WHILE IN THAILAND, HONDO STUMBLES UPON AN ELABORATE HEROIN OPERATION THAT SENDS HIM ON THE RUN, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF S.W.A.T., FRIDAY, OCT. 7

Sean Maguire Guest Stars as Joe, Hondo's Former Military Buddy Who's Now Working for an Elite U.N. Drug Unit

Premiere Episode Filmed on Location in Thailand

"Thai Hard" - During a trip to Bangkok to train alongside Thailand's premiere S.W.A.T. team, Hondo and his former military buddy Joe (guest star Sean Maguire)
stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation with ties to Los Angeles and find themselves on the run from a powerful drug kingpin, on the season premiere of S.W.A.T., Friday, Oct. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

REGULAR CAST:

Shemar Moore (Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson)
Alex Russell (Jim Street)
Jay Harrington (David "Deacon" Kay)
Kenny Johnson (Dominique Luca)
David Lim (Victor Tan)
Patrick St. Esprit (Commander Robert Hicks)

GUEST CAST:

Rochelle Aytes (Nischelle)
Otis "Odie" Gallop (Sgt. Stevens)
Anna Enger Ritch (Powell)
Sean Maguire (Joe)
Calvin Clausell Jr. (Benny)
Mark Labella (Lek)
Pasakorn Hoyhon (Thet)
Nay Myo Thant (Zaw Min)
Kanticha Chumma (Chintana)
Nut Devahastin (Somchai)
Pattarasuda Anuman (May)
Sahajak Boonthanakit (Commander Niran)
Jonathan Holman (Yaza Than)

WRITTEN BY: Sarah Alderson

DIRECTED BY: Billy Gierhart