'S.W.A.T. Exiles' Brings Back OG Stars, Jar Harrington And Patrick St. For Shemar Moore-led Spinoff

The S.W.A.T. team will be getting back together! Well, at least Jay Harrington and Patrick St. Esprit are set to reprise their roles as 'Sgt. David Deacon Kay' and 'Cmdr. Robert Hicks' for the pilot episode of the new spinoff series, S.W.A.T. Exiles. According to a report by Entertainment Weekly, the makers will be bringing back the pair to reunite with Shemar Moore, who's anchoring the upcoming series as 'LAPD Sgt. Daniel Hondo Harrelson'.

S.W.A.T. Exiles to bring back 'David Kay' and 'Robert Hicks'

S.W.A.T. Season 8 has come to an end, and months later, the sparks about the spinoff, S.W.A.T. Exiles, have been at an all-time high. While the unexpected announcement led to a controversy among both fans and the OG series stars, as the latter seemed to have been caught off guard by the project. While it's unclear whether the return of Jar Harrington and Peter St. Esprit will only be for the pilot or if the pair will appear in further episodes of S.W.A.T. Exiles, fans are happy to hear about the OG faces being in the spinoff.

However, the news has also led fans to wonder if any of their other castmates will also make the jump to the new series, S.W.A.T. Exiles. According to reports, S.W.A.T. Exiles will pick up with 'Hondo' after a high-profile mission goes sideways, forcing him to join the force once again. The show's logline stated:

"Hondo is forced out of retirement to lead a last-chance experimental S.W.A.T. unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is."

S.W.A.T. fans were heartbroken when the OG cast was let go from S.W.A.T. Exiles

While the news of S.W.A.T. Exiles initially came as a relief for S.W.A.T. fans, as they had already faced three cancellations and two revivals, things got sour when some of the original cast members made it clear they were hurt by being left out. It was in June 2025 that Jar Harrington told TVLine that he was almost as surprised as fans, having received a last-minute call from Shemar Moore a day before the news broke. He revealed:

"Shemar reached out to all of us to say, 'This is what's going on…,' and, you know, there's talk that they'll reach out to us about stuff. He wanted to be the one to tell us and say, 'Your reps will find out shortly.'...You don't get 'owed' things just because you put in your time...if there was any disappointment, it's that when they announced it, we weren't mentioned at all. That was it. And it was short-lived because I thought, 'I'm not going to let that take away from what I know in my heart is eight years of putting in some great work.'"

S.W.A.T. star, David Lim, on the other hand, was a bit sombre as he felt like there were more stories to tell. In an Instagram post, he expressed his hurt and shared that he was upset that there was 'no mention of the cast who helped build S.W.A.T. from day one'. He added:

"After 8 incredible seasons, it felt like we were brushed aside when there could've been a moment of reflection and recognition — for the people who built this show, and for the impact it had on so many. I may not know what the future holds for Tan, but I couldn't be more proud of what we created together — our cast, writers, producers, crew…our S.W.A.T. family. No version of this story can take that away."

S.W.A.T. Exiles is scheduled to begin production later in September 2025 in Los Angeles. What are your thoughts on the spinoff? Let us know.

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