In case fans were wondering about the somewhat apocalyptic tone that has enveloped the final episodes of the 7th season of “S.W.A.T.,” many of these big developments were sculpted by the show’s writing staff in preparation for it being the show’s absolute last. No one anticipated CBS to pull through with a surprise renewal, but an 8th season lies ahead for the drama.
There’s no word as to how far the show’s writers will pull back the exits of Jim Street, Dominique Luca, and Deacon Kay in Season 8 — or indeed, if the characters are gone for good and will be replaced by fresh, possibly cheaper cast members when the show reconvenes for filming. But we can confirm that nothing has been changed for the Season 7 finale, per an interview conducted by TVLine with Shemar Moore in April. “What’s crazy is we’ve had to change nothing—absolutely nothing. We wrote this show to where it could be a farewell goodbye. When you get up to the finale, you’ll see when you watch it, you’ll go, oh, this was their way of saying goodbye. But it was also our way of saying we could still keep going. We said, this will either be our goodbye or this will be our new beginning,” he said at the time.
Viewers will find out how this new beginning goes when they watch Season 8 of “S.W.A.T.” sometime this fall.