“S.W.A.T.” can’t be swat down. In a surprise move announced Sunday evening, Sony Pictures Television — a studio known for finding every way imaginable to revive its seemingly canceled series — announced that it had picked up, on its own, the spin-off series “S.W.A.T. Exiles.”
“S.W.A.T.” star Shemar Moore is back to star in the new show, reprising his role as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in the 10-episode sequel. The news comes just two days after “S.W.A.T.” completed its eight-season run on CBS with a two-hour finale on May 16; Sony gave the greenlight even though “S.W.A.T. Exiles” has not yet been sold to any outlets, either domestically or internationally.
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