What SEAL TEAM’s Final Season Will Bring for Jason Hayes (It’s Going to Be Intense)
Season 6 of SEAL TEAM ended with Jason Hayes revealing his struggles with trauma; heading into the show’s final season, the creators are focusing on that storyline and how it impacts the character’s future.
“For us, it’s like, okay, trauma is your first kill. How do you deal with that? So when we started the season, it was like, okay, this is the perfect way to end that cycle for this character,” David Borneaz, the actor who plays Hayes, told TV Insider.
“His mind is almost very familiar as he’s dealing with the beginning of what these operators go through,” he added. “It’s always been a consistent thread to Jason’s mind and its ultimate balance with his heart and what he thinks is balance that can’t be balanced or what he thinks is right is what he feels is the problem. The problem, the arduous task of a character like this is understanding those fleeting moments of emotion and then completely turning in a different direction with them and how they affect him.”
However, capturing those emotions and accurately portraying the hardships of being a SEAL was incredibly important to Borneaz. The impact the show has had on real-life SEALs by helping them feel seen and understood has been incredibly satisfying for the actor.
“It’s hard to research. It’s hard to portray those emotions. It’s hard. And I always come back to when you get messages from these real men or veterans saying, ‘Thank you for saving my life… I changed my life. I’m going to get help,’” he said. “We know we’re doing something right. We’ve always had that, and the success of the show for us is that.”
The show’s incredible story and commitment to shining a light on America’s heroes have been recognized by Movieguide® in the past. In 2021, SEAL TEAM episode 3.15 was nominated for a Faith & Freedom Award for Television and Streaming. Movieguide®’s review of the episode reads in part:
“Rules of Engagement” is a dramatic, thrilling, and patriotic SEAL TEAM episode. The episode celebrates the service and sacrifice of American soldiers in service to their country and to make the world a safer place. The episode challenges the chaos and evil that bad groups like Radical Islamic Terrorists, Russia, and Communist China spread abroad.
SEAL TEAM officially enters its final season with Season 7, wrapping up the characters’ stories. The final episodes will air on Paramount+ starting August 11.
Movieguide® previously reported:
Eager for news about SEAL TEAM’s seventh and final season? Here’s everything we know so far.
Paramount+ announced that the show would return for another season in January 2023. In November of that year, the streaming service revealed that this would also be the final season of SEAL TEAM.
“It has been an honor to tell stories over seven seasons that celebrate the courage and heroism of all who serve our country,” executive producers Spencer Hudnut and Christopher Chulack said in a joint statement. “We are incredibly grateful to our incredibly talented cast, writers, directors, and crew, especially the hundreds of veterans who have worked on this show.”
Star David Boreanaz also released a statement, telling fans, “For six seasons, I have been so fortunate and blessed to be a part of such an incredible cast and crew. Every day is a thank you to the men and women of the military and Special Forces.” I thank my fans and I am proud that we were able to make this show shine a light in the darkness towards so much suffering today. I look forward to season seven and the opportunity to end this series with love and gratitude.”
The plot for season seven is still unknown, but many fans believe that the new episodes will explore the fallout from the Season 6 finale.
