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Ten Met Police officers based at Charing Cross station are facing accelerated misconduct hearings, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IPOC) said.
The watchdog's investigation into the officers' conduct was sparked after a BBC report laid out behaviour that included calling for immigrants to be shot, revelling in the use of force and being dismissive of rape claims.
Investigators say they have sufficient evidence to show the officers breached police standards of professional behaviour.
The IOPC director general said she was "appalled" at the actions revealed in the report, adding that "immediate action" to enable the officers' dismissal would be taken at the "earliest opportunity".
The 10 officers facing disciplinary proceedings are: Eight serving Met officers, a former Met Police constable, and a police constable who moved from London to serve with Gloucestershire Police, the IOPC said.
One of the officers, a police constable, remains under criminal investigation for the potential offence of perverting the course of justice, they added.
An investigation into the conduct of an 11th individual - a designated detention officer - is ongoing, the IOPC said.
There is also a separate ongoing investigation into the conduct of a serving Met Police sergeant, also based at Charing Cross, which follows a referral after the officer was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
The sergeant was arrested by the Met's directorate of professional standards, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine, who said in a statement that the force would be "unrelenting" in "tackling issues at Charing and anywhere else across the Met".
"Internal reporting mechanisms" brought the "fresh matter" to light, he added.
After Panorama concluded its investigation, the BBC sent a detailed list of allegations to the Met before the report was broadcast. The force then suspended eight officers and one staff member, and took two more officers off front-line duties.
Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said the behaviour outlined by the programme was "disgraceful, totally unacceptable and contrary to the values and standards" of the force.
