Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)

For the original 1980 series, see Magnum, P.I. For the title character, see Thomas Magnum.

Magnum P.I.
File:Magnumm PI logo 2018.png
Genre	Crime drama Action drama
Based on	Magnum, P.I. by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson
Developed by	Peter M. Lenkov Eric Guggenheim
Starring	Jay Hernandez Perdita Weeks Zachary Knighton Stephen Hill Amy Hill Tim Kang
Narrated by	Jay Hernandez
Theme music composer	Mike Post Pete Carpenter
Composer(s)	Brian Tyler Keith Power
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	76 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	John Davis John Fox Eric Guggenheim Peter M. Lenkov Justin Lin Danielle Woodrow
Producer(s)	Craig Cannold Jay Hernandez
Cinematography	Stephen F. Windon Krishna Rao Rodney Charters Spencer Combs Ross Berryman Kurt Jones
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	101st Street Entertainment Perfect Storm Entertainment Davis Entertainment Universal Television CBS Television Studios (2018–2020) CBS Studios (2020–present)
Distributor	CBS Media Ventures (United States) NBCUniversal Global Distribution (International)
Release
Original network	CBS (seasons 1–4)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24) – present (present)
External links
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Magnum P.I. is an American action drama television series developed by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim. It stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator and former Navy SEAL who solves crimes in Hawaii. 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. The series co-stars Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang.

It was ordered to series in May 2018, and premiered on September 24, 2018, on CBS. On October 19, 2018, it was announced that the series had received a full season order from CBS. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on October 1, 2021. In May 2022, the series was canceled after four seasons, following the network's failure to reach a new agreement with rightsholder CBS Studios and Universal Television, despite being a Top 25 show in viewers. On June 30, 2022, the series was picked up by NBC with a two-season, twenty-episode order.

Magnum P.I. takes place in the same fictional universe as two other series, both also developed by Lenkov and both also reboots of earlier crime shows: Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver. The three shows have been collectively referred to as the "Lenkov-verse". Initially, the series aired on Monday nights at 9:00 p.m., but aired its latter three CBS seasons on Friday nights in the same timeslot, immediately followed by Blue Bloods starring Tom Selleck, who portrayed the original series' title character.

Premise

As with the original series, Magnum P.I. revolves around Thomas Magnum, an ex-United States Navy SEAL who occupies the guest house on Robin's Nest, the Hawaiian Estate owned by famous author Robin Masters. In exchange for allowing Magnum to live in his guest house, Masters writes a fictional book series about a "White knight" centered around Magnum's time in the military. In addition, Magnum works for Masters as a security consultant; despite this, Masters never appears in the series. Also living on the estate are Juliet Higgins, an ex-MI6 Agent who serves as the estates majordomo, and native Hawaiian Kumu Tuileta, who is the estate's cultural curator. In his off time Magnum solves crimes as a private investigator, often with Higgins who officially joins him as his partner in the second season. The two are frequently assisted by ex-United States Marines, Orville "Rick" Wright and Theodore "T.C." Calvin. Rick is now a bar owner, while T.C. is a pilot whose main business is running helicopter tours of the islands. Gordon Katsumoto is a detective for the Honolulu Police Department who frequently disagrees with Magnum's investigation methods, but nonetheless respects his crime solving expertise.

The show shares a direct fictional universe with Hawaii Five-0. The six main characters of Magnum P.I. share many allies with the Five-0 Task Force, including further law enforcement professionals, confidential informants, and city employees. Despite both having serious relations throughout the first four seasons, Magnum and Higgins often share sexual tension with each other, which is finally addressed in the fourth season finale. Rick also finds himself in a serious relationship in the latter half of the series. Meanwhile, Katsumoto often faces trouble with his son and T.C. becomes a father figure to a homeless teenager in the fourth season.

Cast

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Magnum P.I. characters from left to right:

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Rick Wright (Zachary Knighton), Kumu Tuileta (Amy Hill), Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks), Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez), Gordon Katsumoto (Tim Kang), and T.C. Calvin (Stephen Hill).

Main

• Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, an ex-US Navy SEAL who is a security consultant and private investigator
• Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, an ex-MI6 Agent who is majordomo of Robin Masters' estate and Magnum's investigative partner
• Zachary Knighton as Orville "Rick" Wright, a Marine Sergeant who runs his own tiki bar
• Stephen Hill as Theodore "T.C." Calvin, a Marine Major and pilot who runs helicopter tours of Hawaii
• Amy Hill as Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta, the curator for the cultural center on Masters' estate
• Tim Kang as Gordon Katsumoto, a Honolulu Police Department detective

Recurring

• Domenick Lombardozzi as Sebastian Nuzo (season 1; guest seasons 2 and 4)
• Corbin Bernsen as Francis "Icepick" Hofstetler (guest seasons 1–3)
• Christopher Thornton as Kenny "Shammy" Shamberg
• Bobby Lee as Jin Jeong (seasons 2–4)
• Betsy Phillips as Suzy Madison (season 3; guest seasons 2 and 4)
• Jay Ali as Dr. Ethan Shah (season 3; guest season 4)
• Lance Lim as Dennis Katsumoto (season 3; guest season 4)
• Chantal Thuy as HPD Detective Lia Kaleo (season 4)
• Martin Martinez as Cade Jensen (season 4)
• Michael Delara as Gabriel Santos/M.E. Tech (season 4)

Crossover characters from Hawaii Five-0

• Kimee Balmilero as medical examiner Noelani Cunha (seasons 1–3)
• Taylor Wily as entrepreneur Kamekona Tupuola (seasons 1–2)
• Dennis Chun as HPD Sergeant Duke Lukela
• Shawn Mokuahi Garnett as Flippa (seasons 2–3)
• Larry Manetti as Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco (season 2)
• William Forsythe as Private Investigator Harry Brown (season 2)
• Willie Garson as Gerard Hirsch (season 2)
• Beulah Koale as Officer Junior Reigns (season 2)
• Meaghan Rath as Officer Tani Rey (season 2)
• Katrina Law as Sergeant Quinn Liu (season 2)
• Ian Anthony Dale as Officer Adam Noshimuri (season 2)

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	20	September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	CBS
	2	20	TBA	TBA
	3	16	December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)
	4	20	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)
	5	10	2023 (2023)	TBA	NBC

Season 1 (2018–19)

