Shemar Moore stars as Sergeant Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson Jr., a Los Angeles native tasked with leading a new Special Weapons And Tactics unit, in this action-packed police procedural series.

The action-packed police procedural series featuring Shemar Moore as Sergeant Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson Jr., a Los Angeles native who leads a new Special Weapons (Review) And Tactics unit, is indeed called S.W.A.T. The show centers on Hondo, a lifelong Los Angeles local and former Marine, as he navigates the complexities of his role, balancing loyalty to his community with his duties as a police officer. He is promoted to lead the unit in an effort to ease tensions between the community and the LAPD.

This particular iteration of the S.W.A.T. television series premiered on CBS in 2017. It is a reboot of a 1975 television series of the same name, which itself was a spin-off of the show "The Rookies". The original 1970s series, which also featured a character named Hondo Harrelson, garnered a hit theme song that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The franchise also includes a 2003 film adaptation starring Samuel L. Jackson as Hondo.

The modern series, developed by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and Shawn Ryan, is set in Los Angeles, California, with Hondo leading his "Twenty Squad." The show has been recognized for its thrilling action sequences, earning multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Stunt Coordination. Interestingly, the concept of real-life S.W.A.T. teams originated in Philadelphia in 1964 as a response to an increase in bank robberies, demonstrating the historical roots of such specialized police units.