There’s a new televised military drama coming out this fall, and surprise, surprise, it centers around a bunch of Navy SEALs.
Called Seal Team, the upcoming series from CBS stars David Boreanaz of Bones and Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame, and it follows “the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them,” according to a statement from CBS.
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The first look, which dropped in May, hits all the typical pressure points of military life — grueling deployment tempos, marriage and family strain, combat-related stress, etc — doubly true among elite warriors like SEALs… and Army Rangers, Green Berets, MARSOC Marines, Air Force PJs, and whatever other special operators TV executives forget when they’re fixating on SEALs.
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The series, similar to History Channel’s SIX, focuses on an elite team within the elite SEALs. But CBS’ SEAL-heavy spec-ops series is different, in that its producers didn’t consult the Department of Defense, Task & Purpose previously reported. It’s one of several military-operator dramas hitting networks this fall that haven’t worked with the Pentagon’s TV team.
But going at it alone doesn’t mean it won’t work out — after all, plenty of books on military bravado and derring-do have been published without official approval, and they’re usually well-received, kinda. Guess we’ll find out when it premieres Sept. 27.
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