A new era of warfare: ‘SEAL Team’ returns for explosive final season
By Sarah Passingham
A world at war needs saving once again, and the only ones for the job are the brave members of the most elite unit of the Navy SEALs. The long-running military drama series “SEAL Team” concludes its run in a 10-episode final season, premiering exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service Sunday, Aug. 11. The first two episodes drop on premiere day, with new episodes following weekly on Sundays.
The upcoming seventh season of “SEAL Team” sees Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz, “Bones”) lead Bravo team on a final mission to defend the United States against enemies abroad.
These SEALs take on the most high-stakes missions at the drop of a hat.
In an official trailer for the new season, with blood literally on his hands, Jason ruminates on the violence he’s both endured and inflicted
as a member of the highly trained unit and toasts “a new era of warfare.” He stands strong for his unit but must admit the voices questioning how he can keep going back into the fire aren’t wrong, especially as a widower with two children.
Also returning is Neil Brown Jr. (“Insecure”) as Chief Warrant Officer Ray Perry, whose looming retirement has him questioning whether leaving service behind could really be an option for him. Special Warfare Operator Sonny Quinn (A.J. Buckley, “Justified”) faces changing tactics and grief this season, while Lt. Lisa Davis (Toni Trucks, “Corporate”) directs the team in a new direction that they may not all be ready to embrace.
“Operations like this are the next era of warfare ... invisible tactics with global consequences,” Davis explains in the official trailer before emphasizing: “evolve or fall behind.”
The long-running military drama series “SEAL Team” concludes its run in a 10-episode final season, premiering Sunday, Aug. 11, on streamer Paramount+.
There’s also talk of brotherhood throughout the trailer, with action shots of firefights, explosions and covert operations next to heartfelt moments with the families Bravo team leaves behind when duty calls.
Bravo team is called upon to step in and complete a complicated mission on behalf of its country. Uprooted from their family lives back home, SEAL team members drop everything to fight for peace in a foreign land. This time, part of the season was filmed on location in Colombia.
Season 6 cast addition Raffi Barsoumian (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) is back as Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Omar Hamza, whose new responsibilities in the unit help him immerse himself in the work to escape the trauma of his past.
Two new members join the unit for the series’ final season. Beau Knapp (“Road House,” 2024) is Drew Franklin, a chief special warfare
officer; and “Blue Bloods” actor Dylan Walsh puts aside his NYC mayoral duties to slip into character as Capt. Walch. Returning in recurring roles are Tyler Grey (“Northbound”) as Trent Sawyer; Justin Melnick (“Justified: City Primeval”) as Brock Reynolds; Alona Tal (“Truth Be Told”) as Stella Baxter; and Parisa Fakhri (“What We Do In the Shadows”) as Naima Perry.
The cast and crew of “SEAL Team” started saying their goodbyes to Bravo team when it was officially announced by Paramount+ that the series would end with its seventh season back in November of last year.
Boreanaz, also an executive producer of the series, reflected on his time making the show in a statement: “For six seasons I have been fortunate and blessed to be a part of an outstanding cast and crew. Every day spent was a note of thanks to our men and women in the
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“Citizen Kane” remains a cinematic masterpiece
If you’re serious about loving movies, you likely know a lot about Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece “Citizen Kane” already. Regarded by some as the best film ever made, the drama – being presented by Turner Classic Movies on Thursday, Aug. 15, as part of a “Summer Under the Stars” tribute day saluting co-star Joseph Cotten –showcases producer, director and co-writer Welles as a media titan partially based on William Randolph Hearst, who was furious about being used as a model for such a depiction. Stylistically innovative in many ways, the picture was edited by Robert Wise, later a director of note himself. (“The Sound of Music,” “West Side Story,” etc.). The cast of supporting players from the Welles-co-founded Mercury Theatre also includes Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane. And if you don’t know what Rosebud is, get ready to learn one of the greatest pieces of motion-picture trivia there is.
“CSI: Miami” (Charge!, Sunday, Aug. 11, through Friday, Aug. 16): CBS has made the unscripted series “The Real CSI: Miami” the latest entry in the franchise about investigators specializing in forensics, but this drama had a 10-season headstart (2002-2012) with the fictional exploits of such a Florida-based team. David Caruso heads the cast as Horatio Caine, a hugely confident sleuth within a deliberate manner that prompted many imitators to respond accordingly. Emily Procter and Adam Rodriguez also are among the stars here.
Orson Welles in “Citizen Kane”
Across 1. Blu-Ray, e.g.
5. Storage unit
8. “Monty Python” member
12. “Field of Dreams”
(1989) setting 13. Longoria of “Desperate Housewives” 14. Lion’s den 15. Non-commercial
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Sunday
2024 Paris Olympics
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WICU-12 3 p.m.
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American Godfathers: The Five Families HIST 8 p.m.
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“Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires,” this series premiere looks at the extensive history of the American Mafia beginning in 1950s New York City.
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The Wall WGRZ-2 WICU-12 10 p.m.
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Tuesday
Judge Steve Harvey WKBW-7 9 p.m.
Here, common sense reigns supreme. From small claims to big disputes, television icon Steve
NOW THE LORD IS THE SPIRIT AND WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS LIBERTY. AND YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE. (2 COR. 3:17, JOHN 8:32).
