S.W.A.T. star Jay Harrington reacts to spinoff exclusion: Not on my bingo card

Jay Harrington is laying down the law.After starring as Sergeant David “Deacon” Kay on “S.W.A.T.” for eight seasons from 2017 to 2025, the show’s series finale aired Friday, May 16.It was then announced on May 18 that a spinoff, “S.W.A.T.Exiles,” was in the works with only “S.W.A.T.” star Shemar Moore reprising his role of Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson.The CBS action series followed a Los Angeles Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team as they faced off against crime in Los Angeles, Calif.

It also starred Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson, Alex Russell, David Lim and Patrick St.Esprit.During a recent interview with TVLine, Harrington, 53, was asked if he was privy to any talks about a spinoff while filming the finale season.“No.

No.Not once,” the actor replied, adding that even while shooting the last episode, he still was unaware of any spinoff plans.“Because of the way things had happened over the years with [‘S.W.A.T.’] being cancelled, coming back, I had the thought, ‘OK, we could come back,'” Harrington recalled.

“There’s a chance, you never say die, especially with the streaming world and such.My choices in my head were that, or it’s over.

I did not have a spinoff on my bingo card, for sure.”Harrington shared that Moore, 55, contacted him privately before news of the spinoff broke.“Shemar reached out to all of us to say, ‘This is what’s going on…, and, you know, there’s talk that they’ll reach out to us about stuff,’” he explained.“He wanted to be the one to tell us and say, ‘Your reps will find out shortly.’ That’s when I told my reps, and they had no idea.”“I texted him later and said, ‘I’m sure you did your best,’” Harrington revealed.

“We’ve been brothers for years, so that doesn’t change.”After being in the entertainment industry for so long, the “Octopus 2000” vet said while he is aware that he isn’t “owed” anything, he does wish things were ha...