In a hectic Fall schedule, SWAT TV Show is another Action-Thriller released in Fall 2017 on TV. S.W.A.T, as the name suggests is based on the 1975 TV series and movie of the same name released earlier. Shemar Moore leads a tactical unit set in Los Angles that is the last line of defense for the city on this CBS series. SWAT Season 2 returns on CBS in the Fall 2018 lineup, just a month after its first season finale in August.
SWAT Season 2 Cast
Shemar Moore stars in this intense cop drama as the leader of the tactical unit. Leadership that has been forced on him in the background of declining race relations and law and order situation in the city. Written by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas (Southland), the pilot is Directed by Justin Lin. SWAT Season 2 premiers on CBS on September 27 2018.
S.W.A.T. Season 2 (2018)
Developed By: Aaron Thomas, Shawn Ryan
Cast: Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell,Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson
Network: CBS
Release Date: September 27 208, 10 PM ET/PT
SWAT TV Show Plot
SWAT TV show revolves around Daniel Harrelson or Hondo. He is the local born and raised sergeant of the newly formed law enforcement unit in the city of LA. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel ”Hondo” Harrelson has everything it takes to be an excellent leader and bridge the divide between his two worlds. Hondo’s elite unit includes David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer who always puts the team first, despite feeling overlooked for the lead job.
Jim Street, a cocky but promising new member of the group; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer. And joining them is Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations.
Overseeing the unit is Jessica Cortez, the captain of L.A. Metro who values her job above all else, including her off-the-books relations with Hondo. Hondo’s team enjoys an intense rivalry with another L.A.-based unit led by Mumford, an aggressive leader who likes to do things his way. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
SWAT Season 2 Trailer
Watch this trailer of SWAT season 2 and get ready for another season of action-packed high adrenaline drama.
SWAT TV Show Reviews
After a slew of military dramas that were released earlier in the season, SWAT is another simialr drama that follows an elite military-like unit on domestic soil. Although the challenges here are very different and so is the tone, we find SWAT more engaging than the other action dramas, with The Brave being the only exception. Here’s what the critics are saying about SWAT TV show,
“And with CBS’ S.W.A.T., that’s pretty much what you’re getting — a paint-by-numbers procedural where the good guys are always going to win in the end.” ~ Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter
“Anyone looking for a fun show with descent adventures and very well crafted action with find S.W.A.T. to be just the ticket.” ~ Merrill Barr, Forbes
“bullets, bombs and bad guys. “S.W.A.T.” had a chance to do something different, maybe even provocative. So far, the same old-same old.” ~ Verne Gay, Newsday
SWAT Season 2 Episode Guide
Take a peek inside upcoming episodes of SWAT Season 2 with this episodes guide.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 1
The SWAT team engages in a standoff with human traffickers holding child hostages when a major earthquake hits Los Angeles during their operation and compromises the takedown. Also, while Hondo forms an unexpected personal connection with Deputy District Attorney Nia Wells, Jim Street has trouble adjusting to his new life as a patrol officer, on SWAT Season 2 Episode 1.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 2
The SWAT team works together with their former member Jim Street to find a woman and her son who are running from an international drug cartel. Also, Hondo makes a distressing discovery about his incarcerated friend’s teen son, and Luca mulls over a government program that allows officers to buy homes in the at-risk neighborhoods they police, on SWAT Season 2 Episode 2.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 3
The SWAT team is enlisted by Hondo’s new romantic interest, Deputy District Attorney Nia Wells, to protect the jurors of a high-profile bribery trial, after some of them are targeted by organized crime in a series of fire-bombings.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 4
Hondo suspects an ulterior motive when Eric Wells, a U.S. marshal who is the estranged husband of his romantic interest, Deputy District Attorney Nia Wells, requests the S.W.A.T. team’s help with apprehending a fugitive who is robbing drug cargo shipments. Also, Jessica is forced to implement departmental budget cuts, and Street makes a heartbreaking discovery about his mother.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 5
Hondo and Lina go undercover to infiltrate and take back a cruise ship that’s under siege by drug smugglers who will execute passengers if they detect police on board. Also, Street enters the SWAT Training Academy and finds the competition fiercer than he expected, with the applicants all vying for the one SWAT position available for the year.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 6
The SWAT team tries to determine the next diamond dealer to be robbed by a group of highly organized thieves executing heists across downtown Los Angeles. When Hondo is emotionally affected by a suspect’s death during the case, he seeks comfort from his mother, Charice. Also, while Street worries that Luca, his SWAT training academy instructor, has a personal vendetta against him, Chris contemplates an unorthodox relationship offer from the new woman she’s dating.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 7
The SWAT team hunts for a band of criminals re-enacting the crimes of the infamous Symbionese Liberation Army, whose decades-old offenses made local and national news. Seeking expertise on the original crime spree in the 1970s, Luca and his father, Carl Luca, review the files of Luca’s late grandfather who worked for SWAT during the era of the original crimes. Hondo experiences discrimination from a fellow officer during a SWAT training seminar for local law enforcement in Arizona.
SWAT Season 2 Episode 8
The SWAT team races to find a stalker pursuing Tiffany, a social media star, after the online celebrity’s dangerous admirer turns a fan event into a shootout that endangers Jessica.
SWAT TV Show Episode Guide
Can’t wait for the action thriller to kick off this week? Here’s a quick peek inside the new show
Episode 1
A locally born SWAT sergeant, former Marine Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Shemar Moore), is newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.
