Magnum P.I. Information

Magnum P.I. is an American crime drama television series developed by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim. It is a reboot of the series of the same name created by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson, which aired from 1980 to 1988. It stars Jay Hernandez as the title character alongside Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang. The pilot was directed by Justin Lin. It was ordered to series on May 11, 2018, and premiered September 24, 2018, on CBS. On October 19, 2018, it was announced that the series had received a full season order from CBS. In January 2019, CBS renewed the series for a second season.

Cast

Main

• Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a former Navy SEAL who works as a security consultant for the successful novelist Robin Masters and also as a private investigator
• Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, a former MI6 agent who is majordomo to Robin Masters, she and Magnum bicker but become allies
• Zachary Knighton as Orville "Rick" Wright, a Marine and former door gunner, who runs his own bar and is also a playboy
• Stephen Hill as Theodore "TC" Calvin, a Marine and former helicopter pilot who runs helicopter tours of Hawaii and is a member of Magnum's team
• Amy Hill as Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta, the cultural curator of Robin Masters' estate
• Tim Kang as Detective Gordon Katsumoto, Magnum's ally

Recurring

• Domenick Lombardozzi as Sebastian Nuzo
• Kimee Balmilero as medical examiner Noelani Cunha, a crossover character from Hawaii Five‑0
• Corbin Bernsen as Francis "Icepick" Hofstetler, Rick's father

Guest

• Cathal Pendred as Wade Steuben
• Taylor Wily as entrepreneur Kamekona Tupuola, a crossover character from Hawaii Five‑0
• Faith Fay as Monica
• Sung Kang as Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka
• Carl Weathers as Dan Sawyer
• Ken Jeong as Luther H. Gillis, private investigator
• Cyndi Lauper as Vanessa Nero, attorney at law
• Elisabeth Rhm as Brooke Mason
• Navi Rawat as Isabelle Simpson
• Stella Edwards as Cecilia Simpson, Isabelle's daughter
• Carlos Sanz as Carl Nadella, corrupt FBI agent
• Austin Basis as Robert Fraser
• Lyrica Okano as Amanda Sako
• Louis Ozawa Changchien as Alan Sako
• Kimiko Gelman as Mari Sako
• Wiley Pickett as Nicholas "Nick" Warner, mafia-linked kidnapper
• Ryan Blaney as Shane Powell, Bounty Hunter
• Halston Sage as Willa Stone
• James Remar as Captain Buck Greene
• Eddie George as Travis Leet
• Sean Whalen as Sam
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Toni
• Erica Luttrell as Allison "Allie" Mahelona
• Jack Cutmore-Scott as Neil Crawford
• Ilia Volok as Seigei

Episodes

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Production

Development

On October 20, 2017, CBS announced a pilot commitment for a remake of the original series to be written by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim. The pilot would be co-produced by CBS Studios and Universal Television, the latter of which holds the rights to the original series. In February 2018, CBS announced that pilot production had been greenlit. Justin Lin was set to direct.

On May 11, 2018, the network picked up the series. Co-creator and executive producer Peter M. Lenkov will serve as the showrunner. On May 16, 2018, CBS released a first video trailer for new series. The pilot episode was aired as a special preview prior to the series San Diego Comic-Con panel.

On July 19, 2018, Lenkov announced that multiple crossovers have been planned with the ninth season of Hawaii Five-0. Lenkov confirmed that Kimee Balmilero and Taylor Wily will make guest appearances as their Hawaii Five-0 characters, medical examiner Noelani Cunha and entrepreneur Kamekona Tupuola respectively. Balmilero is set to appear in episode one while Wily is set to appear in episode two. Meanwhile, Alex O'Loughlin's character, Steve McGarrett, is set to cross paths with Hernandez's character later in the season.

On Wednesday, August 22, 2018, with the anticipated landfall of Hurricane Lane, a Category 4 hurricane, in Hawaii CBS reported that they "were closely monitoring the situation" but that production would continue as planned. The following day CBS temporarily shut down production of both Magnum P.I. and Hawaii Five-0 until further notice.

Casting

On February 20, 2018, Jay Hernandez was announced as the new Magnum. It was announced on March 2, 2018 that Perdita Weeks will play Juliet Higgins. According to a May 16, 2018 announcement, Magnum's best friend from U.S. Marines, Rick Wright, will be portrayed by Zachary Knighton. Three days later, it was announced that another one of Magnum's friends, Theodore "T.C." Calvin, will be played by Stephen Hill. On July 20, 2018, it was announced that Tim Kang would join the cast as Honolulu PD detective Gordon Katsumoto, who will develop a friendly rivalry with Magnum as they work cases. Finally, it was announced on July 25, 2018 that Amy Hill had been cast in a recurring role. Hill and Kang both debuted in the series' third episode.

Filming

Following production of the pilot earlier in the year, filming for the first season began on July 23, 2018, with a traditional Hawaiian blessing.

A central theme of the original series was Magnum's constant, if not always approved, use of Mr. Master's vehicles. Then Magnum almost exclusively favored his Ferrari 308 GTS. The 308GTS has become a cultural icon, inextricably linked to the series, such that it was briefly shown in the pilot episode. In 2018 the production team updated his favored vehicle to a Ferrari 488 Spider. Both cars are a mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seat, roadster variant of the current V8 Ferrari.

Reception

Critical response

Magnum P.I. has been met with mixed reviews. On review aggregation Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 57% with an average rating of 6.35/10, based on 21 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The rebooted Magnum P.I. may not be quite distinctive enough to hold up to comparisons with its source material, but a charismatic star, slickly staged action, and a handful of modern twists hint at greater potential." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 47 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Ratings

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| title5 = Sudden Death | date5 = October 22, 2018 | rs5 = 0.8/3 | viewers5 = 5.63 | dvr5 = 0.5 | dvrv5 = 2.32 | total5 = 1.3 | totalv5 = 7.95

| title6 = Death Is Only Temporary | date6 = October 29, 2018 | rs6 = 0.8/3 | viewers6 = 5.69 | dvr6 = 0.5 | dvrv6 = 2.47 | total6 = 1.3 | totalv6 = 8.17

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| title8 = Die He Said | date8 = November 12, 2018 | rs8 = 0.8/3 | viewers8 = 5.50 | dvr8 = 0.3 | dvrv8 = 2.12 | total8 = 1.1 | totalv8 = 7.62

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