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S.W.A.T.: Season 2

23 episodes Premiered Sep 27, 2018 Updated Sep 18, 2026

S.W.A.T. Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 23 episodes. The season maintains the narrative progression established by the series, focusing on the ongoing operations and challenges faced by the specialized tactical unit. Throughout the twenty-three episodes comprising this television season, the team navigates complex situations and high-stakes missions as part of the overarching storyline of the show. Th

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Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • The series centers on a specialized tactical unit known as S.W.A.T.
  • The overarching saga is carried forward into a second season spanning 23 episodes.
  • The narrative follows the ongoing operations of the tactical team and its members.
  • The season builds directly upon the established framework and continuity of the series.

Season overview

S.W.A.T. Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 23 episodes. The season maintains the narrative progression established by the series, focusing on the ongoing operations and challenges faced by the specialized tactical unit. Throughout the twenty-three episodes comprising this television season, the team navigates complex situations and high-stakes missions as part of the overarching storyline of the show. The narrative builds upon the established framework of the series, detailing the professional and personal dynamics within the unit while they handle various threats and crises in their jurisdiction. As the season unfolds across its episode count, the characters confront demanding tactical scenarios that test their abilities, training, and cohesion as a specialized law enforcement team. The overarching saga develops further through each installment, maintaining the core focus on the operations of the S.W.A.T. team and the various challenges they must overcome in the line of duty.

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2·E1 Mytharc

Shaky Town

Sep 27, 2018

The SWAT team engages in a standoff with human traffickers holding child hostages when a major earthquake hits Los Angeles during their operation and compromises the takedown. Hond

S2·E2 Core

Gasoline Drum

Oct 4, 2018

The SWAT team works together with former member, Jim Street to find a woman and her son who are running from an international drug cartel. Hondo makes a distressing discovery about

S2·E3 Core

Fire and Smoke

Oct 11, 2018

The SWAT team is enlisted by Hondo’s new romantic interest to protect the jurors of a high-profile bribery trial, after some of them are targeted by organized crime in a series of

S2·E4 Core

Saving Face

Oct 18, 2018

Hondo suspects an ulterior motive when Nina's estranged husband, US Marshal Eric Wells, requests the S.W.A.T. team’s help with apprehending a fugitive who is robbing drug cargo shi

S2·E5 Core

S.O.S.

Oct 25, 2018

Hondo and Lina go undercover to infiltrate and take back a cruise ship that’s under siege by drug smugglers who will execute passengers if they detect police on board. Street enter

S2·E6 Core

Never Again

Nov 1, 2018

The SWAT team tries to determine the next diamond dealer to be robbed by a group of highly organized thieves executing heists across downtown Los Angeles. When Hondo is emotionally

S2·E7 Core

Inheritance

Nov 8, 2018

The SWAT team hunts for a band of criminals re-enacting the crimes of the infamous Symbionese Liberation Army. Seeking expertise on the original crime spree in the 1970s, Luca and

S2·E8 Core

The Tiffany Experience

Nov 15, 2018

The SWAT team races to find a stalker pursuing a social media star, after the online celebrity's dangerous admirer turns a fan event into a shootout that endangers Jessica.

S2·E9 Core

Day Off

Nov 29, 2018

When the SWAT team is called in to work on their day off to end a hostage situation, they discover one of the captives is a wanted felon. When Hondo saves his sister after she's be

S2·E10 Core

1000 Joules

Dec 6, 2018

The SWAT team sets out to recover dozens of DNA evidence kits stolen from an LAPD crime lab and bring in the crew responsible, after a close friend of Hicks is harmed during the th

S2·E11 Core

School

Jan 3, 2019

The SWAT team faces difficult reminders of a past school shooting when they receive a warning that a copycat plans to re-enact the crime. As the team races to stop the new threat,

S2·E12 Core

Los Huesos

Jan 10, 2019

Jessica and Chris go undercover in Mexico, alone and without back-up, to save a Mexican federal agent kidnapped by a drug-dealing gang that Jessica helped bring to justice years be

S2·E13 Core

Encore

Jan 31, 2019

The SWAT team races to find a militant group that escaped their capture months earlier, when the criminals take hostages in exchange for a $500 million ransom from five corporation

S2·E14 Core

The B-Team

Feb 7, 2019

Hondo reunites with an old flame, FBI Special Agent Elle Trask, when the SWAT team works with the FBI to bring in a separatist group with weapons-grade plutonium. Also, the SWAT te

S2·E15 Core

Fallen

Feb 14, 2019

The SWAT team pursues a group of unknown assailants responsible for a patrol officer’s death before tension in the city between the police and the community explodes. Also, as Chri

S2·E16 Core

Pride

Feb 21, 2019

The SWAT team struggles to maintain peace on the eve of a Los Angeles LGBTQ pride festival after a hate crime sparks citywide anger that ignites further violence. As Chris grows an

S2·E17 Core

Jack

Mar 7, 2019

The SWAT team tries to zero in on the next target of a carjacking ring that’s using deadly force to boost luxury vehicles all over Los Angeles. Also, Hondo takes a big step to help

S2·E18 Core

Cash Flow

Apr 4, 2019

Hondo has a tense reunion with a fellow Marine, Ruiz, when the team hunts an escaped convict who was broken out of prison by criminals using stolen military weapons; Chris prepares

S2·E19 Core

Invisible

Apr 18, 2019

The abduction of Luca and Street’s neighbor sends the SWAT team in pursuit of a home invasion crew targeting domestic workers to gain entry into upscale homes. Also, the SWAT divis

S2·E20 Core

Rocket Fuel

Apr 25, 2019

The SWAT team discovers a new version of PCP with ties to an escaped drug dealer who created a version that ravaged the city decades earlier. Tan’s personal ties to the case emerge

S2·E21 Core

Day of Dread

May 2, 2019

The SWAT team finds itself under internal investigation after a civilian is killed as they attempted to bring in the city’s most wanted criminal. As the mission details are reveale

S2·E22 Mytharc

Trigger Creep

May 9, 2019

The SWAT team races to locate the next place a lone gunman will strike while he is at large in Los Angeles. Also, Hondo takes some time away from the team to pursue an investigatio

S2·E23 Mytharc

Kangaroo

May 16, 2019

The SWAT team goes in pursuit again of the militant group The Emancipators, when the criminals hold a live stream kangaroo court to publicly execute city politicians. Also, Hondo f