“S.W.A.T.” Alum David Lim Slams Spinoff with Shemar Moore for Excluding Full Cast: 'Felt Like We Were Brushed Aside'

S.W.A.T. alum David Lim is afloat of feelings astir nan show's back-to-back cancellation and spinoff announcement.

Lim, who played Victor Tan connected each 8 seasons of nan CBS series, took to Instagram connected Wednesday, May 28, to bespeak connected his clip connected S.W.A.T., saying, "Being a portion of S.W.A.T. for nan past 8 seasons has been 1 of nan awesome honors of my life."

"I poured my bosom into playing Tan — and moreover much than that, into nan squad and friendships we built connected and disconnected screen," he said.

Lim explained that what made nan show typical "wasn't conscionable nan action, aliases 1 character," but alternatively nan "bond" betwixt nan formed and "the shared blood, sweat, tears and laughs we gave to each episode." He praised nan cast's "effortless chemistry" from nan aviator each nan measurement done to nan end.

"I'm proud of really we fought for a ninth season," he said of nan show, which was canceled 3 times. "We believed we still had much to give, much stories to tell."

"It wasn't successful nan cards for each of america — and that's okay," he added. "We had a magical tally and went retired connected a precocious statement pinch those last 2 episodes." 

Lim past turned his attraction to nan spinoff, S.W.A.T. EXILES, which was announced specified days pursuing the bid finale. The only confirmed returning formed personnel from S.W.A.T. was revealed to beryllium Shemar Moore's Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson.

"I'd beryllium lying if I said nan rollout of nan caller spinoff didn't sting," he said. "It was reliable to spot it announced conscionable 2 days aft our finale — pinch nary mention of nan formed who helped build S.W.A.T. from time one."

Lim said this move of events "felt for illustration we were brushed speech erstwhile location could've been a infinitesimal of reflection and nickname — for nan group who built this show, and for nan effect it had connected truthful many."

"I whitethorn not cognize what nan early holds for Tan, but I couldn't beryllium much proud of what we created together — our cast, writers, producers, crew… our S.W.A.T. family," he added. "No type of this communicative tin return that away."

Sharing nan station to his Instagram Stories, Lim wrote, "Closing nan chapter. Grateful for nan ride. 🖤."

Last week, Sony Pictures TV President Katherine Pope told Variety that fans could expect immoderate "favorites" from S.W.A.T. to popular up connected EXILES.

"For sure," Pope said, noting nan shows now beryllium successful their ain "universe."

"There is simply a clear world that we're exploring here," Pope said. "We're still putting it each together, but for sure, I deliberation you tin expect immoderate of your favorites to beryllium a portion of it successful immoderate way."

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Hours aft news of nan spinoff broke, Moore shared an Instagram video successful which he called himself nan "Tom Brady of S.W.A.T." and addressed him being nan only formed personnel announced to return, calling his erstwhile co-stars "a beardown squad, a family, a team."