‘SEAL Team’: 8 Burning Questions for Season 7
The future of SEAL Team‘s Bravo is very much up in the air right now, but at least we’ll get to see what’s next since the Paramount+ drama has been renewed for a seventh season.
And that comes after its sixth ended on quite the cliffhanger. Bravo 1, Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz), while receiving the Navy Cross for his selfless actions saving his team in Mali, spoke up publicly about his TBI. And as he was about to face the consequences of his decision, Ray (Neil Brown Jr.) joined the meeting to tell the higher-ups of his PTS… and then the rest of Bravo and other SEALs walked in to disclose what they, too, have been hiding that should bench them as well.
“At the end of the day, if we get to make more SEAL Team, that’s fantastic. I really feel like our fans who have made this trip over to Paramount+ with us deserve the opportunity to see these characters through their journeys,” showrunner Spencer Hudnut told TV Insider after the Season 6 finale, before the renewal. “This is not the intended ending of the show. If at the end of the day, the brotherhood, the guys stepping up for Jason and showing that love and connection they share, is the last thing we do, I’ll be OK with it, but there’s a lot more story to tell and we’re hopeful that we get to do that.”
But what comes next for Bravo after that cliffhanger isn’t the only question we have for a seventh season. Scroll down for more.
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What will Bravo look like in terms of operating?
While that final scene of Season 6 did “tip everything on its head a little bit,” Hudnut pointed out, “at end of the day, these guys operating, these guys being out in the field is usually the engine of the show.” That means that the beginning of a seventh season will have to address how Bravo can move forward operating as they have in the past. Will Jason be able to be Bravo 1? Will the team look the same as it has in seasons’ past? Or will they need to have someone else along, given what everyone just confessed to? And even if they do get to business as usual, how might spinning up or deploying be different for them in terms of how they deal with it — as a brotherhood, as individuals, and during and after the missions?
Will Jason or anyone else face any significant consequences?
Chances are if anyone does, it will be Jason, given how publicly he spoke out about his TBI at the medal ceremony. (Command can easily keep what the others said quiet, for only those in that room to know.) Still, whatever happens, Hudnut noted that Jason “knows the consequences of this situation, and I think he’s, for the first time, really comfortable with the idea that maybe he won’t operate again.” Given that we doubt that will happen while SEAL Team is still airing — things just seem off when Jason’s not operating — it could be interesting to see how he deals with those two parts of himself: the one OK with not operating again and the one that still needs to, with the truth of his TBI out.
Will Ray's retirement plans have to change?
Ray had revealed his plans to retire, and he and his wife Naima (Parisa Fakhri) opened a vet center to help fellow soldiers. But because he spoke out about his PTS, how might those plans have to change? And might he decide that retiring isn’t something he’ll do as soon as he thought he would? “This is not an easy job to walk away from. The brotherhood’s not easy to give up,” Hudnut said. “Coming out publicly the way he did… Ray certainly puts retirement in jeopardy. He may not have the opportunity to retire because of what he’s done here.”
Will Sonny face consequences for punching Colonel Decker?
Davis (Toni Trucks) finally got the answers Sonny (AJ Buckley) kept pushing for all season regarding their mission in Mali, and it turned out that what went wrong — leading to the ambush and Clay (Max Thieriot) losing his leg — was a colonel failed to change comms channels as frequently as protocols dictate. Furthermore, he was nominated for a promotion. Sonny then tracked him down and punched him. But his mistake while doing so, off base, was using his rank. If they figure out it was Sonny, that’s a career-ender. “That will be a threat to Sonny moving forward, and how he either has to deal with those consequences or is able to avoid those consequences will be a big part of what he’s doing next season,” the showrunner teased.
Will Clay ever be seen again?
While SEAL Team killed off Clay with Thieriot busy with Fire Country (already renewed for Season 2), there are always flashbacks, filming of which could be scheduled around the actor’s work on the other show. “We’ve done things like that in the past,” Hudnut acknowledged. “I just think part of this decision was that just to finish Max’s work this season was such a struggle. The idea of being able to plan ahead and figure that out just seems hard, but we’ll never say no to anything. Clay’s legacy will live on within the show. And yeah, if there’s an opportunity where we could do something like that, I’d be all for it because he’s such a huge part of the show.”
Will Sonny and Davis ever make a relationship work?
The back-and-forth of that relationship has been so frustrating to watch at times, but it’s impossible to deny that the two care deeply about each other. Still, their jobs continue to keep them apart. “It’s so clear deep down what they want, and obviously with their roles in command, they’re always gonna have that hurdle,” the showrunner said.