Main article: Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series, season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"I Saw the Sun Rise"	Justin Lin	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)	MPI101	8.12
Former Navy SEAL Thomas Magnum settles into his new life as a private investigator and security consultant, but when his former teammate Nuzo winds up dead, Magnum is pulled into a quest for vengeance and gets dragged into a hunt for Iraqi gold.
2	2	"From the Head Down"	Karen Gaviola	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	MPI102	6.23
An assignment to track down and retrieve a 300-pound bluefin tuna for a friend of Nuzo takes a turn for the worse when the robber is blackmailed by an armed group to give them the fish. Magnum and his friends act as intermediaries only to discover they were only interested in a small part of the fish. They deduce a memory card was implanted on the tuna in a complicated plot to pass classified information and Magnum decides to act instead of waiting for the FBI.
3	3	"The Woman Who Never Died"	Sylvain White	Joe Gazzam	October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)	MPI103	6.08
Friendly rival Luther Gillis (Ken Jeong) throws a case of a comatose woman with facial reconstruction surgery in Magnum's lap, but what should have been a simple background check gets more complicated when Higgins discovers the woman is using a stolen ID and Magnum discovers her possible relation to a robbery-murder case. The woman's boyfriend decides he doesn't want to know more and pays Magnum, but he continues to investigate as he refuses to believe a woman who went to such lengths to keep close to her daughter might be a murderer.
4	4	"Six Paintings, One Frame"	Antonio Negret	Ashley Gable	October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)	MPI104	5.48
Magnum is hired by millionaire businessman Jack Candler to check the security of his art collection. That night, Candler is killed by art robbers that used the same access route Magnum did, which means it was someone who had access to his security report. Magnum's main suspect ends up dead. Katsumoto gets a search order for Robins's Nest and arrests Magnum as the prime suspect in the case after getting an anonymous tip, but lets him go. Higgins discovers the main suspect was in contact with an art forger, but he has also been killed. A rare pigment found in the study leads Magnum to the art appraiser and one of Candler's collaborators, allowing him to resolve the case.
5	5	"Sudden Death"	David Grossman	David Fury	October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)	MPI106	5.63
When Makoa, one of TC's junior league Football players misses several training sessions, TC asks Magnum for help. The boy's father, Hani, has been arrested for killing a medical doctor but, though he claims innocence, is not telling them the full truth. Magnum leaves the boy in Higgins' care while he investigates, but the evidence against Hani is mounting. It's only after Magnum gets Hani to tell him he was using the steroids the doctor was trafficking with that he's able to discover the true killer.
6	6	"Death is Only Temporary"	Duane Clark	Gene Hong & Scarlett Lacey	October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)	MPI105	5.69
A case of an old man's lost love returning from out of the blue takes on a few unexpected twists when Magnum investigates. Meanwhile, Rick and TC reach out to a disabled and depressed fellow veteran to try and help him back on his feet.
7	7	"The Cat Who Cried Wolf"	Eagle Egilsson	Neil Tolkin	November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)	MPI107	5.27
Magnum takes the case of a little girl's lost cat and winds up in an incident involving witness protection and a dirty cop...and acquires his signature aloha shirt in the process.
8	8	"Die He Said"	Peter Weller	Joe Gazzam	November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12)	MPI108	5.50
Magnum is hired by a terminal patient to find his estranged brother for a bone marrow transplant...and has to beat a gang of meth dealers to him.
9	9	"The Ties That Bind"	Ron Underwood	Ashley Gable	November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)	MPI109	5.39
After a traumatized teenager escapes from being kidnapped, her parents hire Magnum to track down the kidnappers...though the teen won't open up until she's in Higgins' care. Something more sinister lies behind it all...
10	10	"Bad Day to be a Hero"	Lin Oeding	Ashley Charbonnet	December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)	MPI110	5.47
A high-stakes poker game gets hit by masked gunmen and Rick needs Magnum's help to bail out a friend in debt to a major crime boss, but they stumble upon a slave trade ring in the process.
11	11	"Day of the Viper"	Bryan Spicer	Story by: David Fury Teleplay by: Gene Hong & Eric Guggenheim	January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)	MPI111	5.33
When a man with a bullet in his leg stumbles into Robin's Nest, the situation takes a personal turn for Higgins when her old MI6 mentor offers her the chance to track down and capture the killer of the man she loved. Meanwhile, Rick fills in for Magnum on a background check, with disastrous results.
12	12	"Winner Takes All"	Amanda Marsalis	Gene Hong	January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)	MPI113	8.76
A bail bondsman puts a price on an alleged killer's head and Magnum is now in the running against every other bounty hunter and private investigator on the island in a race against time.
13	13	"Nowhere to Hide"	Mark Tinker	Story by: Peter M. Lenkov Teleplay by: Joe Gazzam	January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)	MPI112	6.02
A missing persons case turns sinister when Magnum discovers he's been tricked into doing dirty work for the Russian secret service.
14	14	"I, The Deceased"	Krishna Rao	Scarlett Lacey	January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)	MPI114	5.69
A fat wad of cash and a video from a distressed young man has Magnum (literally) being hired from beyond the grave to solve his client's murder.
15	15	"Day the Past Came Back"	Bryan Spicer	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)	MPI115	5.97
When Magnum is abducted and forced to assist on a search for the stolen Iraqi gold, the situation takes a painfully personal turn when he discovers the person behind the theft is also responsible for his and his team's imprisonment in Afghanistan.
16	16	"Murder is Never Quiet"	David Straiton	Barbie Kligman	February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	MPI116	6.29
Magnum is hired by a woman to prove that her son didn't kill his girlfriend and has only 24 hours to do so before the accused accepts a plea deal. Meanwhile, Rick and TC try to recover stolen appliances that were donated to a wounded veteran.
17	17	"Black is the Widow"	Kirstin Windell	Neil Tolkin	March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)	MPI117	5.61
After a man is murdered, Magnum poses as a doctor on the same dating app the victim was using in order to find the killer who may be preying on wealthy men...and inadvertently finds real love himself. Christian Yelich guest stars.
18	18	"A Kiss Before Dying"	Bryan Spicer	Barbie Kligman & Ashley Charbonnet	March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11)	MPI118	6.05
When the Dobermans dig up what appears to be a human bone, Magnum and Higgins help Katsumoto investigate the murder of his former mentor.
19	19	"Blood in the Water"	Karen Gaviola	Gene Hong	March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)	MPI119	5.74
When Magnum and Higgins get "yacht-jacked", Higgins is shot and she and Magnum are stranded at sea, struggling to reach land before she bleeds out and the culprits return to finish them off.
20	20	"The Day It All Came Together"	Bryan Spicer	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	MPI120	5.54
Hannah (guest star Jordana Brewster), Magnum's ex-fiancee and the fugitive responsible for him and his SEAL team brothers being POWs for years, shows up at his home with a gunshot wound, wanting his help to find her missing CIA father whose life is in danger. Also, Magnum makes an earnest proposition to Higgins for her to become his private investigations partner.

