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‘S.W.A.T.’s Jay Harrington Says He Was Disappointed At The Way The Spinoff Was Announced But “You Don’t Get Owed Things Just Because You Put In Your Time”


After S.W.A.T. ended its eight-season run last month, star Jay Harrington was almost just as surprised about the spin-off as fans.

Exiles, “not once,” while filming the final season of the CBS parent series, but was given a head’s up via text from returning star Shemar Moore a day before the news went live. Reprising his role as, Moore will be joined by the original show’s 200-person production crew when filming kicks off this summer in Los Angeles. “I know what he was trying to say, and the benefit of the doubt will be given to him because I’ve known him for so long,” said Harrington, adding: “I heard about it — I didn’t see it — and then when I saw it, I said, ‘I know this guy and he’s not trying to diminish us,’ because, hey, if he’s using that analogy, Julian Edelman.

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