S.W.A.T.: Season 4

2020 · 18 episodes · ★ 6.3

What Season 4 of S.W.A.T.

Season four opens with Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson leading a new LAPD SWAT unit created to tackle the most serious crimes. Hondo, raised in South Los Angeles, must win over a community that distrusts the police, still outraged over the accidental shooting of an innocent teenager. Within the team, Deacon Kay feels sidelined, and Jessica Cortez, with whom Hondo is secretly involved, becomes his direct superior. The COVID-19 pandemic upends everyone’s personal and professional lives, while the officers hunt a Chechen crime boss hiding in the city. Chris and Street, meanwhile, compete for a spot in an elite training program.

18episodes

Nov 11, 2020Aired

May 26, 2021latest episode

12.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 3 Seventeen Year Olds (1)
Nov 11, 2020 · 42 min · ★ 5.2
Hondo, his father Daniel Sr. and his teen charge Darryl confront the history of racial tension in Los Angeles between law enforcement and the Black community, through flashbacks to the city in 1992 following the Rodney King verdict. Also, the SWAT team pursues El Diablo’s scattered drug cartel hiding in the city and a Jihadist group detonating bombs in coordinated attacks,
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Aaron Rahsaan Thomas · Starring: Deshae Frost, Chris L. McKenna, Donald Dash, Rico E. Anderson
4x02 Stakeout (2)
Nov 11, 2020 · 42 min · ★ 6.1
The SWAT team acts as a domestic surveillance unit for the CIA to confirm whether an international crime lord has resurfaced in Los Angeles after being off-grid for years. Also, Tan’s mother, Chan Fei, is a victim of racial discrimination, and Hondo encounters his ex-girlfriend Nichelle, for the first time since their breakup.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Kent Rotherham · Starring: Rochelle Aytes, Susan Chuang, Bre Blair, David Gautreaux
4x03 The Black Hand Man
Nov 18, 2020 · 42 min · ★ 6.1
Hondo is conflicted when Leroy, his incarcerated childhood friend and Darryl's father, asks him to speak on his behalf at a parole hearing. Also, SWAT helps the FBI track down a mob informant on the run from the crime family he is meant to testify against, and the team dynamic becomes complicated when Street and Tan sign up for a leadership competition Chris has been training months for.
Directing: Douglas Aarniokoski · Writing: Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Matthew Thomas Brown · Starring: Deshae Frost, Lyndie Greenwood, Adam Aalderks, Michael Beach
4x04 Memento Mori
Nov 25, 2020 · 42 min · ★ 5.8
The SWAT team searches for a rogue member of an extremist group planning to attack the memorial service of a famous musician who was outspoken about police brutality. Also, tension mounts between Hondo and Leroy, Darryl's father, when Leroy is released from prison early.
Directing: Douglas Aarniokoski · Writing: VJ Boyd · Starring: Deshae Frost, Obba Babatundé, Michael Beach, Kate Boyer
4x05 Fracture
Dec 9, 2020 · 42 min · ★ 6.3
Hondo is conflicted when the mayor asks him to be the public face of a new outreach campaign meant to improve the LAPD's stature within the Black community. Also, the team's search for a lone bomber reminds Tan of a difficult chapter in his childhood, and Chris pushes herself even further to surpass Street and Tan in a SWAT leadership competition.
Directing: Oz Scott · Writing: Munis Rashid · Starring: Lyndie Greenwood, Joy Osmanski, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, David Rees Snell
4x06 Hopeless Sinners Mid-Season Finale
Dec 16, 2020 · 41 min · ★ 6.2
Chris brings the SWAT team into her personal mission to save a teenage girl from a charismatic, predatory religious leader using his church for illicit gain. Also, Hondo receives troubling news about Darryl related to Leroy, Darryl's father, being released from prison, and Tan's wedding planning hits a snag.
Directing: Cherie Dvorak · Writing: Alison Cross · Starring: Deshae Frost, Graham Patrick Martin, Mika Abdalla, Sean Patrick Thomas
4x07 Under Fire
Jan 13, 2021 · 41 min · ★ 6.4
The SWAT team goes on the hunt for a sniper who is targeting the Los Angeles Fire Department by setting fires around the city to lure in unsuspecting engine companies. Also, the rivalry between Chris, Street and Tan ratchets up when Tan finds out there’s an internal betting pool on which of them will win the SWAT leadership competition. And, Street and Molly’s relationship is strained by his complicated history with his imprisoned mother.
Directing: Jann Turner · Writing: Andrew Dettmann · Starring: Lou Ferrigno Jr., Roberto Sanchez, Tim Griffin, Kevin Christy
4x08 Crusade
Jan 27, 2021 · 41 min · ★ 6.1
