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Created by Benjamin Cavell, SEAL Team is a military drama that revolves around Bravo Team, an elite unit of the US Navy SEALs. The unit takes on the most dangerous missions around the world, with little notice. The members then have to quickly chalk- out a plan and infiltrate the most hostile areas with strategic brilliance.
The show also focuses heavily on the personal lives of the unit members and how their high-risk lifestyle places a burden on their families. The show stars David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr. and Jessica Paré, amongst others. SEAL Team has received positive reviews for its sharp direction and authentic portrayal due to the enlisting of veterans in the writing staff.
Viewers who enjoy such military dramas can go through the list below that has seven others similarly-themed shows.
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SIX, Band of Brothers, and other shows to watch if you liked SEAL Team
1) Our Girl - Amazon Prime Video
Created by Tony Grounds, Our Girl is a British military drama that allows for a uniquely female-led and female-centric perspective on the armed forces. The show revolves around a woman army medic—Molly (played by Lacey Turner) in the first season and then Georgie (played by Michelle Keegan)—who accompanies the forces through various dangerous missions in Afghanistan, Nairobi, and more.
The show lets you view the forces from a woman’s perspective and the various struggles and biases that they have to endure while serving in the army. Similar to SEAL Team, it provides a lot of thrilling action sequences and heart-pounding moments.
2) SIX - Amazon Prime Video
Starring Barry Sloane, Walton Goggins, Kyle Schmid, among others, SIX is a military drama that revolves around the US Naval Forces’ counter-terrorism unit, SEAL Team Six. Similar to SEAL Team, it focuses on the risky terrorist missions undertaken by the members of the elite unit and their personal lives.
It is also centered around the US Naval forces, so those who enjoyed this branch of US forces in SEAL Team should also watch this series. SIX offers engaging plots and tense action sequences and has been critically acclaimed.
3) The Unit - Amazon Video
Created by David Mamet, and based on a memoir by Eric L. Haney, The Unit is a military action-drama that focuses on the elite armed forces unit known as the Army Special Operations Unit, or Delta Force, or just The Unit. Like SEAL Team, the show focuses on an elite unit of the army that only deals with top secret and highly dangerous missions.
The show covers the harsh and rigorous life of the unit’s members as they stay stationed at the fictional Fort Griffith Army Base. And it also focuses on their personal lives and their families’ lives, like SEAL Team.
4) JAG - Amazon Prime Video
Created by Donald P. Bellisario, JAG is a military legal drama that focuses on the US Navy’s Department of the Navy’s Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG). The show revolves around a group of judge advocates or uniformed lawyers who prosecute and defend cases according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Many of the show’s episodes are based on real life stories. Viewers who enjoyed the Naval setting of SEAL Team but want to explore something different within the same realm should watch JAG, as it focuses on the legal aspects of military life.
5) Last Resort - Amazon Prime Video
Starring Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Daisy Betts, and others, Last Resort is a military drama that aired for one season and revolves around the crew of the US Navy’s missile submarine, USS Colorado, that receives an order to blast Pakistan’s coast with ballistic missiles.
When Captain Marcus Chaplin (Braugher) refuses to follow through with the order, they become enemies of their own country. The tense show then deals with the crew fighting for their lives and trying to find out who set them up. Like SEAL Team, the show is full of impressive action sequences and a riveting plot.
6) Band of Brothers - Amazon Prime Video
Based on a book by Stephen E. Ambrose and created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Band of Brothers is a critically acclaimed war drama miniseries. It revolves around the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
The show documents the unit’s training days till they participate in World War II and their exploits. Each episode contains excerpts from Ambrose’s interviews with the survivors of the unit. The show won an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Viewers of SEAL Team should definitely watch this one.
7) Generation Kill - Amazon Prime Video
Written by The Wire’s David Simon and Ed Burns, and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Generation Kill is a war drama that is based on journalist Evan Wright’s book. The show follows Wright’s experience as a reporter with the US Marine Corps’ 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the Iraq war. Lee Tergesen played the role of Wright for the series.
The show offers a journalist’s perspective on the functioning of an army unit. Like SEAL Team, it took the help of veterans to tell a visceral story. The program was critically acclaimed for its nuanced direction and authentic reprisal.
Viewers who enjoy gritty storylines like that of SEAL Team can go through this list and choose a similar military show of their liking.
