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Shemar Moore Addresses ‘S.W.A.T.’ Spinoff & Moving Ahead Without Former Castmates: “I’m The Quarterback”


Shemar Moore Addresses 'S.W.A.T.' Spinoff & Moving Ahead Without Former Castmates: "I'm The Tom Brady Of S.W.A.T."

Moore will reprise his character as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson but the new iteration will focus on his leading “a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits.” None of his co-stars were mentioned in the announcement that came late Sunday from Sony Pictures TV Studios. Devoted fans of the cop drama that aired for eight seasons on CBS embraced the decision but tempered their praise with questions about why former castmates like the popular Jay Harrington as Deacon weren’t joining the new venture. Sony’s plan that was masterminded under the leadership of President Katherine Pope is to produce and distribute the 10-episode series globally by “finding the right homes and partners for these new stories to reach the passionate S.W.A.T.

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