David Boreanaz is already planning his next venture after completing the final season of SEAL Team. “I am watching a lot of The Sopranos right now,” Boreanaz, 55, shared at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Monday, June 17.
He revealed that he is developing a series as a writer, which he also hopes to star in and produce. “I love suits, I love style, I love cars.”
Boreanaz, who has played Jason Hayes on SEAL Team since 2017, explained that he has discovered his talent for “good dialogue writing” while working on his new project.
“I’m getting better at structure,” he said. “It is a work in progress for me. But I love character breakdowns. I love, you know, story pointing and all that stuff. So creating, yes. I am very good at creating.”
Before his seven-season run on SEAL Team, Boreanaz starred for 12 seasons on Bones, starting just 16 months after finishing Angel, the five-season spinoff he led after three seasons on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
With his consistent presence on television since 1997, fans are eager to know how long he’ll be away from the small screen after his current show concludes.
Although Boreanaz did not disclose specific details about his new project, he mentioned that he plans to collaborate with Paramount+, which also streams SEAL Team.
“Yep, Paramount+ is a great group of people, and we have had discussions from a director’s perspective, from a producing perspective, from a lead’s perspective,” he explained, noting that there’s “some really good stuff” on the horizon.
“Obviously, I would work with Taylor Sheridan. He is brilliant. But I am going to become my own Taylor Sheridan.”
SEAL Team announced in November 2023 that the series would conclude with its seventh season.
“It has been a privilege to tell stories over seven seasons that honor the bravery and heroism of all who serve our country,” said executive producers Spencer Hudnut and Christopher Chulack in a statement.
“We are deeply grateful to our amazing group of actors, writers, directors, and talented crew, especially the hundreds of veterans who have worked on this show.”
They added: “While we wish we could continue to shine a spotlight on areas where we can do better for our service members even after Season 7 comes to an end, it is our hope that the collective SEAL Team community will stay in the fight when it comes to protecting our protectors.”
Boreanaz also mentioned that a movie follow-up might be “easily achievable.”
“Given how we shoot the show, and the locations and being fortunate to go to certain places around the world, and take the show, and tell these stories, and these guys’ drive, [this story] can be picked up at any time,” he told Variety.
“So, without giving away any kind of end to the evolution of the series and where it is, it’s something that is open-ended and I wouldn’t say dead.”
