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THE SWAT TEAM WORKS WITH A SENIOR LAPD OFFICER TO STOP A SERIAL BOMBER USING DRONES AS DETONATION DEVICES, ON THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF “S.W.A.T.,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2

Amy Farrington Joins the Cast as Lieutenant Piper Lynch, a

Senior Officer in the LAPD’s Hollywood Division

“Fire in the Sky” – The SWAT team works with Lieutenant Piper Lynch (Amy Farrington), a senior LAPD Hollywood Division officer, when the mayor assigns her to oversee city departments joining forces to stop a serial bomber using drones as detonation devices. Also, just as Hondo settles into legal guardianship of his teen charge, Darryl (Deshae Frost), his home life becomes more complicated when his estranged father (Obba Babatundé) unexpectedly moves in, on the third season premiere of S.W.A.T., Wednesday, Oct. 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST:

Shemar Moore

(Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson)

Stephanie Sigman

(Jessica Cortez)

Alex Russell

(Jim Street)

Jay Harrington

(David “Deacon” Kay)

Lina Esco

(Christina “Chris” Alonso)

Kenny Johnson

(Dominique Luca)

David Lim

(Victor Tan)

Patrick St. Esprit

(Commander Robert Hicks)

Amy Farrington

(Lieutenant Piper Lynch)

RECURRING CAST:

Debbie Allen

(Charice Harrelson)

Obba Babatundé

(Daniel Harrelson, Sr)

Gabrielle Dennis

(Brianna Harrelson)

Deshae Frost

(Darryl)

GUEST CAST:

Laura James

(Molly)

Eian O’Brien

(Westerly)

Mark Dippolito

(Wade)

Izzy Diaz

(Walter)

David Alvarez

(Chico V)

Tim Dezarn

(Brewster)

Chuck McCollum

(Colonel Browning)

Aline Elasmar

(Jaslynn)

Ryan Dorsey

(Greg)

Janna Bossier

(Iris)

John Yang Li

(Survivor)

Tessa Munro

(Meg)

WRITTEN BY: Michael Jones-Morales

DIRECTED BY: Billy Gierhart

GENRE: Drama

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Official CBS website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/swat/

CHEAT TWEET: The SWAT team hunts a serial bomber using drones as detonators in the @SWATCBS S3 premiere! #SWAT moves to WEDNESDAYS 10/2 at 10pm and welcomes new cast member @amyKfarrington as Lieutenant #PiperLynch! http://bit.ly/2zqY9N2

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Cast and crew on social:

Shemar Moore

Twitter: @shemarmoore

Instagram: @shemarfmoore

Stephanie Sigman

Twitter: @sigmanstephanie

Instagram: @stephaniesigman

Alex Russell

Twitter: @alex_russell

Instagram: @alexrussell

Jay Harrington

Twitter: @jayharrington3

Instagram: @jayharrington3

Lina Esco

Twitter: @linaesco

Instagram: @linaesco

Kenny Johnson

Twitter: @thekennyjohnson

Instagram: @thekennyjohnson

David Lim

Twitter: @davidbradleylim

Instagram: @davidbradleylim

Patrick St. Esprit

Twitter: @patrickstesprit

Instagram: @patrickstesprit

Amy Farrington

Twitter: @amyKfarrington

Instagram: N/A

SWAT Writers’ Room

Twitter: @SWATWritersRoom

Instagram: @swatwriters

Shawn Ryan

Twitter: @ShawnRyanTV

Instagram: N/A

Aaron Rahsaan Thomas

Twitter: @ARThomasTV

Instagram: @arthomastv

Otis “Odie” Gallop

Twitter: @odiegallop

Instagram: @odiegallop

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Photo Contacts:

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Gail Schulman

212-975-0897

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