"S.W.A.T." Moves Two Vets to Recurring in Final Season, EP Promises a "Proper Curtain Call" for Each (Exclusive)
by Matt Webb Mitovich
Feb. 9, 2024


Two "S.W.A.T" team members will get earlier sendoffs than the rest, as the CBS crime drama unspools its 13-episode final season.

TVLine has learned exclusively that original cast members Kenneth “Kenny” Johnson and Alex Russell, who since Day 1 have respectively filled the series regular roles of Dominique Luca and Jim Street, will only recur during the upcoming Season 7 (premiering Friday, Feb. 16).



Yet with their remaining time on the shorter side, it promises to be sweet. Or, at least satisfying for their respective fans.

“Looking at [Season 7] being the final 13 [episodes], we wanted to give everybody their proper curtain call,” showrunner Andrew Dettmann tells TVLine, “so the episodes that we have for them are really focused on their characters and the evolution of their storylines.”

https://tvline.com/casting-news/swat-luca-street-leaving-kenny-johnson-alex-russell-recurring-season-7-1235139142/

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S.W.A.T. Season 7: Kenny Johnson's Reduced Role As Dominique Luca, Explained (https://www.looper.com/1544736/kenny-johnson-dominique-luca-swat-season-7-reduced-role-explained/)

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"Tough Pill To Swallow": SWAT Season 7's Emotional Luca Exit Explained By Star (https://screenrant.com/swat-season-7-luca-exit-kenny-johnson-response/)

S.W.A.T. star Kenny Johnson explains just how difficult it truly was to accept Dominique Luca's emotional and fateful exit during SWAT season 7.

Kenny Johnson & Alex Russell's Potential S.W.A.T. Season 8 Return Addressed By Shemar Moore (https://screenrant.com/swat-season-8-johnson-russell-returns-shemar-moore-response/)

S.W.A.T. star Shemar Moore addresses the potential returns of Alex Russell and Kenny Johnson following their high-profile season 7 departures.

S.W.A.T. Producer Reveals If Alex Russell & Kenny Johnson Could Return In Season 8 (https://www.looper.com/1584826/alex-russell-kenny-johnson-swat-season-8-return/)

Could Alex Street and Kenny Johnson, who both left "S.W.A.T." in Season 7 of the show, return in the 8th season despite the characters' definitive exits?