S.W.A.T.: Season 8

2024 · 22 episodes · ★ 4.8

What Season 8 of S.W.A.T.

Hondo Harrelson, a sergeant born and raised in South Los Angeles and a former Marine, takes command of a new LAPD SWAT unit. It is a last resort to stop the most serious crimes, and he arrives at a tense time, with the city outraged over the accidental shooting of an innocent teenager. Hondo must win the trust of a community that distrusts officers while also imposing discipline on a team that doesn't fully accept his appointment. Deacon Kay feels sidelined, and Jessica Cortez, with whom Hondo is secretly in a relationship, becomes his direct superior. The cases range from violent gangs and out-of-control prisons to cartels, kidnappings and terrorist threats.

22episodes

Oct 18, 2024aired

May 16, 2025latest episode

15.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Vanished
Oct 18, 2024 · 42 min · ★ 6.6
SWAT tackles a mission with personal ties for Hondo when they race to find a group of missing students and their bus driver, Hondo's former high school football coach. Also, Hicks has reservations regarding Hondo's new 20-Squad team addition, Devin Gamble, a cop with a family background deeply entrenched in crime.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Kent Rotherham · Starring: William Allen Young, Jeryl Prescott, Cozy DesRoches, Gilles Marini
8x02 Gang Unit
Oct 25, 2024 · 42 min · ★ 5.2
When a spree of brutal stash house robberies spills into L.A., 20-Squad must team up with the sheriff's department's gang unit to unmask a violent crew who leaves no witness alive.
Directing: Cherie Gierhart · Writing: Matthew T. Brown · Starring: David Fumero, John Gabriel Rodriquez, Johnny M. Wu, Emerson Brooks
8x03 Life
Nov 1, 2024 · 41 min
20-Squad faces down a prison hostage situation, only to be thrown into deeper danger when a bomb explodes, freeing maximum-security prisoners from their cells, including someone with a personal grudge against Hondo.
Directing: Oz Scott · Writer: Sarah Alderson · Starring: Michael Landes, Ely Henry, Scott Lawrence, Vaughn W. Hebron
8x04 The Sepulveda Protocol
Nov 8, 2024 · 41 min
A blackout throws the city into chaos, forcing 20-Squad onto the streets for an emergency patrol day, which quickly escalates when Hondo and team uncover a terror threat.
Directing: Cherie Gierhart · Writing: Ryan Keleher · Starring: Otis 'Odie' Gallop, Brigitte Kali Canales, Conrad Haynes, Jonathan Medina
8x05 Human Interest
Nov 15, 2024 · 42 min
Tan is left reeling when his girlfriend is kidnapped, and 20-Squad must race to track down a violent cartel leader who may be behind the abduction.
Directing: Ben Hernandez Bray · Writing: Amelia Sims · Starring: Emily Alabi, Merrin Dungey, JB Tadena, Herbert Morales
8x06 Hot Button
Nov 22, 2024 · 41 min
When back-to-back shootings at women's clinics leave two healthcare providers dead, Hondo and the team investigate whether the shooting were politically motivated.
Directing: Guy Ferland · Writing: Daniela Labi · Starring: David Rees Snell, Matt Anspach, Tory Trowbridge, Todd Grinnell
8x07 Home
Dec 6, 2024 · 42 min
When two students are brutally attacked, 20-Squad contends with a possible honor killing. Meanwhile, Hondo and Nichelle have their first parenting dispute while searching for a suitable daycare.
Directing: Jann Turner · Writing: Tianna Majumdar-Langham, Chris Bessounian · Starring: Rochelle Aytes, Rima Rajan, Nick Creegan, Anirudh Pisharody
8x08 Left of Boom Mid-Season Finale
Dec 13, 2024 · 40 min
Hondo and the S.W.A.T. team race to stop a nuclear attack on Los Angeles when radioactive material is stolen from a local lab.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writer: Allen L. Sowelle · Starring: Otis 'Odie' Gallop, Rif Hutton, Dave Davis, Anthony M. Bertram
8x09 Open Season
Jan 31, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 4.6
When Hondo learns there’s a $1 million bounty on his head, 20-Squad must race to uncover the mysterious enemy from Hondo’s past who’s intent on revenge. Also, Deacon and Tan butt heads over Tan’s changes to S.W.A.T. academy.
Directing: Jay Harrington · Writer: Charles Haddaway · Starring: Otis 'Odie' Gallop, Marisol Ramirez, Emerson Brooks, Cedric Joe
8x10 The Heights
Feb 7, 2025 · 42 min
20-Squad contends with a hostage crisis. Also, Hondo receives a family visit.
Directing: Michael D. Olmos · Writing: Jamil Akim O'Quinn · Starring: Otis 'Odie' Gallop, Tory Trowbridge, Meghan Leathers, Scotty Tovar
8x11 AMBER
Feb 14, 2025 · 42 min
The squad races to find a missing child who was abducted from her front yard; Hicks is faced with a difficult decision concerning Gamble.
Directing: Matthew McLoota · Writer: Sarah Alderson · Starring: Bre Blair, Otis 'Odie' Gallop, Merrin Dungey, Joanne Kelly
8x12 Deep Cover
Feb 21, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.7
