SEAL Team (2017–2024)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 8.0

Overview

SEAL Team is a military drama that 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. J...

Starring Cast

David Boreanaz • Neil Brown Jr. • A.J. Buckley

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

Starring Cast

David Boreanaz • Neil Brown Jr. • A.J. Buckley

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: High

The show's dominant themes align with right-leaning values through its consistent celebration of military effectiveness, patriotism, and the individual heroism of special forces as the primary solution to global threats, despite acknowledging the personal costs.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The series incorporates visible diversity within its main cast, featuring key minority characters in original roles rather than through explicit recasting of traditionally white parts. The narrative maintains a largely neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on the complexities and heroism of military life without explicit critique.

Secondary

LGBTQ: PositiveConfidence: High

SEAL Team features Lisa Davis, a lesbian character, as a highly competent and respected team member. Her identity and relationships are portrayed with dignity and emotional depth, avoiding stereotypes. The show integrates her LGBTQ+ identity naturally, contributing to a net positive and affirming depiction.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The show primarily focuses on male special operations forces. Female characters are present in support, intelligence, or civilian roles. There are no instances where a female character is depicted winning a close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

SEAL Team is an original military drama series. All characters were created for the show, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose gender could have been altered for their portrayal in this production.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

SEAL Team is an original military drama series. Its characters were created for this specific production and do not have pre-existing canonical or historical racial portrayals from prior source material or real-world history. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.