The other problem? “They also know if they try it again and it doesn’t work, that’s it. And so I think they both understand that the circumstances need to be right. They both need to be in a place where not only can they dedicate themselves to a relationship, but also they don’t have to worry about outside factors like command and losing their jobs getting in the way,” he continued. “Just from the show’s point of view, it’s like once we go there, we have to go there.” Still, that begs the question, would that be something we’d see onscreen for a significant period of time? Or would it have to wait for one of them to be moving on — and therefore involved in a different way, such as with Jason and Mandy (Jessica Paré) — or even at the end of the series, if that’s on their own terms?
Could Bravo lose another brother?
Despite being pinned down in the finale, all of Bravo made it out alive because, as Hudnut explained, “I couldn’t stomach another [loss]. The Clay decision was so painful” and “just too powerful. To lose another character on the heels of that would be overly cruel and painful for all of us.” That being said, he added, “this is a show about war, and I think it would be naive on our part to expect there to be no more bloodshed moving forward.”
What’s going on with the SEAL Team movie?
In February 2022, it was announced that a stand-alone SEAL Team movie was being produced for Paramount+, from the series creative team of Boreanaz, Hudnut, and Christopher Chulack. Nothing has been said since (including at the time the renewal was announced), nor has Hudnut had anything to share about it. So not only are we wondering if that film will happen, there’s also the question of when it would fit into the series. Would it be before the seventh season? During the season? After? Instead of?
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We need Seal Team back. We need to keep educating the public about our brave men and women who give so much for us.
You have one of the greatest teams ever around Seal Team writers, producers , actors and real members of special forces keeping their eye on everything to keep it real. We need and want Seal Team back.
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Bring it back without hesitation!
America needs to know and learn about our soldiers lives during and after their military service to America!
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is real!
Don’t let them down!
Thankful for this program to educate USA population on how serious this is.
They gave us all!
Thankful for their military service.
God bless!
Allyson P from NC
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I hope you know this is just a tv show and not a documentary.
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Please bring it back! It's horrible that the best shows are cancelled, while the worst are renewed!! Not only is ST exciting to watch, it also educates civilians on what our soldiers do, what they endure, and what our gov' does (and doesn't) for them. It's important!!
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One of my all time favorites! I hope they renew!
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Love the show, love the action, love the fact that there is no LGBQT CONTENT. Renew it!
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Please bring Seal Team back for another GREAT season. One of the best programs ever.
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There were some head scratching arcs to ST…one was the exiting of Mandy Ellis/Jess Pare, if there is to be another season,I certainly hope she is back….with substance…..even though we know it’s DBs show, he’s not very interesting by himself…
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this is agreat show, many people should know what our military goes through daily!! I have many relatives in all branches of military past and present. Coming home is always difficult, and the government does nothing to HELP!!!! ITS a show that should be watched. Unfortunately the major channels passed it on to pay channels, not everyone can find or pay the extra. BUT ITS A VERY GOOD WELL MADE ACTED DIRECTED SHOW its a REAL LIFE SHOW,,NOT A STUPID REALITY SHOW that only the rich or desperate for love do! if you want reality. This is reality! DAVID BOREANEZ and the rest of the cast are excellent at there acting job.
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Please bring it back. It’s “must see TV” for us.
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We absolutely cannot see the end of Seal Team their work and passion for the greater good is the best tv I’ve ever seen. The show runners brilliance at making everything look so real is second to none! Jason and his team have to come back to our screens it would be too much of a loss for avid tv watchers like me. Best program ever…and I watch a lot of tv - more of Bravo is required
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I was an operator for 6 years of my 15 years of service. I left medically short the use of one arm. The way Clay was killed off was to much for me. The anger from my past came back and kept me awake. I don't know if I will watch it again.
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I am a Veteran of Vietnam . The show has fortified me for all six seasons. I even figured out how to stream on my 12 year old big screen TV, motivated by Seal Team
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SEAL TEAM SEASON 7 Release Date May 7
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I’m hearing ya, I’m just a civie but just couldn’t cry hard enough…I hope you’re goin ok man.
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Same!! It is ‘must see’ tv and those who don’t watch it are really missing out
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I on the other hand can’t stand Mandy and her whining. Jason is so amazing without her and she’s not required the show would still be amazing without her
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Can’t wait for season 7, best of my series! One thing, Clay should have stay with Seal Team cause Fire Country sucks! Sorry but it does
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Love this show, the action and what these men and women go through to serve their country DONOT cancel so sick of the other crap they have on TV these days
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I sincerely thank you for your service and sacrifice. May God bless you sir!
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I agree in concept, but in substance it would be awkward to keep this show running endlessly. The writers would be beyond challenged to keeping things fresh & alive, no pun intended.