While working undercover for 20-Squad, Alfaro encounters associates from a previous undercover case in Long Beach, embarking on a dangerous mission that stirs up unresolved issues from the past.
Directing: Ramaa Mosley · Writing: John Amato · Starring: Emerson Brooks, Lou Ferrigno Jr., David Garelik, Stelio Savante
8x13 High Ground
Feb 28, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.3
While hiking, Powell and Gamble discover an illegal marijuana farm and end up confronting a dangerous cartel.
Directing: Garry A. Brown · Writing: Kent Rotherham · Starring: Obba Babatundé, Freddie D. Ramsey, Jr., Spencer Treat Clark, Valerie Loo
8x14 The Santa Clara
Mar 7, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.3
When violent robbers loot a museum vault, Hondo and 20-Squad must chase down the thieving killers before they flee the country; Tan reckons with the fallout from a SWAT Academy accident; Gamble nervously awaits the verdict of her lA investigation.
Directing: Gonzalo Amat · Writing: Tianna Majumdar-Langham, Chris Bessounian · Starring: Otis 'Odie' Gallop, David Gautreaux, Emerson Brooks, Matt Bushell
8x15 Hostages
Mar 14, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.7
S.W.A.T.'s anti-terror sting operation at a bus station is thrown into chaos when felons, fleeing the police, burst in and take the bus station hostage; Bennett redoubles her efforts to force Hicks out as S.W.A.T.'s commander.
Directing: Maja Vrvilo · Writing: Matthew T. Brown · Starring: Merrin Dungey, Grey Acuna, Tyler Tomás Perez, Spenser Granese
8x16 Hail Mary
Apr 4, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.3
The abduction and brutal torture of two college football stars puts S.W.A.T. on the trail of a violent drug dealer looking to extract vengeance for a drug deal gone bad, while Deacon’s heroics bring unexpected attention on S.W.A.T.
Directing: Solvan Naim · Writing: Ryan Keleher · Starring: Freddie D. Ramsey, Jr., Yael Grobglas, Jake Allyn, Jerry Rice
8x17 The Enemy Within
Apr 11, 2025 · 40 min · ★ 5.7
When three of L.A.'s finest are targeted and gunned down in the street, the team enlist the help of an LAPD psychologist to stop a murderous rampage, reopening old wounds tied to the department's failed response to a school shooting.
Directing: Ben Hernandez Bray · Writer: Allen L. Sowelle · Starring: Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Emily Alabi, Yael Grobglas, Carlito Olivero
8x18 Exploited
Apr 18, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.5
When a violent shooting rocks a Los Angeles nightclub, Hondo and 20-Squad are thrust into the dark world of sex trafficking, going head-to-head with a notorious biker club as they race to find a missing girl.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: John Amato, Vika Stubblebine · Starring: Merrin Dungey, Brigitte Kali Canales, Melinda Clarke, Robert Baker
8x19 Run to Ground
May 2, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.5
After an explosive accident at a fruit-packing facility staffed by prison workers, six inmates escape and scatter across the city. Tasked with chasing down the fugitives, Hondo and 20-Squad discover that the worksite explosion was no accident, and that the escapees are working together to carry out a high-stakes robbery. Also, Commander Hicks packs up his office, preparing to vacate the SWAT commander's post, and Gamble gets sobering news about her jailed father.
Directing: Cherie Gierhart · Writing: Amelia Sims · Starring: Matt Anspach, Michael Landes, Merrin Dungey, Nick Creegan
8x20 Devil Dog
May 9, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 6.1
When Hondo’s cousin goes AWOL from his Marine base during basic training, Hondo, Deacon and Daniel Sr. take a road trip to get the kid in line; Alfaro plots to work outside the law when he discovers that his mother’s abusive ex is back in her life.
Directing: Alex Russell · Writing: Sarah Alderson · Starring: Obba Babatundé, Freddie D. Ramsey, Jr., Lou Ferrigno Jr., Yael Grobglas
8x21 Ride or Die (1)
May 16, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 5.3
When an auto carrier truck gets hijacked by a high-speed crew, Hondo encounters a ghost from his past - a violent car thief thought to be long-dead. The brutal road warriors tear across L.A. in pursuit of a mysterious $60 million car.
Directing: Maja Vrvilo · Writing: Kent Rotherham · Starring: Nick Creegan, Ryan Donowho, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Picchi
8x22 Return to Base (2) Season Finale
May 16, 2025 · 42 min · ★ 5.5
The SWAT team undertakes its final mission when a violent crew of ex-pat Russian mercenaries holds LA hostage after planting hundreds of explosives across the city.
Directing: Billy Gierhart · Writing: Matthew T. Brown, Daniela Labi · Starring: Jordan Belfi, Alexander Sokovikov, Hans Obma, Austin Alexander