier than CBS canceled the present for a second time in March.