# SEAL Team (2017)

> An elite Navy SEAL team trains, plans and executes high stakes missions while its members juggle their personal lives.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/62650

## Facts

- Seasons: 7
- Episodes: 112
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, drama, war
- Created by: Benjamin Cavell
- Network: CBS, Paramount+
- Cast: David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks, Beau Knapp, Tyler Grey, James Hiroyuki Liao
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6473344/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: intense, earnest, gritty, adrenaline fueled, patriotic

## What critics say

Audiences broadly regard SEAL Team as a positively received military drama with well-developed characters, strong acting and engaging missions.

## Synopsis

SEAL Team (2017-2024) is a US network military drama series created by Benjamin Cavell for CBS and later Paramount+. Following David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes, the leader of an elite Navy SEAL unit, the show tracks a team that trains, plans and executes the most dangerous missions the country can ask of it. Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser, Neil Brown Jr. as Ray Perry and A.J. Buckley as Sonny Quinn form the core operators, while Toni Trucks as Lisa Davis anchors the home front. Each episode pairs tactical planning and firefights with the strain these men place on their marriages, friendships and families. The engine is a relentless cycle of deployments, where the team must succeed under pressure while the cost of every operation seeps into their private lives. Across seven seasons the story moves through a steady run of mission-driven episodes with ongoing character arcs rather than standalone cases. Set in the modern American military world, the tone is intense and earnest, with a sense of brotherhood and duty grounded in procedural detail. Fans of Band of Brothers, Jag and Strike Back will find resonance in its blend of combat action and personal drama.

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