SPOILER ALERT! This story accommodates particulars from the two-hour collection finale of S.W.A.T. on CBS.
No extra last-minute reprieves for Hondo and his 20 Squad: the CBS police drama starring Shemar Moore wrapped for good on Could 16.
The 2-hour finale was truly two separate episodes dubbed “Trip or Die” and “Return to Base” that handled automotive jackers and ex-pat Russian mercenaries who buried hidden explosives in L.A. However they nonetheless gave Moore’s Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson yet one more likelihood to take part in an epic fist battle whereas the remainder of the castmembers — Jay Harrelson (Deacon), David Lim (Tan), Anna Enger Ritch (Zoe), Niko Pepaj (Miguel) and Annie Ilonzeh (Devin) — engaged in a mammoth bullet alternate to save lots of HQ.
That’s proper; these mercenaries tried to infiltrate the downtown L.A. S.W.A.T. constructing in an effort to steal again a Russkie baddo earlier than he’s utilized in a prisoner swap for kidnapped People. The nice guys and gals prevailed however not with out their headquarters sustaining main harm throughout the assault.
However Deacon’s not fazed! “It’s only a constructing,” he stated to the others. “It’s the folks inside who matter.” Can we get an aww?
The episode ends with Deacon gifting his colleagues with some costly Rolex watches — the perks of receiving a bonus from facilitating a mall contract. (Get it? As a result of S.W.A.T. officers are all the time dwelling on “borrowed time.”) The group then responds to a theft in progress after affectionately tapping the S.W.A.T. image on their method out the door.
Throughout the previous two years, S.W.A.T. lead studio Sony Footage Tv was capable of suggest monetary phrases that have been interesting to CBS, sealing eleventh-hour pickups for the drama from Shawn Ryan and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. This time, nonetheless, CBS didn’t interact in renewal talks, opting as a substitute to finish the long-running collection to make might for brand new Paramount-owned reveals like Sheriff Nation.
S.W.A.T. was the third high-profile drama cancelled this month by CBS, following the axing of FBI: Most Needed and FBI: Worldwide. All three got here from exterior studios, Sony TV and Common Tv.
Earlier this month, CBS Leisure President Amy Reisenbach acknowledged to reporters that “it’s not straightforward to finish reveals and we had a variety of choices this yr.”
“The schedule is absolutely full and so we all the time have to take a look at all of our reveals, take a look at the mixture info, the inventive of the place they’re of their life cycle, what the funds seem like, what the scores are, after which we make these robust selections,” she continued.
S.W.A.T. was the uncommon broadcast drama that filmed in Los Angeles. Following the cancellation, government producer and former showrunner Shawn Ryan spoke of the collection’ crew that at the moment are out of labor.
“It’s been a rare privilege to work on S.W.A.T. for eight seasons and inform the tales of Hondo and 20-Squad,” he stated. “I thank our followers, Shemar Moore, the remainder of our forged, our producers, Sony Footage Tv, CBS Studios and CBS for the chance. Most of all I wish to thank our tireless, devoted crew who made our writers, administrators and forged all the time look good. My best concern proper now’s for them.”
S.W.A.T. is predicated on the 1975 TV collection and 2003 movie of the identical title. Govt producers are Ryan, Dettmann, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Marney Hochman, Pavun Shetty, Billy Gierhart, Moore and James Scura.