SWAT searches for a group of extremists carrying out coordinated attacks against local businesses. Also, Deacon and his wife, Annie, find themselves at odds when Annie wants to enroll their daughter, Lila, in private school.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Sarah Alderson · Starring: Lyndie Greenwood, Joy Osmanski, Juanita Jennings, Isabella Hofmann
4x09 Next of Kin
Feb 17, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.4
A tragic mission leads each member of the SWAT team to contend with their emotional distress in varied ways.
Directing: Cherie Dvorak · Writing: Michael Gemballa · Starring: Lou Ferrigno Jr., Lyndie Greenwood, Laura James, Bre Blair
4x10 Buried
Mar 3, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.3
As the SWAT team helps the LAPD search for the prime suspect in a woman’s disappearance, they’re joined in the field by a new team member. The personal strain between Chris and Street comes to a head as both await Hicks’ decision on who the winner is of a prestigious leadership competition.
Directing: Paul Bernard · Writing: Robert Wittstadt · Starring: Laura James, Silas Weir Mitchell, A Leslie Kies, Michael Masini
4x11 Positive Thinking
Mar 10, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.7
Mumford returns to work a 15-year-old cold case that holds a personal connection and leads to the discovery of a dangerous drug ring. Hondo is leery of Leroy’s motives when he discovers the recent parolee is seeking funding for a new business venture with his son, Darryl.
Directing: Guy Ferland · Writing: VJ Boyd, Sarah Alderson · Starring: Peter Onorati, Rochelle Aytes, Deshae Frost, Christopher Wolfe
4x12 U-Turn
Mar 24, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.8
A high-stakes domestic disturbance involving a father and his two young daughters leads the team to race against the clock to save a group of international activists.
Directing: Larry Teng · Writing: Niceole R. Levy · Starring: Deshae Frost, April Parker Jones, Obba Babatundé, Lucia Ramos
4x13 Sins of the Fathers
Apr 7, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 5.7
The team works together to hunt down a deadly band of mercenaries hired by a wealthy CEO trying to leave the country before he's arrested for running a massive Ponzi scheme; Hondo is forced to confront his changing relationship with Darryl.
Directing: Guy Ferland · Writing: Alison Cross, Munis Rashid · Starring: Deshae Frost, Arianna Ortiz, Adam Aalderks, Chris Browning
4x14 Reckoning
Apr 21, 2021 · 41 min · ★ 6.3
As the team works to stop a violent attack on the city, they're forced to confront the group responsible for the death of a team member. Hondo and Leroy disagree on how to handle a challenge to Darryl's fledgling business.
Directing: Maja Vrvilo · Writing: Amelia Sims · Starring: Deshae Frost, Lou Ferrigno Jr., Joy Osmanski, Nicole Steinwedell
4x15 Local Heroes
May 5, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.3
The team tries to track down a media-savvy crew of bank robbers who consider themselves a band of modern-day Robin Hoods, funneling stolen cash back into their struggling neighborhood, before the mission turns deadly. Also, Hondo and Deacon clash over how to deal with a group of cops' racist views.
Directing: Jann Turner · Writing: Matthew Thomas Brown · Starring: Rochelle Aytes, Bre Blair, Adam Aalderks, Stacie Greenwell
4x16 Lockdown
May 12, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.8
When four escaped prisoners take control of a courthouse with Hondo and Deacon inside but unarmed, the two race to save the lives of innocent civilians while trying to avoid detection themselves. Street visits his mother in the hospital and faces a pivotal decision.
Directing: Maja Vrvilo · Writing: Robert Wittstadt · Starring: Sohm Kapila, Kelli Dawn Hancock, Andy Martinez, Jr., Diana Tanaka
4x17 Whistleblower
May 19, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.5
The team races to rescue victims of a sex trafficking ring that is preying on disenfranchised women. Also, Hondo finds himself at odds with Leroy and Darryl over the future of their business, and Street confronts Chris about meeting with his hospitalized mom.
Starring: David Marciano, Deshae Frost, Sherilyn Fenn, Daniela Leon
4x18 Veritas Vincint Season Finale
May 26, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 6.6
The bombing of a Los Angeles police station puts the city on edge, leading the team to a final showdown with a group of domestic extremists. Also, Hondo faces the fallout from a bold decision that threatens his future, and Tan takes a big step in his personal life.
Starring: Rochelle Aytes, Deshae Frost, W. Tré Davis, Karina Noelle Castillo