Season 2 (2019–20)

Main article: Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series, season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
Part 1
21	1	"Payback is for Beginners"	Bryan Spicer	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)	MPI201	6.40
A missing persons case turns sour when Magnum discovers that his client's wife was linked to a bank robbery. Also, Rick quits the club scene, and Higgins is "recalled" to London.
22	2	"Honor Among Thieves"	Carlos Bernard	Gene Hong	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)	MPI203	6.09
An incorrigible pickpocket, Jin (Bobby Lee), asks Magnum for help when a cell phone he recently lifted receives a very suspicious text message. Also, Magnum is frustrated when Higgins still won't give him an answer to whether or not she will become his partner, and when Rick decides to make a bold career move, TC comes to his rescue.
23	3	"Knight Lasts Forever"	Eagle Egilsson	Neil Tolkin	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)	MPI202	6.43
When a team of mercenaries tricks Higgins into letting them take over Robin's Nest, their assignment to hunt down the "White Knight" of Robin Masters' novels gets far too real. At the end of it all, Higgins finally agrees to partner up with Magnum.
24	4	"Dead Inside"	Krishna Rao	Barbie Kligman	October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)	MPI204	5.79
Katsumoto comes to Magnum and Higgins to look into a fellow cop suspected of being dirty, only to realize they're going after the wrong man. Meanwhile, Aaron Donald asks Magnum and his friends to recover his stolen tablet computer because it contains the Los Angeles Rams playbook, but the culprit turns out to be someone completely unexpected.
25	5	"Make It 'Til Dawn"	Bryan Spicer	Gene Hong & Tera Tolentino	October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)	MPI206	5.97
Jin the compulsive pickpocket, in a convoluted attempt to go straight as a bail bondsman, comes to Magnum for help tracking down a skip-trace at a Halloween party, but things get even more complicated with a notorious serial killer on the loose, leading to a showdown in a haunted house where Rick and Higgins are staying on a dare. Meanwhile, TC and Kumu protect a sacred Hawaiian burial ground from a developer's construction crew.
26	6	"Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill"	Ron Underwood	Alfredo Barrios Jr.	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	MPI205	6.42
Magnum's lawyer girlfriend Abby (Brooke Lyons) asks for his help in a sensitive off-the-books case investigating a novelist suspected of murder, leading to a long and winding case of literary plagiarism and serial killing. Because the killer was Abby's client, she gets disbarred in Hawaii and tells Magnum she is leaving to start a legal clinic on the mainland.
27	7	"The Man in the Secret Room"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Joe Gazzam	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	MPI208	6.69
Filling in for a friend as a hotel detective, Magnum tries to contain his heartbreak over Abby's departure while investigating a mystery involving the death of a journalist and a secret hotel bungalow. Meanwhile, Icepick (Corbin Bernsen), Rick's father figure, is evasive with Rick about the reason for his recent release.
28	8	"He Came by Night"	Antonio Negret	Barbie Kligman	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	MPI207	6.55
Magnum and Higgins experience their first major differences when a client who has become an unwilling drug mule for dealers seeks help to recover stolen money; Magnum wants to respect the client's wishes to leave the police out of it, while Higgins thinks they should contact Katsumoto. Meanwhile, Rick convinces Train to play at his tiki bar and TC looks into an apparent case of identity theft by a fellow veteran only to find a complicated history of love and correspondence worthy of a Nicholas Sparks novel.
29	9	"A Bullet Named Fate"	Doug Hannah	Story by: Scarlett Lacey & Neil Tolkin Teleplay by: Neil Tolkin	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	MPI209	6.72
Magnum sets out to avenge the shooting of friend and fellow P.I. Harry Brown (William Forsythe), who took over a probate case that Magnum declined in favor of a higher-paying job, and he and Higgins stumble into a three-year-old history of unsolved child disappearances. Meanwhile, Kumu leads a protest to protect a wilderness area from developers. She is joined by a 16-year old acquaintance, whose mother becomes furious at Kumu when the girl is arrested for civil disobedience.
30	10	"Blood Brothers"	Peter Weller	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	MPI210	6.33
Nuzo's brother Paulie (Louis Lombardi) comes to Magnum and his team to get them to help him smuggle in an Afghani boy whom they had bonded with during their military service, dodging ICE and human traffickers all the while.
31	11	"Day I Met the Devil"	Kristin Windell	Alfredo Barrios Jr.	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	MPI211	6.12
Magnum's former C.O., Captain Buck Greene (James Remar), calls him up from the reserves to tackle a secret mission in the "triple frontier" area of South America. Magnum wants to bring T.C. and Rick along to help, but Greene tells him a team has already been selected. When he arrives, Magnum soon realizes Greene lied and he is on a suicide mission. The ringleader, an arms dealer named Gene (Peter Facinelli), is revealed to be the mysterious Ivan, the man who sent mercenaries to Robin's Nest in search of the "White Knight" (ep. 2.3). Greene's confession has Higgins worried that something is amiss, so she arranges a rescue with help from T.C., Rick, Shammy and Katsumoto. While Magnum is rescued, Ivan escapes.
32	12	"Desperate Measures"	Maja Vrvillo	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)	MPI212	7.83
When Hong, a man that Magnum and Higgins are monitoring for a client, gets shot and killed and his killer escapes, the team from Hawaii Five-0 gets involved. Magnum, Higgins, TC and Rick assist as the group recovers a secret list of CIA double-agents. Soon after, Junior Reigns is kidnapped as leverage for the criminals to get the list back, leading to Magnum's team helping Tani Rey and Quinn Liu in a search-and-rescue mission. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Hawaii Five-0 season 10 episode 12.
33	13	"Mondays Are For Murder"	Alexandra LaRoche	Story by: Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim Teleplay by: Alfredo Barrios Jr.	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	MPI213	7.04
While Magnum and TC are working undercover as efficiency experts at a sunblock company's headquarters, they get hired to look into an "accidental" death in a stairwell. As they get lost on a trail of red herrings, they require an insider...someone whom Magnum encountered on a previous case. Meanwhile, Rick tries to figure out why Higgins faked an injury to get herself removed from the case.
34	14	"A Game of Cat and Mouse"	Roderick Davis	Gene Hong	January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)	MPI216	7.05
Jin the pickpocket calls Magnum and Higgins from jail with information about an imminent assassination, forcing Magnum and Higgins to bail him out of jail to track down the killer. After the assassination goes wrong, their work gets even more complicated when the shooter goes on the run.
Part 2
35	15	"Say Hello to Your Past"	Avi Youabian	Joe Gazzam	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)	MPI215	7.40
Kumu is kidnapped by Milo (Dohn Norwood), a man who has been shot and is on the run from the law. Milo says he'll be arrested for killing his wife over stolen drug money, but insists he is innocent of the murder. As Magnum and his team hunt for the real killer, Kumu's captor tells a poignant story about second chances that helps her confront her own past.
36	16	"Farewell to Love"	Bronwen Hughes	Ashley Charbonnet & Alfredo Barrios Jr.	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)	MPI214	7.14
Magnum and Higgins go undercover as a couple on a romantic wilderness tour to tail a man suspected of cheating on his wife. However, their original assignment takes a back seat when an older man on the tour, who recently remarried, is found dead in a body of water down a steep drop. Magnum determines the man was dead before the fall, making everyone in the tour group a suspect. Elsewhere, TC reconnects with his old flame Teresa (Meagan Holder), who he learns moved on and married another man while TC was missing in action.
37	17	"The Night Has Eyes"	David Straiton	Ashley Charbonnet	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)	MPI217	7.20
Magnum and Higgins are hired to recover a stolen urn containing the ashes of a woman's late husband. When the thief is found murdered soon after, the trail leads to a decades-old case of blackmail. Meanwhile, Higgins tells Magnum she overstayed her visa and likely has to return to the UK for an extended time, prompting Magnum to suggest they get married. Also, Rick and TC encounter a car salesman (played by Andre Reed, who also appears as himself) who pretends to be NFL player Andre Reed.
38	18	"A World of Trouble"	Peter Weller	Tera Tolentino & Neil Tolkin	May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)	MPI219	7.21
Magnum's marriage to Higgins approaches and everyone is involved in the preparations except Katsumoto, who tries to talk Higgins out of going through with the marriage solely to get her green card. The current case is to help an anonymous benefactor for a school who has suddenly gone missing, but the gifts she gave the school are revealed to have been stolen. Rick and TC help a now-retired veteran as he tries to transition to civilian life after 30 years in the Marines. Higgins decides it will be safer and easier if she marries TC instead of Magnum.
39	19	"May The Best One Win"	Rocky Carroll	Gene Hong	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)	MPI218	6.87
Magnum learns through a divorce mediator that the wife of his race car driver client is also looking for a detective. He suggests Higgins, even though it pits them on opposite sides of the case. The two decide to have a fun competition, but the fun ends quickly. Meanwhile, Rick opens the bar for the morning and finds a man dead of a heart attack. As the man has no I.D. on him, Rick's only clue is that a waitress overheard the man say something about "Suzy" during last call. As the episode closes, Higgins tells Magnum that she doesn't want to go through with a green card marriage, to TC or anyone.
40	20	"A Leopard on the Prowl"	Bryan Spicer	Eric Guggenheim & Peter M. Lenkov	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)	MPI220	6.09
Rick thinks he's talked Icepick out of one last score with a guy he knew in prison, but Icepick goes through with it and is shot by his partner, who also shoots and kills a security guard. Magnum, Higgins and TC all rally to find the murderer, who is determined to eliminate all loose ends. Meanwhile, Magnum learns from Hawaii Five-0 contact Adam Noshimuri of a legal "Hail Mary" that could resolve Higgins' visa situation, but it's very expensive. He decides to call Robin Masters for help.

