Writers Randy Walker, Michael Albanese and Ed Arneson are all retired Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers.
Robert Patrick and Kristanna Loken both played evil terminators in Terminator 2: Tag der Abrechnung (1991) and Terminator 3: Rebellion der Maschinen (2003) (respectively).
Carly Pope had a recurring role on season 6 of Suits which starred Gabriel Macht.
Music in the opening credits included the theme music from Die knallharten Fünf (1975) "Theme from S.W.A.T.," by Rhythm Heritage. It was a #1 hit single on the Billboard Top 100 on February 28, 1976.
Cutler's long arm of choice is a Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR). This was the rifle's first appearance in film.