Watch SWAT season 8 earlier than any other season in Germany

The 8th season the US crime series SWAT is running since November 5th on German television. This might surprise fans of the action format, as there have been months between the US premiere – this time on October 18th – and the German release.

The new season comes to us unexpectedly anyway, after the series had already been heading towards a finale at the end of the 7th season. As Deadline reported in April of this year, they changed their minds at short notice and ordered another chapter, which is now hitting screens.

SWAT Season 8: This is how the action series continues

In the first episode of SWAT Season 8, things get personal for Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Shemar Moore) when a group of students and their bus driver are reported missing. The driver is his former football coach from his high school days. In Episode 2, the 20 Squad team must team up with a Los Angeles sheriff to investigate brutal drug house robberies.

New to Hondo’s team is Devin Gamble, played by Annie Ilonzeh (Chicago Fire). However, some in the 20 Squad team have reservations about the new colleague because of her family’s ties to the criminal underworld. Will the former LAPD prodigy be able to prove himself? Hondo has confidence in Devin and believes she can become a valuable part of the team with her intuition and knowledge of the street.

According to Deadline, Officer Miguel Alfaro, played by Niko Pepaj, was happy about a cast promotion. He will be part of the main characters from season 8 onwards and will have more screen time.

A message from lead actor Shemar Moore at the start of SWAT season 8:

SWAT season on TV and in the stream: Where and when?

After the US launch on October 18th, the 8th season of SWAT aired on November 5, 2024 on the German pay-TV channel Sky One. It started at 8:15 p.m. with the first episode, but you can also find the episodes at Sky Go, Sky Q and WOW for streaming. Always Tuesdays the new episodes appear.