TV News: SWAT, Enigma, Pan Am, Cyberpunk

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S.W.A.T. Exiles
Starz will reportedly be the home of “S.W.A.T. Exiles,” the upcoming spin-off of the CBS original series “S.W.A.T” which wrapped after eight seasons back in May last year. Shemar Moore, Ronen Rubinstein, Freddy Miyares, Lucy Barrett, Zyra Gorecki and Adain Bradley co-star in the spin-off which will debut September 25th.

Sony Pictures Television produces the ten-episode season in which a high-profile mission goes sideways, forcing Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson to pull out of forced retirement and lead a last-chance, experimental S.W.A.T. unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. [Source: TV Line]

The Enigma Variations
Alicia Vikander is set to star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Netflix’s limited series “Enigma Variations” based on the novel by André Aciman (“Call Me by Your Name”). Amanda Kate Shuman is attached to write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner. Oliver Hermanus will direct and executive produce.

The story follows Paul, “a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him across ten transformative years. It’s an intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love – and in a world of endless choices, it asks the question: will we know when we’ve found the one?”. Vikander will star as his eventual wife Claire. [Source: Variety]

The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Netflix has released the trailer for the six-part limited series “The Bombing of Pan Am 103” about the infamous 1988 incident in which a Pan Am flight exploded over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people.

What followed was the largest murder investigation in the history of Scottish policing and the deadliest act of terrorism on British soil. Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Merritt Wever, Peter Mullan, Tony Curran, Eddie Marsan, Nicholas Gleaves and Kevin McKidd star in the series which premieres July 30th.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2
Netflix has released the trailer for the second season of its acclaimed animated seasonal anthology series “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” which is set in the world of the video game “Cyberpunk 2077”. Kai Ikarashi serves as director.

A brand new crew of characters and a new story are in play here for the ten-episode run in the Fall. Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor previously confirmed that the characters who died in the first series are going to stay dead, and won’t ever be returning