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They can breathe easy now, as the latest season premieres Wednesday, Dec. 2, on CBS. Fans will also be thrilled to learn that the pre- miere is actually a two-part special. All of the main characters are expected to be returning for this season, at least initially. But, with a show as drama- filled as this one, you can never tell what will happen and to whom. Master Chief Special War- fare Operator Jason Hayes (Da- vid Boreanaz, "Bones") will still be Bravo team's leader. Clay Spenser (Max Thieriot, "Bates Motel"), Ray Perry (Neil Brown Jr., "Straight Outta Compton," 2015) and Sonny Quinn (A.J. Buckley, "Supernat- ural") will also be back for all the excitement, not to mention female powerhouses Mandy Ellis (Jessica Paré, "Wicker Park," 2004) and Lisa Davis (Toni Trucks, "The Cost of Heaven," 2010). Dog lovers can also rejoice to hear that the team's trained canine member, Cerberus (Dita the Hair Missile Dog), will not only be back but is expected to be playing a ma- jor role in the premiere. As far as early commentary from the show's production team has indicated, COVID-19 is not going to play a part in the plot this season. Showrun- ner Spencer Hudnut ("The Blacklist") has said that they wanted to finish storylines that the show had already started. They also wanted to give view- ers an escape from their pan- demic concerns and the stress of quarantine. As with practically every other show in production this year, COVID-19 caused a film- ing delay. Because of this, "SEAL Team's" third season was cut unexpectedly short, only broadcasting 20 episodes. As of September, however, "SEAL Team" was filming once again, and the production of new episodes was well under- way. The downside is that, this time, Season 4 will consist of just 16 episodes. Unfortunate- ly, shorter seasons during the pandemic seem to be the new normal. A typical full season schedule for "SEAL Team" was previously approximately 22 episodes long. When we last saw the team, at the end of Season 3, Jason and Mandy were visiting a fall- en informant's family and Ray had to lead Bravo Team on an urgent mission to uncover a terrorist leader. Davis had also revealed to the team that its new target is a blast from Ja- son's past. In the Season 4 premiere, the team will continue the mis- sion of seeking out the leader of a terrorist faction — the son of the terrorist taken down by Jason early in his career, win- ning him his current Bravo One position. One of the many reasons the show is so popular with fans is that it does its best to realistically depict the pres- sures and operational stresses that the Bravo team faces. The show has cast and consults with more than 75 active-duty military veterans, which is an impressive undertaking. Tyler Grey ("Suicide Squad," 2016), who plays Trent in the show, was a real-life member of the 75th Ranger Regiment and has spent nine years in the mil- itary. Despite the show being a work of fiction, the writers and producers have tried to draw from reality as much as is pos- sible. It has been reported that the character of Jason Hayes is based on Mark Owens. Writing under a pen name, Owens is a former Navy SEAL Tier One leader who has written two books, including an in-depth coverage of the successful mis- sion to kill Osama Bin Laden. According to his memoir, "No Easy Day," Owens fired the fa- tal shot. The realism that the show works hard to present requires a tremendous amount of work from the entire cast and crew, along with their particular re- search to keep the show au- thentic. This kind of true-to-life scripting and precision filming is, of course, hard on everyone. Thieriot, who not only stars in but also directed Season 3 Episode 17, has said, however, that the easiest cast member to work with was actually Dita the Hair Missile Dog, who plays Cerberus. When Parade magazine interviewed him about his directorial experi- ence, Thieriot said, "Dita is a pro. She's easier than the rest of the actors!" Easy as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: 'SEAL Team' returns for a fourth season featurestory A.J. Buckley, Neil Brown Jr., David Boreanaz and Max Thieriot star in "SEAL Team"

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