How many episodes are in SWAT Exiles?

SWAT Exiles has 10 episodes in this listed season.

When does SWAT Exiles premiere?

SWAT Exiles premieres on 2026-09-25.

Is SWAT Exiles a new series?

SWAT Exiles is a new series (Season 1).

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SWAT Exiles(2026)

Also known as S.W.A.T. • S.W.A.T. Academy

Upcoming · STARZ

7.710 eps

S01

DramaCrimeAction

ON AIR: SEP 25Season 1

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

SWAT Exiles runs on the threat of institutional collapse as much as physical danger. Every mission Hondo's experimental unit takes on carries the possibility of the program being shut down, which means failure isn't just tactical; it erases the career that defined him. The action is fast and procedural, but the pressure underneath it is cumulative.

Hondo's recruits are genuinely unpredictable, not just rough around the edges, and the friction between his hard-won instincts and their unformed ones produces conflict that doesn't resolve cleanly. Trust has to be built under fire, repeatedly, and the squad's internal fractures stay live long after any single mission ends.

Best for

team-assembly action, mentor rookies and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Crime

Commitment

Season 1 · 10 episodes

Where

STARZ

Official Premise

After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is.

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