“Magnum P.I.” can be hanging up his Hawaiian shirt – for good this time.
NBC has opted to not lengthen the Hawaii-based collection past the 20-episode fifth season, Deadline reviews. The remaining 10 episodes are resulting from air in 2024 and can shut the books on the rebooted detective collection.
The crime drama starring Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum and Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins had escaped community cancellation as soon as already. Whereas the present carried out nicely within the rankings on Friday nights on CBS, the community pulled the plug after 4 seasons in Could 2022 when it didn’t agree on licensing charges with the studios. The present was collectively produced by CBS Studios and NBCUniversal.
NBC stepped in to avoid wasting “Magnum” following an enormous fan outcry, which included a billboard marketing campaign in Instances Sq..
Based on Deadline, the choices on the forged had been up for renewal on June 30, and with the continuing writers’ strike exhibiting no finish in sight, the Peacock Community opted to not proceed the collection.
Followers around the globe who rallied to avoid wasting the collection had been upset after studying of the cancellation.
“Oh man, I had a feeling this was going to happen, but it doesn’t make this news any easier,” fan Max Gao tweeted. “#MagnumPI is the ideal show for broadcast TV right now — a procedural set in a beautiful location with a fan-favorite romance — and it still wasn’t enough. This sucks.”
Actress Amy Hill (“Kumu”), tweeted, “Love the cast, crew, production staff, writers, casting. Everyone and everything to do with MPI! What a gift these last 5 seasons have been. Huge hugs to all our fans who went above and beyond.”
The present was a boon to the native economic system, using greater than 180 native island residents within the crews, together with make-up artists, costume designers, stuntpersons and extras.
One other Hawaii-based procedural collection, “NCIS: Hawai’i,” was renewed for a 3rd season in February.
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