Season 3 (2020–21)

Main article: Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series, season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
41	1	"Double Jeopardy"	Bryan Spicer	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)	MPI301	5.50
Magnum and Higgins are hired by a couple, with the woman, Helen, saying she is trying to find her missing brother, Max. It turns out that the couple was using the detectives to lead them to Max, and when they do, Helen shoots and kills Max for making her take the rap and serve 16 years in prison for a homicide he committed. During their escape, Higgins is shot, and Magnum rushes her to the hospital. At the same time, the couple forces T.C. at gunpoint to take them to an airport in his chopper, but Rick uses an old trick to end that threat. Magnum is taken aback when he overhears Ethan, Higgins' surgeon, ask her out on a date. As the episode closes, a white SUV follows Magnum and Higgins as they leave the hospital in the Ferrari.
42	2	"Easy Money"	Bryan Spicer	David Wolkove	December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)	MPI302	5.69
Magnum and Higgins are hired to repossess a private jet. Upon boarding the plane and taking off, masked gunmen shoot at the plane, causing damage that forces Higgins to crash land shortly after takeoff. She and Magnum then find a wanted fugitive stowed away, who reveals the plane is owned by a cartel and he has been working with an undercover DEA agent. Rick, T.C., and Katsumoto assist with a successful rescue. After their first date, Higgins expresses concerns that Ethan is "too perfect." Meanwhile, Katsumoto has further news about the vehicle that followed Magnum and Higgins.
43	3	"No Way Out"	Eagle Egilsson	Barbie Kligman	December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)	MPI303	5.48
After concocting a story for a federal immigration agent looking into Juliet's two marriage license applications, she, Magnum, and T.C. are leaving the building when they hear gunshots. They make their way out of a stalled elevator, and discover the building's occupants have been taken hostage by a group of masked gunmen. Magnum is able to contact Katsumoto, who later learns from a CIA agent holding an accused conspirator named Ray Vaughn that Ray's brother is demanding an exchange: Ray for the hostages. Magnum, T.C., and Higgins engage in a number of schemes and deceptions to ultimately subdue the attackers. The immigration agent then says that while he didn't believe the group's story, Higgins is a hero and is welcome to stay in Hawaii.
44	4	"First the Beatdown, Then the Blowback"	Eagle Egilsson	Story by: Aaron Lam & Peter M. Lenkov Teleplay by: Eric Guggenheim & Mike Diaz	January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08)	MPI304	5.87
A man tells Katsumoto that his daughter, MMA fighter Kai Durrell, has not checked in as she usually does, and wants to report her missing. Katsumoto can't do anything because Kai hasn't been missing long enough, but he asks Magnum and Higgins to look into it after video evidence shows her getting into a vehicle with known members of a Japanese organized crime group. Magnum and Higgins learn that Kai is being forced to throw a high-stakes fight, and her father is later taken hostage by the mobsters to ensure her compliance. Meanwhile, Kumu is arrested after stealing a valuable 225-year old skull from a collector, stating that it was previously stolen from its rightful burial place.
45	5	"The Day Danger Walked In"	Krishna Rao	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)	MPI305	5.52
As the group hunkers down in Rick's bar to ride out a hurricane, along with several customers, they learn that two customers dressed as armored truck guards are actually thieves who killed the real guards. As Magnum and the team try to minimize the danger, they get help from an unlikely source: T.C.'s elderly friend Booky (Roger E. Mosley). Meanwhile, Magnum has a heart-to-heart with Higgins' boyfriend Ethan, and Rick worries about telling T.C. that he let the bar's hurricane insurance lapse during the pandemic.
46	6	"Tell No One"	Eagle Egilsson	Gene Hong	January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22)	MPI306	5.86
A wealthy real estate developer hires Magnum and Higgins to find his missing wife. A kidnapper demands a $3 million ransom, but Magnum and Higgins find the wife dead anyway after the money is exchanged. The trail leads to the man's brother, who is in dire need of cash. However, Magnum and Higgins are bothered by how the kidnapper seemed to be aware of all their actions during their investigation. Further, the coroner determines the wife was dead at least eight hours before her husband got the call from the kidnappers. Elsewhere, Kumu tries to connect with Maleah, her late husband's illegitimate daughter, but her suspicion of Maleah's new boyfriend only deepens their divide.
47	7	"Killer on the Midnight Watch"	Geoff Shotz	Gene Hong	February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)	MPI307	5.70
Two men from a neighborhood watch ask Magnum and Higgins to investigate their neighbor, whom they suspect of being a murderer. The detectives tail the man and find a young Chinese woman in his trunk, but soon learn he is a good Samaritan trying to rescue girls from a sex trafficking ring. Meanwhile, Magnum's friend Jin has started a new, legitimate business, and meets an intriguing older woman who gives him a purpose for his first profits. Also, Magnum continues to have nightmares about being apprehended by men in a white SUV.
48	8	"Someone To Watch Over Me"	Geoff Shotz	Barbie Kligman	February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)	MPI308	5.76
Magnum and Higgins track down Paul, a 22-year old patient of Ethan's who fled after Ethan found a bullet in him that punctured a lung. Ethan says Paul has no more than a few hours to live without surgery. Magnum and Higgins learn of a secret involving Paul's family, an accidental shooting, and a 12-year old unsolved murder case. Meanwhile, T.C. offers to help his Marine friend with recruiting efforts, but soon realizes that one particular recruit is joining for the wrong reasons. Also, Rick hires Suzy, a woman he previously helped (S.2, Ep.19), to paint a mural on the newly-repaired bar wall. After learning she's down on her luck, Rick offers Suzy a bartender job.
49	9	"The Big Payback"	Yangzom Brauen	David Wolkove	February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)	MPI309	5.97
Higgins is abducted, and Magnum soon learns it's related to one of his first-ever cases as a P.I., in which he was forced to turn in his client, Elliott Hamler. Elliott's son, Miles, is now requiring Magnum and his team to break his father out of a prison transport van in exchange for Higgins' life. This means Magnum cannot ask HPD for help. After the situation is resolved, Rick gets closer to Suzy, with some help from Magnum.
50	10	"The Long Way Home"	Yangzom Brauen	Story by: Katie Varney and Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim Teleplay by: Katie Varney	March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)	MPI310	5.63
Magnum is hired by a woman looking for her missing husband, an Army Ranger who should be on a tour but apparently returned home and left her money. Magnum discovers that the man is likely suffering from survivor's guilt, and he enlists help from T.C. and Rick to find him before tragedy strikes. Meanwhile, Higgins and Ethan are enjoying some alone time on vacation when a hotel patron asks them to help find a lost engagement ring. Also, Gordon tries to bond with his son, Dennis, later learning that Dennis feels caught in the middle with his friends, given all the negative media coverage about cops.
51	11	"The Lies We Tell"	Rubba Nada	Katie Varney	March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)	MPI311	5.62
Magnum and Higgins are approached by Elena, a woman who was in the process of cheating on her husband when she witnessed her suitor being murdered in his home by two masked men. It turns out the suitor was a real estate agent pretending to live in the luxurious home, and was using the name of the real homeowner. While the P.I.s try to avoid contacting HPD due to the client's request for privacy, Katsumoto becomes involved when the victim's body washes ashore. Magnum and Higgins learn Elena was not alone, uncovering a blackmail ring with multiple victims. Meanwhile, Rick goes to visit Icepick in prison, only to learn he was transferred to a hospital and is near death.
52	12	"Dark Harvest"	Rubba Nada	Gene Hong	April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)	MPI312	5.37
Gina, a veteran and Shammy's friend, has her car stolen with her support dog inside. It turns out the car thief is a victim himself, and is fleeing the Korean mafia. Meanwhile, T.C. gets sued by a former chopper passenger for allegedly causing whiplash when he diverted the chopper to help Magnum. With Jin's help, T.C. and Rick determine it is a false accusation and an attempt at extortion.
53	13	"Cry Murder"	Peter Weller	Story by: Emily Singer Teleplay by: Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)	MPI313	5.61
A baby is left at the gate of Robin's Nest, making Magnum and Higgins want to find the mother before calling child protective services. However, that mission becomes difficult as the P.I.s also have a high-paying insurance case involving rare truffles valued at over $400,000 that have been stolen from an Italian restaurant. Magnum and Higgins smell something funny when they track down the supplier, who admits the truffles are cheap imitations and says the restaurant owner knew that.
54	14	"Whispers of Death"	Peter Weller	Tera Tolentino	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)	MPI314	5.58
Magnum and Higgins are hired by a psychic who tells them a man is going to murder his wife the next day. Determined to see it through regardless of their skepticism, the two investigate the couple, only to learn from Katsumoto that the psychic was herself murdered. The P.I.s then learn that, to boost her reputation for accuracy, the psychic hid listening devices in the crystals she sold. However, she only heard part of the suspect husband's conversation, and he's really a mob hitman intent on killing someone else. The case hits Higgins hard, as she realizes she's also keeping a secret from Ethan about her MI6 past. Meanwhile, Kumu gets involved when a card with her name is found in a duffel bag full of stolen jewels, which she recognizes as once belonging to Imelda Marcos.
55	15	"Before the Fall"	Kurt Jones	Mike Diaz	April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)	MPI315	5.35
Magnum's Uncle Bernardo visits and later reveals a family secret, while Higgins confesses to Ethan about her past. T.C. is flying Shammy in his chopper with hopes that Shammy will train to be a pilot and serve as his backup, but Shammy is reluctant. During their flight, they witness people on a mountain stair attraction that is supposed to be closed for repairs, and T.C. later sees on the news that a woman fell from the steps and died. Recognizing the woman's shirt and knowing someone else was with her on the steps, T.C. takes the matter to Katsumoto, suspecting foul play. With Magnum's help, they are able to learn that the victim was getting close to the truth about her younger brother murdering her best friend. Ethan tells Higgins he thinks they need a break, and as such he will be going on a six-month assignment for Doctors Without Borders. Shammy comes clean with Rick about his apprehension over becoming a chopper pilot.
56	16	"Bloodline"	Avi Youabian	Eric Guggenheim & Geoffrey Thorne	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)	MPI316	5.00
Magnum and Higgins help Chloe Dawson (Grace Victoria Cox), a graduate student Kumu hired to work in the cultural center. Chloe has just discovered a tracking device in her car's wheel well and feels like someone is stalking her. After determining the tracker was planted by a man named Braydon Marshall, the P.I.s look for him only to find him dead in the trunk of a rental car. The renter is found to be Henry Sellers, Chloe's father whom she was told had died 22 years ago. Henry returned to Hawaii to check up on Chloe following the death of her mother, but it appears his past as a Russian spy has caught up with him. Meanwhile, Ethan forgives Higgins for holding back information about her past, saying he can't bear the thought of losing her. He invites Higgins to accompany him on his trip to Kenya, and after some deliberation, she accepts.

