The end of SEAL Team is coming on the 2024 TV schedule , as the Paramount+ series enters its seventh and final season. The military drama has gone through a roller coaster with the intense action sequences and emotional storylines, but it was only a matter of time before Bravo’s story came to a close. Not surprisingly, it’s taken a toll on David Boreanaz physically, and yikes is all I have to say after hearing him open up about it.

Having played Master Chief Jason Hayes since the beginning, Boreanaz has gone through an awful lot, and he has likely put a lot of stress on his body. Procedurals certainly ask a lot of its actors and stunt team, and it’s not easy. The Bones actor told People that now is actually the right time for SEAL Team to end, because his body is just done handling it: My body just can’t do it anymore! There were no shortcuts.

Between the explosions, shootouts, stunts, and more, you certainly have to be physically and mentally fit to do a series like SEAL Team . It’s also not all done with stunt doubles, either, as Boreanaz recalled a time he got hurt filming and had to keep pushing through, which is like what any actual SEAL would do. This shows another way that SEAL Team was trying to be as authentic to the military as it could be, minus some of the more gruesome aspects: Ten feet in, I hit a rock, and my ankle twists and I fall flat down.

My ankle is ballooning, but I had to keep going. You learn from the SEALs how to push through pain — I’m .