SWAT Exiles: Original Show’s Cast Reacts Negatively to Spin-off Announcement | rssama.com

While nan upcoming SWAT spin-off series, titled SWAT: Exiles, will soon usher successful a caller era for nan fan-favorite franchise, its abrupt announcement seems to person drawn a bittersweet guidance from Jay Harrington, who played Deacon, and David Lim, who portrayed Victor Tan successful nan original series. The duo has travel retired to stock their disappointment astir being informed of nan spin-off conscionable 2 days aft nan premiere of nan SWAT Season 8 finale.

Deacon character says he was ‘not once’ told astir SWAT: Exiles

In a caller discussion, Jay Harrington, who played nan domiciled of Deacon connected SWAT passim its eight-season run, noted that nan formed was wholly unaware of nan beingness of SWAT: Exiles.

While speaking pinch TVLine, nan Better Off Ted alum revealed that “not once” was he notified of nan precocious confirmed SWAT spin-off. Harrington, on pinch astir of nan remainder of nan show’s cast, only came to cognize astir plans for Exiles connected May 18, from Hondo character Shemar Moore. Understandably taken aback by nan abrupt announcement for SWAT: Exiles, Harrington stated, “I did not have a spin-off connected my bingo card, for sure.”

While he admitted that nan SWAT producers did not beryllium him anything, he did opportunity that nan workplace should’ve fto him cognize that they wanted a “clean break [and to] commencement fresh.” “If location was immoderate disappointment, it’s that erstwhile they announced it, we weren’t mentioned at all,” Harrington added.

Victor Tan character says he felt ‘brushed aside’

While Harrington expressed his feelings astir SWAT: Exiles successful an expansive interview, his co-star, David Lim, penned a heartfelt connection connected his Instagram floor plan to do nan same.

After showing gratitude to fans for celebrating his eight-year stint connected SWAT, Lim fto his thoughts astir nan forthcoming spin-off beryllium known. He wrote, “I’d beryllium lying if I said nan rollout of nan caller spinoff didn’t sting. It was reliable to spot it announced conscionable 2 days aft our finale—with nary mention of nan formed who helped build S.W.A.T. from time one. After 8 unthinkable seasons, it felt for illustration we were brushed speech erstwhile location could’ve been a infinitesimal of reflection and recognition—for nan group who built this show, and for nan effect it had connected truthful many.”

Despite his criticisms of really nan announcement of SWAT: Exiles was handled, Lim reiterated really proud he was of his castmates earlier concluding his connection by noting, “No type of this communicative tin return that away.”