S.W.A.T. fans, it’s time for Shemar Moore to give you some epic news about where the show currently stands.
Just three months after CBS defied the odds against the procedural drama and renewed S.W.A.T. for season 8, the Criminal Minds alum is giving folks a clue at where production stands with shooting new episodes. Posting a video to his Instagram on July 12, Shemar revealed that not only is he coming back to the show as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, he heads back to set to film the upcoming installment in mid-July.
“Hey, what’s goody, what’s goody,” he began the clip. “It’s your boy, Shemar Moore… We coming back, baby! Season 8, yeah. We fought that good fight and we won! Uncanceled, twice. We start on Monday. So I got, you know, ‘Welcome to the gun show.’ Trying to keep it all together, getting it back right so I can go out there and do my thing the right way.”
When viewers caught wind of the former The Young and the Restless star’s surprise S.W.A.T. update, it didn’t take long for them to bombard him with excitement.
“Can’t wait for season 8 to see the S.W.A.T. guys ❤️❤️,” one person wrote. “Best news of the day, you just made my week❣️Thank you for the update can’t wait to have our S.W.A.T. back✌️🥰,” another exclaimed. “WOOHOO This is awesome Shemar. I knew S.W.A.T. wasn’t going anywhere. This show is too good. I can’t wait til next season. Till then [you] go boy,” a different follower added.
Along with Shemar’s epic production update, CBS upped the ante with even more exciting S.W.A.T. news. Uploading a video to the show’s Instagram on July 13, folks learned S.W.A.T. season 8 will premiere on October 18, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET.
“It’s almost go time,” the caption read. “Season 8 of #SWAT premieres Friday, October 18th on @CBStv … think you can handle the action?”
