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Magnum, P.I. was an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 during its first-run broadcast on the American television network CBS. According to the Nielsen ratings, Magnum, P.I.consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years of its original run in the United States. Well, fortunately for all you Thomas Magnum fans, Magnum P.I. is returning in a CBS reboot pilot from Peter Lenkov, Davis Entertainment, CBS TV Studios and Universal TV Studios. (Photos: Getty Images & NBCUniversal Television) - MAXIM Jay Hernandez has been tapped to play Thomas Magnum, the lead in CBS’ drama pilot Magnum P.I. Landing Hernandez is a get for CBS as casting the role was challenging because the series is slated to film in Hawaii. Hernandez recently co-starred in the hit features Suicide Squad, Bad Moms and sequel A Bad Moms Christmas, along with Netflix’s Bright. He also recurred on the ABC series Scandal. Zachary Knighton as Rick Wright (LongRoom/Pinterest) Zachary Knighton is set as a lead, Rick Wright. Knighton starred on Happy Endings for the comedy’s three-season run on ABC and recurred on NBC’s Parenthood. The actor, who is recurring on the current second season of Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet, is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Schreck Rose. Who will play Higgins? See NEXT... Perdita Weeks will play Juliet Higgins, the property manager for the large Hawaiian estate of writer Robin Masters, for whom Magnum ostensibly works security and lives in his guest house. The character is described as commanding, confident, and tough, who uses sarcasm to deflect emotion and is hard to get to know. In the original “Magnum P.I.,” Higgins was played by John Hillerman. Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins (TVLine) / John Hillerman as Original Higgins (CelebTelly) CBS had been looking to add a twist to the classic character played by Tom Selleck in the original series, which had been conceived as diverse in the reboot, with the network set out to find a non-white actor for the role. Pinterest Co-written by Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim and directed by Justin Lin, the reboot of the classic 1980s Tom Selleck series follows Thomas Magnum (Hernandez), a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. With help from fellow vets Theodore “TC” Calvin and Orville “Rick” Wright (Knighton), as well as that of disavowed former MI-6 agent Juliet Higgins (Weeks), Magnum takes on the cases no one else will, helping those who have no one else to turn to. A former door gunner with the Marines, Rick (Knighton) now runs Oahu’s coolest nightclub. According to Magnum, Rick is well connected – if you want something on the island, Rick is the man to see. He is one of Magnum’s friends who were all POWs in Iraq together. In the original series, the role was played by Larry Manetti. Justin Lin tapped to direct pilot for CBS' reboot of Magnum P.I. (JoBlo.com) Lin and Danielle Woodrow executive produce via Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment, along with Lenkov and Guggenheim and John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment. Knighton starred on Happy Endings for the comedy’s three-season run on ABC and recurred on NBC’s Parenthood. The actor, who is recurring on the current second season of Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet, is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Schreck Rose. Sources: Deadline and Variety