'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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‘SWAT’ Star David Lim Reacts to Shemar Moore’s ‘Exiles’: “I’d Be Lying If I Said the Rollout of the New Spinoff Didn’t Sting”
SWAT star David Lim is speaking out after a spinoff was greenlit with just Shemar Moore, following the original show's cancellation.
'S.W.A.T.' actor David Lim felt 'brushed aside' by Shemar Moore spinoff
"What made 'S.W.A.T.' special wasn’t just the action, or one character. It was the squad," wrote the actor.Sonja Flemming/CBS David Lim as Victor Tan on 'S.W.A.T.'S.W.A.T. star David Lim isn't thrilled about the show's upcoming spinoff.Days after Sony Pictures Television announced the development of S.W.A.T. Exiles, a spinoff series with only Shemar Moore reprising his role from the OG series, Lim admits that learning the news felt like being "…
‘S.W.A.T.’ Star David Lim Admits It Was Tough to Hear About Shemar Moore Spinoff: 'We Were Brushed Aside'
“S.W.A.T.” star David Lim, who played Victor Tan for eight seasons on the just-wrapped CBS series, said it stung to hear about Sony’s surprise new spinoff, “S.W.A.T. Exiles,” based around Shemar Moore’s character Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. “I’d be lying if I said the rollout of the new spinoff didn’t sting. It was tough to see it announced just two days after our final — with no mention of the cast who helped build S.W.A.T. from day one. After 8 …
‘S.W.A.T.’ Alum David Lim Slams Upcoming Spinoff Series Starring Shemar Moore | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
David Lim is voicing his frustrations with the cancellation of S.W.A.T. and the upcoming spinoff series. Back in March, it was announced that S.W.A.T. had been canceled after 8 seasons. Then in May, Sony Pictues Television revived the show for the new spinoff series S.W.A.T Exiles. However, Shemar Moore is the only star from the original series that will be returning. In a new Instagram post, David – who played Victor Tan on all eight seasons of…
‘S.W.A.T.’ Actor David Lim Says Shemar Moore Doing a Spinoff Without Full Cast Does ‘Sting’: ‘Felt Like We Were Brushed Aside’
'S.W.A.T.' star David Lim is voicing his disappointment that a spinoff is moving forward with Shemar Moore as the only returning cast member.
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