Gerak Khas ran from April 5, 1999 until March 27, 2021, spanning 20 seasons and 1054 episodes, making it the longest-running primetime drama series on Malaysian television.

[3] Gerak Khas centers on murders, bank robberies, loan sharks, terrorists, kidnappings, drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes committed in Malaysia, wherein the PDRM are called to handle the cases.

Metro Skuad, a similar true crime series (also produced by Yusof), was created as a replacement to Gerak Khas and ran for two seasons, airing from 2012 to 2013.

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the Malaysian movement control order, Gerak Khas was suspended from airing in February 2020, resulting in the cessation of its production.

[22] In the first film, they faced crime bosses Castelo (Rosyam Nor) and Rafayel (Norman Hakim), whom Abadi married in 2002; he returned to the franchise playing Chief Inspector Haris.