Story Line and Casting Call for “Hawaii Five-0″ Pilot Announced

The plot thickens! Our friends at Spoiler TV published the casting call for the Hawaii Five-0 pilot and it looks like CBS will be moving forward with Steve McGarrett after all and not Chris McGarrett, which was initially the name of the lead character when Ed Bernero was still on board the revival project. Steve McGarrett’s back story is definitely my cup of tea. US Navy SEALs are the elite of the elite and undergo the most rigorous training known to man. They’re intelligent, highly skilled, think on their feet and don’t take no for an answer. I love him already Hooyah, CBS!

STORY LINE
When his father is taken hostage and killed by a notorious human trafficker and criminal kingpin, Naval Lt. Commander STEVE McGARRETT is determined to bring the killers to justice. And his best bet to do so is becoming the head of a special federal task force in Hawaii. Not only will McGarrett and his hand-picked team stand as the first line of defense against crime, drugs and terrorism in a strategically vital region, but McGarrett will also use his special powers to solve the baffling mystery that emerges after his father’s murder…

[LT. COMMANDER STEVE MCGARRETT] Mid to late 30s… This craggy, tenacious Navy commander is a former Navy SEAL whose illustrious resume includes stints as a special investigator and a tenure with Naval Intelligence. McGarrett has been tracking the notorious Hesse brothers for years, but when his father is taken hostage and slain during his perilous investigation, he’s determined to have justice. To that end, he accepts Hawaiian governor Pat Jameson’s offer to run a federal task force centered in Hawaii, and imbued with latitude and special rights not granted to the police rank and file. McGarrett hand-picks an elite crew for his team, which stands as the first line of defense against encroaching terrorists and criminals in a strategically vital region. But in the meanwhile, he’s determined to trace the baffling clues his murdered father left behind — evidence that points to an unsolved mystery stretching all the way back to his mother’s death, years previously…SERIES REGULAR (1)

More at Spoiler TV.

Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote the pilot with Peter Lenkov, had the following to share with IGN about the updated potential series:

Discussing their take on the project, Orci said, “I think the idea is to update it in a way that is still the comfort food that it always was, but almost a little Miami Vice too.”

Added Kurtzman, “Peter Lenkov is one of the CSI: New York showrunners. He brought the idea to us. He pitched us an extraordinary pilot. We were really taken with it. It’s not what we expected. There’s a really emotional component to it.”

Kurtzman added that they saw Hawaii Five-O as an opportunity to, “Take something with a preconceived idea and turn it on its ear, and you have something really compelling.”

Orci said they wanted to make Hawaii Five-O, “Pure action and a procedural, but with some genuine character stuff in there. We hope it’s a mix that you don’t see often.”

Allison Winn Scotch, who interviewed Alex O’Loughlin by phone on January 21st for an article in American Airlines’ in flight magazine American Way (April 1st issue), tweeted that she did ask about Hawaii Five-0, but that he couldn’t comment. He did share that “no-one’s taken him out to dinner yet”, so it sounds like we will just have to exercise some more patience until we hear an official confirmation or denial Thanks to TalkinToU for this tidbit!