Magnum, P.I., a reboot of Magnum, P.I. (1980) starring Tom Sellick, ran for four seasons on CBS before being canceled by the network in May 2022.
The cancellation shocked Jay Hernandez, who stars as Detective Thomas Magnum in the action series. He reflected on NBC's cancellation and resurrection, per USA Today:
“It was a shock that the show was going to go away in the first place …and then just (as) surprised that it found another home,” he said. “It’s such a rare thing to happen, and watching the things that were taking pace on social media, billboards and petitions and just seeing the amount of support that the show was getting from the audience, that was humbling to me. I kind of put my head down, we do our work and sometimes you forget about people and the impact that the show has.”
Executive producer Eric Guggenheim also spoke about the cancellation of the series:
“NBC stepped in immediately. That began about a four- to six-week period where we were in limbo and discussing with NBC how to keep the show and how we would move forward.”
According to Guggenheim and cast members, viewers will see a sexier and more romantic series when it returns next month. Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Tim Kang, and Amy Hill also star in the series.
NBC has ordered 20 episodes, but season five will be split into two parts. There’s no word yet when the second set of episodes will air.
Watch the trailer for the return of Magnum, P.I.