Season 4 (2021–22)

Main article: Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series, season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
57	1	"Island Vibes"	Bryan Spicer	Eric Guggenheim & Gene Hong	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)	MPI401	5.23
With Higgins still overseas, Magnum goes solo and solves the case of his new client, who initially disappeared before they could meet for the first time. In Kenya, Higgins goes on a mission to recover stolen vaccines, but is forced to return to Hawaii without Ethan after learning from MI6 that she is in danger. Rick and Suzy finally begin a relationship, only to have Suzy get accepted into an art program in San Diego. With Rick's blessing, she chooses to leave Hawaii. Magnum and Katsumoto's new partner, Lia Kaleo, attempt to keep their new relationship hidden from the rest of HPD.
58	2	"The Harder They Fall"	Doug Hannah	David Wolkove	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)	MPI402	5.20
When an ex-con dies in a fall at his construction job, his wife hires Magnum and Higgins to look into the incident, believing it was no accident. Elsewhere, T.C. takes Shammy on one more chopper trip with clients before his first solo flight, but the two customers turn out to be armed drug dealers who force them to land in a field on Molokai. As the episode closes, Higgins deduces that Magnum is dating Detective Kaleo.
59	3	"Texas Wedge"	Antonio Negret	Gene Hong	October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)	MPI403	5.37
When golf bags are stolen at a local golf club, Higgins and Magnum are hired by the accused staff member to exonerate him. They discover the bags were used to smuggle illegal ivory. At La Mariana, Jin asks T.C. to perpetuate a lie he told his niece about where he got the money to help her and her mother for years. He ultimately tells his niece that he's not a high rolling businessman, but she forgives him. Also, Higgins does a job for MI6, and learns it is just the beginning of what they need from her. Ethan tells Higgins he is staying in Kenya for another 6 months.
60	4	"Those We Leave Behind"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Barbie Kligman	October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)	MPI404	5.07
While Dennis Katsumoto is driving with his mother, the two are carjacked and Dennis suffers a critical head injury when he is thrown to the pavement. Higgins brings Magnum a case of a teenage girl who committed suicide, not telling him she got the case while seeing a therapist, as the therapist strongly feels the girl was not suicidal. While working the case, Magnum was also able to help Gordon locate the carjackers who hurt his son. Dennis has successful surgery to repair a brain bleed.
61	5	"Til Death"	Eagle Egilsson	Katie Varney	November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)	MPI405	5.59
Magnum and Higgins take the case of a groom-to-be wanting last-minute proof that his fiancée is not cheating, but they find that the woman has a much more sinister past. Meanwhile, T.C. enlists Kumu's help to find Cade, the teenager who buses tables at La Mariana, after the boy disappears. Also, Higgins realizes that what she feels for Ethan isn't true love.
62	6	"Devil On The Doorstep"	Claudia Yarmy	Tera Tolentino	November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)	MPI406	5.45
A reporter fears a source in Hawaii may be in danger after she led him to write an article about a deceased Jane Doe. Upon hiring Magnum and Higgins to help, the reporter says the source believed there was something bigger behind the woman's death, but she's now gone quiet. Magnum handles the case without Higgins, as she lies about needing to meet with immigration concerning her trip to Kenya. In reality, Higgins has another assignment from MI6, later learning she may be a target herself. Elsewhere, Robbie, Rick's childhood friend from Chicago, comes to Hawaii needing help restarting his life after several stints in prison. Rick later learns the FBI is looking into a murder with Robbie being the prime suspect.
63	7	"A New Lease On Death"	Rubba Nada	Story by: Barbie Kilgman & Zachary Knighton Teleplay by: Barbie Kligman	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)	MPI407	5.17
A woman hires Magnum and Higgins to figure out how her father Joseph (Richard Gant), who lives in a retirement community, lost his entire life savings of $43,000. Kumu goes undercover as a new resident and gathers information about the others who live there. Complications arise when the resident accused of conning Joseph into an investment scheme ends up dead. Meanwhile, Rick learns that his friend Robbie was involved with an Albanian mob in Chicago. Robbie claims that he was forced to kill a man whom he did not know was a federal agent. While helping Rick, Magnum learns that a pair of Albanians tracked Robbie to Hawaii. After Robbie gets in a car to go to the airport, the car explodes.
64	8	"A Fire in the Ashes"	Lisa Robinson	David Slack	December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)	MPI408	5.34
Still reeling over the death of his friend Robbie, Rick also has to deal with being a possible target as the Albanian gang members are still at large. Higgins is offered a position with the rogue group trying to expose MI6 secrets, which she accepts as a way to destroy whatever information they have. Things come to a head when she is forced to roughly interrogate her Hawaiian contact. Having figured out Higgins' secret, Magnum eventually comes to her aid.
65	9	"Better Watch Out"	Ruba Nadda	Katie Varney	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)	MPI409	5.39
A cyber attack on HPD is soon revealed to be an inside job, after Lia reveals her brother has ties to a known mob boss on the island. It's later discovered that the mob's motive is not money. It was about infiltrating HPD. Meanwhile, Cade is surprisingly despondent after T.C., Rick, Kumu and others pitch in to buy him a used truck.
66	10	"Dream Lover"	Avi Youabian	David Wolkove	January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)	MPI410	5.32
Higgins is troubled by persistent dreams, and asks her psychiatrist for another appointment. Magnum and Higgins are looking for proof of infidelity for a new client. They get the proof, and then ask Rick to serve the man with divorce papers. In the meantime, an unknown man at a coffee shop surreptitiously leaves a memory card in the purse of a girl he “accidentally” ran into. The girl engages Higgins and Magnum to track him down for the purposes of pursuing him romantically, but they later learn the man is out to avenge his sister's death.