Episode 2
Hondo and the SWAT team spread out across Los Angeles in pursuit of four escaped convicts, including a violent criminal Jessica helped bring to justice, before department rival Mumford and his team beat them to the collars. Also, Hondo’s new role as team leader is called into question when Street displays a flagrant disregard for SWAT protocol.
Episode 3
Newcomer Jim Street jeopardizes his spot on Hondo’s team when he agrees to do a favor for his incarcerated mother that endangers his SWAT career. Also, the SWAT team searches for the ruthless mastermind behind a drug trafficking ring that forces immigrants to be mules.
Episode 4
After a domestic bomber dies in a Highland Park explosion, the SWAT team races to find the man’s partner before more devices detonate. Also, Hondo reaches out to Buck (Louis Ferreira), his former team leader, when he worries he is isolating himself after his recent firing.
Episode 5
When a series of home invasions are committed by SWAT imposters in an upscale neighborhood, Hondo and the team suspect the burglarized families are all hiding something. Also, when Deacon and Luca are assigned to protect a visiting professional hockey player who is receiving death threats, his penchant for trouble becomes a complication.
Episode 6
Hondo puts aside his misgivings about Jim Street’s recklessness and allows the newbie to go undercover as a broker in a luxury car theft ring to bust a ruthless trafficker. Also, Hondo visits Raymont Harris (Aaron Bledsoe), the teenager recently shot by a former member of the SWAT team, who is dealing with PTSD.
Episode 7
When Hondo’s imprisoned childhood friend asks him to protect his son from gang violence, the favor brings SWAT into contact with a new local crime outfit. Also, when Luca’s grandfather, a SWAT legend, passes away, he struggles with his grief and a painful family secret.
Episode 8 – Mid-Season Finale
Hondo and the SWAT team are forced to work over their Christmas vacation when a drug cartel is out for blood after their cache of gold bars is stolen. Also, Jessica draws the attention of Michael Plank (Peter Facinelli), president of the Police Commission, when she approaches him with her ideas on how to improve the SWAT division.
Episode 9 – Returns January 4 2018
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.
Episode 10
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 (Bre Blair), stops by headquarters to celebrate Deacon’s 10th anniversary with the SWAT division, her visit takes an unexpected turn.
Episode 11
Hondo teams up with an old DEA friend, Special Agent Katrina “K.C.” Walsh, on a task force aimed at unmasking the secret leader of a fentanyl drug smuggling ring. Also, Jessica and Michael Plank, president of the Police Commission, begin implementing her new law enforcement community initiatives.
Episode 12
Hondo and the SWAT team join forces on Feb 22 episode with the FBI on a manhunt to find members of a militia group planning a domestic terror attack by weaponizing cyanide. Also, as Jessica’s new police initiatives with Michael Plank, president of the police commission, move forward, she braces herself for the negative impact the plans could have on her relationships within the department.
Episode 13
Hondo and the team go on the hunt for a serial killer who escaped justice two years prior by faking his death. Also, Hondo worries that Buck Spivey (Louis Ferreira), the team’s former leader, is spiraling into depression in the aftermath of being fired from the department.
Episode 14
The job becomes personal for Hondo when his criminal informant friend is killed while seeking information about a robbery crew that a joint SWAT and FBI task force is trying to capture. Also, when the FBI task force leader acts erratically, Jessica worries the woman’s behavior will endanger the team in the field.
Episode 15
When a young heiress, Juliette Carlton (Caitlin Carver), is kidnapped for ransom, Hondo and the SWAT team go on a citywide search to bring her home before she is harmed. Also, the team worries that Mumford is moving too fast when he announces he’s getting married for the fourth time.
Episode 16
As Hondo and SWAT work to de-escalate a hostage situation in which an ex-convict is holding a local family captive, the mission takes a dangerous turn that impacts the team. Also, when Street tires of his complicated romantic entanglements, he agrees to let Chris make over his online dating profile.
Episode 17
Hondo confronts his long-held resentment towards his ailing father, Daniel Harrelson, Sr. , when he and his sister, Briana, try to convince their dad he’s no longer well enough to live alone. Also, when the SWAT team works as patrol officers for a day, Chris is partnered with Mumford, who intends to make her a surprising offer.
Episode 18
Jim Street debates whether or not his mother, Karen, should live with him upon her prison release after Hondo and Chris warn him against it. Also, Hondo and the team are assigned to protect Irina Zemanova, a high profile Russian journalist visiting Los Angeles, from being assassinated.
Episode 19
Hondo’s life and career are endangered when his bosses and his godson’s kidnapper, Jae Kim, discover he’s been secretly surveilling Kim with the help of retired DEA agent Katrina Walsh. Also, Street and his newly paroled mother, Karen, both have trouble acclimating to her prison release.
Episode 20
Hondo and Deacon must apply all their SWAT training and skills to evade a gang of armed mercenaries hunting them in the Angeles Mountains following an ambush. Also, Chris oversteps in an attempt to help a female SWAT trainee she suspects isn’t being evaluated fairly.
Episode 21
A fake 911 call puts Hondo and the SWAT team on the hunt to stop a terrorist group from executing bombing attacks on local communities. Also, Street’s relationship with his recently paroled mother, Karen, jeopardizes his career, and Jessica is thrown a curveball by her colleague, Michael Plank, president of the police commission, on the first season finale.
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