RED HOUSE Memorial
Crossword Puzzle
TV spots
16. Actor known as “the Arizona Cowboy”
18. Teen drama starring Scott Wolf and Matthew Fox
20. “Rock the ___” (hit by the Clash)
22. ___ Lanka
23. Actor Hawke
24. Glossy brown fur
28. Pooh’s pal
29. Brazilian city, familiarly
30. “Severance” and “Ted Lasso” streamer, in part
33. Unmoving
35. Home sick
37. Some shared cycles
38. Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated
series
42. Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg’s reality show
43. Alternative to acrylics
46. Charlie Chan creator Earl ___ Biggers
47. Dell rival
48. “Star Wars” princess
49. Bob Hoskins’s role in “Hook” (1991)
50. Giants legend Mel
51. “Around The Horn” channel
Down 1. Quick swim
21.
2. Cyclades island
3. Fiddling Leona’s reality series
4. Cantaloupe’s cousin 5. Pullman accommodation
6. “Women Talking” (2022) actress Judith
7. Island of southeast Greece
8. Problem with baggy shirts and pants
9. Surrealist Salvador
10. Schreiber of “The Perfect Couple”
11. Marine eagle
17. Questlove’s haircut
19. Printed
20. Michael of “Arrested Development”
37. Throw out
38. FCC concerns: Abbr. 39. Interruption 40. Just 41. “Law & Order: SVU” co-star 44. “___ Sync Battle” 45. “The Streets of ___ Francisco”
Harvey brings forth his unique perspective and signature humor to settle cases between a wide variety of characters, assisted by real-life bailiff Nancy Price.
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Wednesday
Good Bones
HGTV 9 p.m.
Many believe it was Nietzsche who said that buying a lake house is the only thing that makes life worth living. So, Mina goes all in with a waterfront fixer-upper that will give her the work/life balance she desperately craves. But can it really do that?
The Ark
SYFY 10 p.m.
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Thursday
Beat Bobby Flay
FOOD 9 p.m.
Talk about dressing for success. Chefs Rob Reinsmith and Manny Barella battle it out for the right to take on Flay himself, while chef Katie Lee Biegel and fashion icon Carson Kressley decide that host Bobby Flay needs to be red carpet ready.
Alone Australia
HIST 9:35 p.m.
Mother Nature does not play favorites in the New Zealand wilderness, and the survivalists must do everything they can to prepare for a monster storm headed their way. But once the deluge passes, have some been washed out from their shelters?
Friday
Totally Funny Animals
WPIX-11 9 p.m.
Playful puppies? Clamouring kittens? There’s plenty where that came from. With each new episode,
join host Andy Woodhull as he showcases numerous animal videos from across the internet, highlighting the hilariously comedic world of critters.
The Proof Is Out
There: Alien Edition
HIST 10:05 p.m.
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Saturday
WNBA Basketball
WIVB-4 WSEE-35 2 p.m.
The Minnesota Lynx have had the Washington Mystics’ number so far this season, taking the previous two games with ease. Can the Mystics turn this season around? The game airs live from the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
Crime Nation
WPIX-11 8 p.m.
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Mounted on
Starfleet uniform wearing fans
The Old Sod
Goes bad
Paris art museum
Mark’s replacement
Basketball Hall of Fame coach Hank
Richie of “The Simple Life”
Hispaniola people
Simone Biles competes for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics Sunday on NBC
Napheesa Collier plays for the Minnesota Lynx Saturday on CBS
4 x 2” ad
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4. No longer due 8. Elmer, to Bugs 11. Word of encouragement
12. ___ von Bismarck
13. Tax form info: Abbr.
14. Spray with bouquet
17. Away 18. Logger’s tool
19. Ain’t right?
21. Riyadh resident
24. River in Italy
25. Therefore 26. Belonging to 27. Popular
28. “Star Trek” android
30. Line on a map
32. Org. with an influential journal
34. Shriner’s topper
35. Laura Dern movie
41. Horse bit
42. Indiana town
where Cole Porter was born
43. School of the future?
44. Word on a Ouija board 45. Pursue 46. Relations Down 1. Feathered stole 2. “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) 3. Shore bird 4. Harbor 5. Had 6. “___ time” 7. Qatar’s capital 8. Roadside eatery 9. Pay dirt
10. Mercury or Saturn
15. Show set at the turn of a millennium
16. Help in passing the SAT or GRE, e.g. 19. Apple product 20. Divan
1) You probably know the Simpsons live in the city of Springfield, but what’s their street address?
2) Which TV character lives at 124 Conch Street in Bikini Bottom?
3) Which TV family lives in the Skypad Apartments in Orbit City?
4) Which (fictional) street is the setting for “Desperate Housewives”?
5) What is Jerry’s apartment number in “Seinfeld”?
6) Which show is set in Quahog, Rhode Island?
7) Which TV family lives at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?
8) Cobblestone Way, Cave Stone Road, Rocky Way — which TV family has cited these different street names as their address? 9) Which curmudgeonly TV character from the ‘70s lived at 704 Hauser Street, which was also the setting for a 1994 spinoff? 10) Which famous literary/TV/film detective lives at 221B Baker Street?
22. Where China is
23. Link
29. Mini-pies
31. Jason Bateman series
33. Dangerous biters
34. European clothier with a controversial initialism name