67	11	"If I Should Die Before I Wake"	Lin Oeding	Gene Hong & Andre Jackson	January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)	MPI411	5.77
Jin starts a dog walking business, and Higgins hires him to walk Zeus and Apollo. He inadvertently poisons them with chocolate and has to take them to a veterinary clinic. A church receives a large anonymous donation speckled with blood, and engages Magnum and Higgins to investigate the source of the cash. They eventually discover two thieves are involved, who are holding Jin and the others at the veterinary clinic hostage while the veterinarian treats one of the thieves for a gunshot wound. Suzy later drops a bombshell on Rick via a FaceTime call.
68	12	"Angels Sometimes Kill"	Marcus Stokes	Story by: Mike Diaz Teleplay by: Mike Diaz & Barbie Kligman	January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)	MPI412	5.43
T.C. offers to foster Cade, after Gordon discovered Cade was not in social care and was living in T.C.'s hangar office. Magnum and Higgins investigate the disappearance of one of Shammy's friends, discovering he had been deliberately killed in a hit and run and uncovering an insurance scam. Higgins gives ownership of Robin's Nest back to Robin Masters because MI6 has fast-tracked her US citizenship. Rick shows everyone Suzy's pre-natal scan. Lia and Magnum break up.
69	13	"Judge Me Not"	Benny Boom	David Slack	January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)	MPI413	5.22
Judge Rachel Park (Moon Bloodgood) hires Magnum and Higgins to discover who is trying to blackmail her, after a photo of Park's brief past as an escort is sent to her phone. It transpires she is being blackmailed to throw a murder trial over which she is presiding. Magnum and Higgins have to contend with Maya (Maya Stojan), who is working for the blackmailer to stop them. With a new baby now on the way, Rick tries to improve La Mariana to increase profits.
70	14	"Run, Baby, Run"	Roderick Davis	David Wolkove	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)	MPI414	5.21
A bail bondsman who years ago gave Magnum some of his first cases hires him and Higgins to track down a woman who has fled following a possession charge, leaving the bondsman on the hook for $250,000 bail. Lia Kaleo helps on the HPD side, but worries about her already tarnished reputation when it's suspected that an HPD narcotics detective may be involved. Magnum learns the bondsman's client is pregnant, and is being blackmailed to give up her baby to the narcotics detective and his wife, who cannot have children. Elsewhere, Gordon tells T.C. he's obligated to try and find Cade's mother before finalizing the adoption. His investigation leads him to discover that Cade's mother died in a fire after blacking out from drug use.
71	15	"Dead Man Walking"	David Straiton	Gene Hong	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)	MPI415	4.88
Magnum is given a fatal poison which will kill him in eight hours unless he "earns" the antidote by finding the kidnapped son of Osi Shima, a Yakuza boss. Higgins and Magnum's friends attempt to find the poison antidote. Magnum discovers the kidnapping was an inside job, done to start a war with the local Korean mob, and fights through his deteriorating faculties to prevent it.
72	16	"Evil Walks Softly"	Alexandra La Roche	Tera Tolentino	March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)	MPI416	5.01
An office block is bombed. Nora comes to Magnum and Higgins saying she thinks the suspect is her son Ryder, and asks them to find him. While serving food to the emergency workers, T.C. accidentally meets Mahina, an old acquaintance with whom he had a one-night stand. Magnum and Higgins find Ryder who confesses to planting the bomb, but it's later discovered Ryder acted under duress from their neighbor Pete, who is planning a heist on a nearby FBI facility. Magnum compares his relationship with his own mother to Ryder's and Nora's. Mahina shows up at La Mariana and T.C. apologizes, saying he only ghosted her because his then-girlfriend suddenly reappeared in his life.
73	17	"Remember Me Tomorrow" "Sleep With the Fishes"	Bryan Spicer	Mike Diaz & Barbie Kligman & Katie Varney	April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)	MPI417	4.87
Suzy returns, but she wants to live apart from Rick. Magnum is visiting Bob, a terminally ill Vietnam vet, and reunites him with his estranged brother. Higgins is hired by a young girl, Ella, to investigate the triple homicide that her late mother had been working on. They discover one of the murder victims had been having an affair with Clara, a neighbor, who had killed them all including accidentally her lover. Clara tries to gas herself and Higgins, but they are rescued by Gordon.
74	18	"Shallow Grave, Deep Water"	Jay Hernandez	David Slack	April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)	MPI418	5.31
Magnum arranges a full military memorial service for Bob. Higgins is starting a friendship with Ella's father, Cole. The body of Bruce Fletcher is discovered in a shallow forest grave and Magnum's late teammate Sebastian Nuzo (from season 1) is a suspect. Magnum and Higgins discover they were partners in an underwater salvage operation, and had accidentally found a sunken shipping container full of dead immigrants. The members of the illegal immigrant trafficking ring are arrested and Nuzo's name is cleared.
75	19	"The Long Sleep"	Eagle Egilsson	Mike Diaz & Andre Jackson & David Wolkove	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	MPI419	4.81
Magnum finally comes to terms with his romantic feelings for Higgins and tries asking if she would spend the day with him until they are interrupted when Greg contacts them. He was drugged in Wisconsin and woke up 2 days later on a Hawaiian beach. As he regains his memory, Magnum, Higgins and HPD discover his recently murdered grandfather was a partner in a diamond heist, and his grandfather's partner's daughter abducted Greg in order to retrieve the diamonds. Higgins admits to her psychiatrist her romantic feelings for Magnum, but is fearful of jeopardizing their friendship and partnership. Meanwhile, Cade's grandmother visits and they have an uncomfortable meeting while Rick prepares for fatherhood.
76	20	"Close to Home"	Bryan Spicer	Eric Guggenheim	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	MPI420	5.06
Gordon's ex-wife Beth is kidnapped, and the kidnappers want Gordon to kill his ex-partner Whelan who is in prison. Magnum and Higgins help Gordon break Whelan out of prison and discover the blackmailer is Ray Nasano who was also responsible for Gordon's sister Kim's death. They rescue Beth and catch Ray, but Gordon is suspended from HPD. Meanwhile Suzy gives birth to a baby girl. Higgins and Magnum admit their feelings to each other, and kiss.

