The story surrounding the characters of S.W.A.T. outside of Shemar Moore’s Hondo seemed like it was fully closed following the series’ finale last month. But, that might not be the case after all. While catching up with Deadline at the Banff TV Festival, Sony Pictures Television Chairman, Keith LeGoy, teased that there might be more to come from Hondo’s longtime partners. Shortly after the show received its cancellation (its third cancellation at that), it was announced that Sony would be picking up the leading character and tossing him into his own spin-off. Titled S.W.A.T. Exiles, the show is said to follow Hondo as he leads a group of up-and-coming crime-fighting tactical professionals. For now, Moore is the only alumnus signed on for the production, but LeGoy says there’s a very good chance that could change, telling Deadline,

“There is a S.W.A.T family and that family is important. We would love to have other family members involved in some way, whether it’s all of them all of the time, some of them some of the time, or something in between. That’s something that we are still figuring out.”

LeGoy’s comments come following numerous members of S.W.A.T.’s original team stepping out and sharing their upset over the off-shoot only involving Moore’s character. Taking to Instagram to open up about the highs and lows of the eight-season-running production, series regular, David Lim, previously said that the news of S.W.A.T. Exiles came as a “sting”. He went on to speak on behalf of his fellow performers, adding, “After 8 incredible seasons, it felt like we were brushed aside.” Then, just last week, Lim and Moore’s fellow regular, Jay Harrington, told TV Line that he had “not once” heard so much as a whisper about a spin-off. And, while this isn’t necessarily the first time that Sony has teased the possibility of ex-S.W.A.T. members joining in the fun for its follow-up series, LeGoy’s comments certainly sound like it’s very much still up in the air.

Source: Deadline