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S.W.A.T.

Serve • Protect • Unite

8.0IMDb2K votesOutstanding
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2017 – 20258 seasons · 163 episodesTV-14Canceled
CrimeAction & AdventureDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore

Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson

163 eps

Stephanie Sigman

Stephanie Sigman

Jessica Cortez

45 eps

Jay Harrington

Jay Harrington

David 'Deacon' Kay

163 eps

Alex Russell

Alex Russell

Jim Street

129 eps

Lina Esco

Lina Esco

Christina 'Chris' Alonso

106 eps

David Lim

David Lim

Victor Tan

163 eps

Kenny Johnson

Kenny Johnson

Dominique Luca

130 eps

Patrick St. Esprit

Patrick St. Esprit

Robert 'Bob' Hicks

157 eps

Peter Onorati

Peter Onorati

Jeff Mumford

29 eps

Rochelle Aytes

Rochelle Aytes

Nichelle Carmichael

54 eps

Anna Enger Ritch

Anna Enger Ritch

Zoe Powell

52 eps

Niko Pepaj

Niko Pepaj

Miguel Alfaro

34 eps

Annie Ilonzeh

Annie Ilonzeh

Devin Gamble

22 eps

Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli

Michael Plank

7 eps

Louis Ferreira

Louis Ferreira

William 'Buck' Spivey

9 eps

Seri DeYoung

Seri DeYoung

Gelina

3 eps

Deshae Frost

Deshae Frost

Darryl Henderson

24 eps

Nicki Micheaux

Nicki Micheaux

Leah Jankins

4 eps

Claire Coffee

Claire Coffee

Kira

5 eps

Daniel Lissing

Daniel Lissing

Ty

5 eps

Gabrielle Dennis

Gabrielle Dennis

Brianna Harrelson

6 eps

Nikiva Dionne

Nikiva Dionne

Nia Wells

10 eps

Lyndie Greenwood

Lyndie Greenwood

Erika

7 eps

Bre Blair

Bre Blair

Annie Kay

28 eps

Adam Aalderks

Adam Aalderks

Durham

6 eps

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Karen Street

9 eps

David DeSantos

David DeSantos

Rodrigo Sanchez

6 eps

Karissa Lee Staples

Karissa Lee Staples

Bonnie

8 eps

April Parker Jones

April Parker Jones

Winnie

4 eps

Lombardo Boyar

Lombardo Boyar

Detective Alexander Rios

4 eps

Norma Kuhling

Norma Kuhling

Nora Fowler

7 eps

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Daniel Harrelson, Sr.

26 eps

Michael Beach

Michael Beach

Leroy Henderson

14 eps

Cathy Cahlin Ryan

Cathy Cahlin Ryan

Dr. Wendy Hughes

15 eps

Steve Louis Villegas

Steve Louis Villegas

Marcos Guzman

7 eps

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Charice Harrelson

12 eps

Angelica Scarlet Johnson

Angelica Scarlet Johnson

Kelly

6 eps

Jayda Berkmen

Jayda Berkmen

Tuana

4 eps

David Rees Snell

David Rees Snell

Detective John Burrows

21 eps

Michael Marc Friedman

Michael Marc Friedman

Becker

5 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How S.W.A.T. actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

S.W.A.T. reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthDefining8.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityVery strong7.3

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightVery strong7.0

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleStrong6.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SerializedPresent5.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.

The run

Seasons

8 seasons · 163 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    201722 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Best episode · S01E10 Seizure

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    201823 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Best episode · S02E11 School

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    201921 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    Best episode · S03E12 Good Cop

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    202018 episodes

    6.3IMDb

    Best episode · S04E16 Lockdown

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    202122 episodes

    6.3IMDb

    Best episode · S05E01 Vagabundo

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    202222 episodes

    5.4IMDb

    Best episode · S06E01 Thai Hard

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    202413 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    Best episode · S07E01 The Promise

  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    202422 episodes

    4.5IMDb

    Best episode · S08E01 Vanished

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from School

S02E11

School

8.2IMDb8 votes

The SWAT team faces difficult reminders of a past school shooting when they receive a warning that a copycat plans to re-enact the crime. As the team races to stop the new threat, they flash back to the day of the tense first mission.

3 Jan 201943 min
Still from The Promise

S07E01

The Promise

8.1IMDb17 votes

The team heads to Mexico to escort a fugitive back to the States when things go awry and Hondo has to save an old witness tied to the case.

16 Feb 202442 min
Still from Good Cop

S03E12

Good Cop

8.0IMDb6 votes

Hondo and the SWAT team rally to support Street when he puts his life on the line to help his foster brother Nate break away from a drug ring.

22 Jan 202043 min
Still from Seizure

S01E10

Seizure

7.9IMDb11 votes

As the SWAT team goes inside a prison riot to rescue civilian hostages, Hondo suspects the inmates have an ulterior motive behind the uprising. Also, when Deacon’s wife, Annie, stops by headquarters to celebrate Deacon’s 10th anniversary with the SWAT division, her visit takes an unexpected turn.

11 Jan 201843 min
Still from The B-Team

S02E14

The B-Team

7.9IMDb8 votes

Hondo reunites with an old flame, FBI Special Agent Elle Trask, when the SWAT team works with the FBI to bring in a separatist group with weapons-grade plutonium. Also, the SWAT team worries they will lose an annual law enforcement charity competition to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

7 Feb 201942 min
Still from Blindspots

S01E09

Blindspots

7.8IMDb13 votes

When a misconduct complaint filed against Hondo gets him taken off active duty, Deacon steps up to lead the team in finding a robbery crew that is hitting marijuana dispensaries. Also, when Tan notices a similarity between the current robberies and a case from his time with Hollywood LAPD, he asks for help from an informant with whom he has a complicated history.

4 Jan 201843 min

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

Where to watch

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