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T10 WHATS UP! October 10 - 16, 2021 Sonny and Lisa also had their own decisions to make about the future — both to- gether and apart — at the end of Season 4, as Sonny searched for ways to stay closer to his newborn baby girl. And Ja- son's alleged "headache" at Clay and Stella's wedding re- ception raises some red flags for PTSD in a residual reac- tion to last season's events. The characters' problems and the danger they face seem all too real on occasion, and for good reason. Though the show is not based on a true story, it is inspired by Navy veteran SEALs and common issues veterans face on mis- sions and when they return home. This, in part, is the rea- son COVID-19 will be taking a back seat to the story writers wish to tell. Like most other shows in the past couple of years, "SEAL Team" had to suspend produc- tion in early 2020 to deal with COVID-19, putting at least two of its Season 3 episodes on the backburner. And while they've been back filming, everyone involved is now required to follow a list of safety proto- cols, including mandatory quarantining and regular test- ing. While writers have played with the idea of incorporating the pandemic into the story- line, "SEAL Team" is one show that won't acknowledge it in its plot. Just about the only role the coronavirus will play in the military drama will be to im- pact the number of guest ac- tors on the show, due to quar- antine and travel require- ments. In fact, showrunner Spencer Hudnut ("Unforgetta- ble") has vowed to exclude it 100% from the show, saying he believes that viewers need "an escape" (nearly all TV series have included it, from "Grey's Anatomy" to "NCIS"). Hudnut believes "SEAL Team" is already, as it is, all about people risking their lives on the front lines, con- tinuing, "We talked about it, and because we have to finish what we started, to all of [a] sudden be in a pandemic world felt wrong." Critically speaking, "SEAL Team" has been well received, and CBS announced the show's renewal back in May 2021. The season premiere is one of four episodes to be shown on the network, this time on Sundays right after "The Equalizer" and "NCIS: LA." That said, fans should ex- pect this time-slot to move around a bit due to Sunday Night Football. Also, as of the fourth epi- sode, "SEAL Team" will be moving exclusively to Para- mount+, where it will still air weekly as it once did on CBS. Don't forget to mark this next mission on your calen- dar! "SEAL Team" premieres Sunday, Oct. 10, on CBS before moving to Paramount+. David Boreanaz in "SEAL Team" continued from page T2 Back in action: Streamer picks up fifth season of 'SEAL Team' TV FEATURE Celebrations 5 x 5