The Hollywood Reporter (and their Live Feed) published an article yesterday confirming the green light given to the Hawaii Five-O remake pilot by CBS. Nothing new in that, as the pilot was already mentioned as far back as August 2008 by TVSeriesFinale and more recently by Variety, and of course The Futon Critic’s DEVWATCH has had it listed for a while.
CBS greenlights ‘Hawaii Five-O’ remake pilot
“Hawaii Five-O” is a go.
CBS has greenlighted an updated version of the classic cop series from hot feature scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and “CSI: NY” executive producer Peter Lenkov.
The project, from CBS Studios, scored a sizable commitment when it landed at CBS in October.
It is described as an updated take on the original series that is centered on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police headed by Steve McGarrett and answerable only to the governor.
The classic procedural, created by Leonard Freeman, ran on CBS from 1968-80 and became famous for its opening music and for its staple “Book ‘em, Danno” closing line.
The timing of THR’s article possibly means that the cast will be announced soon. The pilot’s main character, by the way, is Chris McGarrett, who is the son of the original series’ Steve McGarrett.
More at The Live Feed.
I would love to see Alex in this Mizzoh! Palm trees, beaches, Steve surfing on his down time, yes please!
If I understood correctly Hawaii Five O will be more like a spin off of the original series and not a remake???
That sounds good!
Thank you MizzoH for this posting and sharing this information. I wish and pray that Alex O’Loughlin gets cast for the leading role as Chris McGarrett on Hawaii Five O for the 2010-2011 television season. I know in my heart this crime drama series is going to be very successful, especially if Alex is in it.