Season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
TBA	TBA	"The Passenger"	Bryan Spicer	Eric Guggenheim	2023 (2023)	MPI501	TBD
TBA	TBA	"The Breaking Point"	Bryan Spicer	Gene Hong	TBA	MPI502	TBD

Production

Development

In October 2017, CBS announced development of a reboot of Magnum, P.I. from Peter M. Lenkov, who also developed the 2010 reboot of Hawaii Five-O and the 2016 reboot of MacGyver. The network ordered a pilot production commitment for the series with Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim, a Hawaii Five-0 writer and co-showrunner, as developers. John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment were reported as additional executive producers. CBS Television Studios and Universal Television co-produced the series. Danielle Woodrow was also later announced to be serving as an executive producer. The series was initially picked up by CBS for thirteen episodes, and an additional seven episodes were later ordered. On January 25, 2019, Magnum P.I. was renewed for a second season along with two other CBS freshman series. Lenkov returned for the second season as an executive producer and co-showrunner after signing a three-year deal with CBS Television Studios in 2018. Guggenheim also returned as executive producer and co-showrunner. It was later revealed that the second season would consist of twenty-episodes.

On May 6, 2020, CBS renewed the series for a third season, along with eighteen other television shows. In July 2020, it was revealed that Lenkov would not have any involvement in the third season after being fired from CBS over toxic work environment allegations. He was originally expected to continue work on the series throughout the season as part of the previously signed deal. Lucas Till who portrays the title character of Angus MacGyver on MacGyver stated that Lenkov made him suicidal and constantly body shamed him. Lenkov's lawyers initially denied all allegations. Lenkov later responded to the situation by stating "It's difficult to hear that the working environment I ran was not the working environment my colleagues deserved, and for that, I am deeply sorry. I accept responsibility for what I am hearing and am committed to doing the work that is required to do better and be better." Lenkov still received writing credits for various episodes throughout the season written prior to his termination. Gene Hong replaced Lenkov as co-showrunner joining Guggenheim who continued working on the series. In October 2020 it was reported that the third season would have a reduced episode order of sixteen episodes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 15, 2021, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on October 1, 2021.

