S.W.A.T. has had a tumultuous run on CBS over the previous decade, and never simply due to what Shemar Moore’s Hondo Harrleson has gone by means of. The present was cancelled after which uncancelled twice earlier than CBS axed it once more in early March, and this cancellation appears prone to stick. Whereas Moore hasn’t given up hope on Netflix selecting up S.W.A.T, feedback from two of his co-stars have me considering forward to the finale.
Anna Enger Ritch and Chicago Fireplace vet Annie Ilonzeh, who respectively play Officer Zoe Powell and Officer Devin Gamble, spoke with TVLine forward of the cancellation to hype the Season 8 finale. Now that information has damaged that the Season 8 finale may also be the collection finale, their feedback about that final episode carry extra weight. Ritch shared:
I’ll say this: It can make you not need this present to finish. You’ll need to hold watching what occurs. There are such a lot of avenues and instructions to go, so many tales to inform, so many private issues…. It can depart you wanting a lot extra.
Anna Enger Ritch’s enthusiasm would not come as an excessive amount of of a shock, since she addressed the finale earlier than information of the third and presumably last cancellation. S.W.A.T. government producer Shawn Ryan’s earlier replace appeared promising for a Season 9, and there was all the time the potential of the fandom rising between the seasons due to the collection’ availability with a Netflix subscription.
Annie Ilonzeh, who was a newcomer to S.W.A.T. in Season 8, agreed with Ritch’s tease concerning the finale, then added her personal take:
You go, ‘Oh my gosh, that simply occurred!’ And, ‘Wait, I want extra!’ We undoubtedly don’t button something up. We depart you guessing and really curious for extra.
That actually seems like motive for followers to concern a cliffhanger ending to the collection! Forward of the Season 7 finale final yr, Shemar Moore described the episode as one that would match as “both our swan music or our new starting.” I would say that Anna Enger Ritch and Annie Ilonzeh weren’t describing a finale that might qualify as a swan music to say goodbye!
After all, there are nonetheless a number of episodes left earlier than the ultimate credit roll, so maybe we should not stress an excessive amount of simply but over whether or not S.W.A.T. will get the ending it deserves. Who is aware of? Perhaps there will probably be excellent news of one other platform selecting it up for Season 9 by the point the CBS finale airs in Might.
Shemar Extra made some strong factors when he pitched Netflix as a brand new residence for S.W.A.T. as a streaming unique, mentioning that the present shortly grew to become the #1 collection on the platform, after which stayed within the Prime 15 for a number of months. Whereas he confirmed gratitude to CBS for his profitable profession throughout The Younger and the Stressed, Legal Minds, and naturally S.W.A.T., he was clear on Instagram that he isn’t prepared to surrender on Hondo simply but.
So, will the finale that’s going to blow followers’ minds – if Anna Enger Ritch and Annie Ilonzeh are to be believed – actually be the tip of S.W.A.T.? We will solely wait and see, however no less than new episodes of Season 8 are at present airing on CBS Fridays at 10 p.m. ET. You may as well revisit earlier seasons streaming on Netflix now.