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S.W.A.T.: Shemar Moore Shares Season 7 Look – But Is This Really It?

S.W.A.T. star Shemar Moore shared a look ahead at Season 7; showrunner Andrew Dettmann has us questioning how "final" the final season is.

With the seventh & reportedly final season set to be unleashed on February 16th, we've got two updates to pass along regarding CBS's Shemar Moore-starring S.W.A.T. First up, we have a new look at the squad courtesy of a preview posted by Moore. Along with the caption, "2024!! Can't stop won't stop with this squad!!!!", we see Moore joined by Jay Harrington, Patrick St. Esprit, and David Lim – and they're definitely ready to go. As for the upcoming season, showrunner Andrew Dettmann offered some insight into what viewers can expect, as well as the personal/professional crossroads that Hondo (Moore) finds himself in.

"Given that this could be S.W.A.T.'s final season, we're going to return to our roots to some extent and really put Hondo in a vise between his allegiance to his community and his commitment to being a cop – the whole 'Black vs. Blue' notion that started the show back in Season 1," Dettmann shared with TVLine – and don't think for one second that the opening to that response, "Given that this could be S.W.A.T.'s final season…," doesn't make it sound as if the seventh season could have a question mark after it in terms of it being a final season. Here's a look at Shemar's Instagram post:

How S.W.A.T. Went From Series Finale to Season 7

The sixth season would be the show's final season for about three days back in May of this year. First, it was canceled after the network and Sony Pictures TV couldn't agree on financials. And then, both parties had a change of heart that we're sure had nothing to do with the waves of pushback the move received from fans and news sites. Grabbing the flag and leading the charge was Moore, who didn't pull punches, calling out all parties involved for the disrespect he said was being shown to a series that has performed above and beyond the network's expectations. Finally, on May 8th, we learned that the series would be back for a 13-episode seventh & final season. As both a thank you and a friendly reminder that there was "One Last Mission" on the way, CBS aired the following teaser for the long-running series' final chapters:

When the news hit that the series would be back for a 13-episode seventh & final season, Moore and Lim wanted to make sure that all of you knew how much being able to wrap up the series on their terms with an official final season meant to them. And with all due respect to Lim… Moore is in fine celebratory mode, so his energy levels alone are enough to check out their Instagram video from a few hours after news of the show's return was confirmed. Here's a look at what Moore and Lim had to share with everyone regarding the show's resurrection and how much they appreciated the support that the show received over the 72-96 hours after the initial cancellation news hit:

Developed by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas & Shawn Ryan, CBS's S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore (Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson), Alex Russell (Jim Street), Jay Harrington (David "Deacon" Kay), Kenny Johnson (Dominique Luca), David Lim (Victor Tan), Patrick St. Esprit (Commander Robert Hicks), and Rochelle Aytes (Nichelle). Ryan, Justin Lin, Neal Moritz, Marney Hochman, Pavun Shetty, Billy Gierhart, Andy Dettman, and Paul Bernard serve as executive producers, with the series stemming from Sony Pictures Television (in association with CBS Studios).

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