Casting

On February 20, 2018, it was announced that Jay Hernandez had been cast as Thomas Magnum, who was portrayed by Tom Selleck in the original series. Perdita Weeks was cast as Juliet Higgins on March 2, 2018. The character of Higgins was genderswapped, from their 1980 counterpart Jonathan Higgins. Lenkov sand Guggenheim stated that while they wanted to honour the original show it was important for the reboot to "stand on its own" and genderswapping allowed for differentiation. Zachary Knighton and Stephen Hill were later cast as Orville "Rick" Wright and Theodore "T.C." Calvin, respectively. Tim Kang and Amy Hill were the last two to be cast in the series, as Detective Gordon Katsumoto and Kumu, respectively.

Kimee Balmilero, Taylor Wily, and Dennis Chun all appeared as their Hawaii Five-0 characters throughout the first season. Chun guest starred on the original Magnum, P.I. as various minor characters throughout its run. Domenick Lombardozzi, Ken Jeong, and Christopher Thornton were cast in recurring roles. Former NFL and CFL football player Carl Weathers, MLB baseball player Christian Yelich, and NASCAR driver Ryan Blaney all appeared as guest stars. Roger E. Mosley, who starred as Theodore Calvin in the original Magnum, P.I., guest starred in one episode. Betsy Phillips, series star Zachary Knighton's wife, appeared in the first season's final episode. Selleck stated in an interview that he would never appear in the series, even though he was asked, so as not to take away from the original Magnum, P.I. and due to conflicting filming of Blue Bloods, which also airs on CBS.

Thornton continued to recur throughout the second, third, and fourth seasons. Bobby Lee was introduced as a new recurring character in the second season and also returned for guest appearances in the third and fourth. Numerous professional athletes appeared in guest roles throughout the second season, including Deontay Wilder, a World Boxing Council heavyweight champion; Aaron Donald and Andre Reed, National Football League players; Hans Hedemann, a competitive surfer; and Cowboy Cerrone, an Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist. Patrick Monahan, Skyler Grey, Jerry Becker, and Luis Carlos Maldonado appeared as themselves in season two and performed as their real world band Train.

Balmilero, Wily, and Chun also made appearances throughout the second season as their Hawaii Five-0 characters. Other Hawaii Five-0 actors new to the second season include series regulars Meaghan Rath, Katrina Law, Beulah Koale, and Ian Anthony Dale, all of whom appeared as their Hawaii Five-0 characters. In addition, guest stars from Hawaii Five-0 including Larry Manetti, Willaim Forsythe, Shawn Mokuahi Garnett, and Willie Garson all appeared as the same characters from Hawaii Five-0 as well. Manetti previously starred on the original Magnum, P.I. as Rick Wright.

On October 16, 2020, it was announced that Jay Ali had been cast in a recurring role for the third season as Dr. Ethan Shah. It was later revealed that Lance Lim would also recur in the third season. Mosley again returned as a guest star in the third season. Balmilero, Chun, and Garnett from Hawaii Five-0 continued appearances in the third season despite Hawaii Five-0's cancellation.

Chantal Thuy joined the cast in a recurring capacity for the fourth season. Thuy portrayed Lia Kaleo, an HPD detective and partner to Katsumoto, as well as a love interest to Magnum. Martin Martinez also joined the recurring cast for the fourth season portraying Cade Jensen, a trouble teenager searching for a job. Chun appeared once more in the fourth season.

Filming

The pilot episode filmed in March and April 2018 at Hawaii Film Studio. It was directed by Justin Lin, who also directed other CBS pilots. The rest of the first season began filming on July 23, 2018, with a traditional Hawaiian blessing. Filming for the series takes place in the state of Hawaii on the island of O'ahu at Kalaeloa Studio. The fictional Robin's Nest Estate where Magnum and Higgins lives is located at Kualoa Ranch, a location which Jurassic World also used as a filming location. Other filming locations include numerous beaches, such as Maili, Waikiki, and Kapolei. A central theme of the original series was Magnum's constant use of a Ferrari, which has become a cultural icon inextricably linked to the series. Then Magnum almost exclusively favored the Ferrari 308 GTS, such that it was briefly shown in the pilot episode. The production team however, updated his favored vehicle to a Ferrari 488 Spider.

Filming for the second season also began with a traditional Hawaiian blessing on July 8, 2019. A new filming location in the second season is the La Mariana Restaurant, an operating Tiki Bar in Hawaii. Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, filming for the third season began on September 16, 2020. COVID-19 protocols were required on set including masks, social distancing, COVID testing, and reduced cast and crew on set. Fourth season filming commenced on July 20, 2021, with many COVID-19 precautions still in place. The fourth season also introduced new crew members to production after a number of those who worked on previous seasons transferred to work on NCIS: Hawaiʻi.

Cancellation and revival

On May 12, 2022, CBS canceled the series after four seasons. Cancellation of the series had negative effects on Hawaii's film industry, leaving 350–400 people without employment. However, on May 23, 2022, it was reported by TVLine that Universal Television was trying to shop the series around. Ten days later, Deadline Hollywood reported that talks were underway for the series to potentially be carried by NBC and/or USA. Such a move would require a deal with CBS Studios by June 30, 2022, when the cast members' options on their contracts end. Although not officially renewed, Production Weekly reported a fifth season to be in "active development", though with no network attached to the listing. On June 30, 2022, NBC officially picked up the series for 20 episodes, expected to be split over two seasons, with the option for more episodes. At the time, it was reported that all six cast members were expected to return, along with the executive producers, and CBS Studios and Universal TV would continue to co-produce the series. On July 4, 2022, it was reported by TVLine that production on the fifth season would begin in late 2022, with the season not likely to premiere until January 2023 at the earliest. Filming for the fifth season began on September 19, 2022.

Reception

Critical response

Magnum P.I. has been met with mixed reviews. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season 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 first season a score of 48 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Ratings

Overall

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season	Rank	Avg. viewers (millions)
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Monday 9:00 p.m.	20	September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)	TBD	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	TBD	2018–19	37	8.36
2	Friday 9:00 p.m.	20	September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)	TBD	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)	TBD	2019–20	26	8.91
3		16	December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)	TBD	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)	TBD	2020–21	24	7.48
4		20	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)	TBD	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	TBD	2021–22	24	7.34

External links

• Official website
• Magnum P.I. at IMDb
• Magnum P.I. at epguides.com