’S.W.A.T.’s Final Season Gets New Streaming Home Following Third Cancellation

While it’s been less than half a year since S.W.A.T. was cancelled for the third and final time, many still can’t get over it, even with the promising spin-off, Exiles, on the way. The Emmy-nominated procedural ended with Season 8 on May 16, 2025, after premiering on October 18, 2024. Its final cancellation, on the other hand, was announced in March 2025, prompting a myriad of reactions from the cast and fans. Now, five months later, S.W.A.T.’s final season has found a new streaming home, which sadly doesn’t bring the show back.

S.W.A.T. Season 8 will become available to watch on Netflix starting September 15, 2025, as confirmed by the streamer on X (formerly called Twitter). The action drama joins a few similarly successful small-screen productions all debuting on the same day, including Call the Midwife Season 14 and all six seasons of ABC/CMT’s Nashville. This also comes close to a year after S.W.A.T. Season 7 arrived on Netflix US back in October 2024.

Led by Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson Jr., S.W.A.T. Season 8 saw Hondo’s continued efforts to mend community relations and strengthen the team as they dealt with high-pressure situations. Before being finally scrapped, the crime series was cancelled after six seasons in May 2023, only to be renewed for a seventh season at CBS a few days later. At the time, Season 7 was intended as the final; however, the decision was reversed in April 2024, ultimately leading to a Season 8 order.

What’s Next for ‘S.W.A.T.’ After Cancellation?

Not long after S.W.A.T. was cancelled, Sony announced plans to produce a spin-off, S.W.A.T. Exiles, with Moore set to reprise his role of Hondo. That was in May 2025, and the following month, the company’s executive, Katherine Pope, revealed when filming would commence: “We’re planning [to] start production end of August, so, we’re moving!” Pope also teased an exciting detail about the new project and its connection to the phenomenal Top Gun: Maverick, saying:

“It’s a bit of a take on the culture generation clash of Gen X versus Gen Z…kind of our take on Top Gun Maverick. How do you actually learn from each other? How do we build bridges around not just generational divides, but all forms of divide? There’s a lot of division going on in our world. If we just took some time to listen and to try and be part of a team, and what that really means, it would probably be better for all of us.”