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'S.W.A.T.' OG Breaks Silence on Spinoff Exclusion: 'We Were Brushed Aside'

  • CBS canceled the cop drama S.W.A.T. after eight seasons in March 2025, while the final season was airing.
  • Sony Pictures Television picked up a new spinoff, S.W.A.T. Exiles, starring Shemar Moore as the only original cast member, causing disappointment among former cast.
  • David Lim, who played Victor Tan for eight seasons, expressed feeling "brushed aside" since the spinoff announcement came two days after the finale without acknowledging the original cast.
  • Lim expressed on Instagram that after eight successful seasons, the cast felt overlooked when there was an opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate those who contributed to the show's creation and its widespread influence.
  • The spinoff’s production begins in Los Angeles this summer with a new creative team, implying a new chapter led solely by Moore and signaling a significant shift from the original series.
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US Magazine broke the news in United States on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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