SEAL Team is coming to an end on Sunday, October 6, and David Boreanaz spoke to PopCulture.com about why he made the decision. Last year, it was announced that the military drama, which CBS moved to Paramount+, would end after Season 7. However, it wasn’t canceled, as Boreanaz, who not only stars in the series but also serves as an executive producer, “decided that this would be the last season.”
“I was like, ‘I met this character where I needed to be,'” he shared. “I decided that this character had found his place. I told the sources that I needed to tell him, and I felt that physically, this was the right time. In addition to dealing with how this character deals with his first murder, we did the TBI storyline. It’s a journey and a process, if you want to talk about Joseph Campbell, he went to the underworld and came back, and we’ll see on Sunday whether he succeeded or not. But I will say it’s been a glorious process, and I’m excited because when I crossed the finish line in Colombia, it was just a glass of champagne.”
Considering how many shows have been canceled lately, it’s rare for a series to end on its own terms. Not because of the network, but because the actors, producers, writers, or whoever felt like it was the right time and gave the story and the characters a chance to get closure, or at least as much as the story would allow. “Doing that allowed us to really see the full circle of this character,” Boreanaz shared. “Now, does he end up coming full circle, or does he spiral outward? And when I say spiral outward, I mean, does he find balance in his life and with what he does to be successful in his journey, or does he just spin out and chase his town? So being able to present that and that’s the end of the series. And for us, it was like right there.
“The table was set, and we were so grateful that we were able to do that,” he continued. “But again, you can’t have that moment if you don’t have the first moment. Right? I remember the first day I was brought in, and I went to New Orleans and I saved the show. And they were there for four days, and they were suffering. And they knew that if I didn’t show up, this would be DOA when it came together. That was very, very exciting for me.” And so you have to think about those first moments to be able to get up there and then the next day and then the third day of fasting. Having been on a lot of successful series, I’m very proud of that point in particular because of how physical it is. And again, like I said, crossing that finish line is really cool to do it my way.” Fans will have to tune in this Sunday, October 6 on Paramount+ to see how the story ends because when David Boreanaz teased the series’ ending to PopCulture, he was pretty vague about it. It’ll be exciting and exciting to watch, but knowing that the show will end on its own terms and Boreanaz’s terms, it’ll be worth it no matter how it ends.
