Magnum PI (2018)

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Television series
German title Magnum PI
Original title Magnum PI
Magnum PI logo.png
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) since 2018
Production
company		 CBS Television Studios ,
Universal Television ,
Davis Entertainment,
Perfect Storm Entertainment
length 43 minutes
Episodes 40 in 2+ seasons ( list )
genre Action , crime , drama
Theme music Mike Post & Pete Carpenter - Magnum PI Theme
idea Peter M. Lenkov ,
Eric Guggenheim
production Scarlett Lacey ,
Ronald Chong ,
Hilton Smith
Craig Cannold (pilot)
music Keith Power
Brian Tyler (pilot)
First broadcast September 24, 2018 (USA) on CBS

First publication in German		 April 10, 2019 on pulse 4
occupation
synchronization

Magnum PI is an American crime series that has aired on CBS since September 2018 and is a remake of the series Magnum , which also ran on CBS from 1980 to 1988. In Germany, VOX secured the broadcasting rights. The series is about the private detective Thomas Magnum ( Jay Hernández ) in Hawaii . The other leading roles are Perdita Weeks , Zachary Knighton , Stephen Hill , Tim Kang and Amy Hill .

production

In October 2017 it was announced that CBS was planning to produce a remake of the Magnum series. This should Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim , who are already on their joint work in Hawaii Five-0 knew when showrunner act. Tom Selleck , who played the main character Thomas Magnum in the original series, was not very enthusiastic about this announcement. Many Twitter users were also annoyed that Selleck would not be seen in the lead role. While this declined early guest appearances in the new edition, Roger E. Mosley , the original actor of TC , plays a supporting role in the episode A Kiss Before Dying . Larry Manetti , the original actor in Rick , will have an appearance in the second season.

In January 2018, CBS ordered a pilot episode in which, as it became known in February, Jay Hernández would play the title role. In preparation, Hernández said he watched some episodes of the original . Shortly before, it was announced that Justin Lin would direct the series launch. In early March Perdita Weeks was cast in the role of Juliet Higgins . This means that the second character from the original series has already been slightly modified for the remake. While Higgins was still a man in Magnum and his first name was Jonathan , Thomas Magnum's military background has been modernized from a veteran of the Vietnam War to a veteran of the war in Afghanistan . Furthermore, two more figures were taken from the original series. Zachary Knighton embodies Orville "Rick" Wright and Stephen Hill is as Theodore "TC" Calvin seen. In July 2018, Tim Kang also joined the cast.

Finally, in early May 2018, CBS gave the green light for a 13-part first season and released a first trailer in the middle of the month. During the filming of the series, most of which take place in Honolulu , the film crew is said to have shown increasing inconsiderate behavior towards residents and shopkeepers.

After the first four episodes were broadcast, CBS ordered a full season of 20 episodes. In January 2019, the series was extended by CBS for a second season. The German-language first broadcast began on April 10, 2019 on Puls 4 and ended on August 28, 2019 on VOX . Production of the second season began in early July 2019 with a traditional blessing from the main cast and crew. In May 2020, the series was extended by a third season, which will be filmed from 14 September 2020 in the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic and is expected to be broadcast from November 2020. Previously, in July 2020, it was announced that the contract between CBS and Peter M. Lenkov had been terminated with immediate effect due to misconduct by him, making Eric Guggenheim the sole showrunner of the series.

During San Diego Comic-Con 2018 , showrunner Peter M. Lenkov announced that there would be multiple crossovers with the Hawaii Five-0 series . In the first season, Kimee Balmilero as Dr. Noelani Cunha can be seen in a recurring supporting role in the series, while Kamekona Tupuola, played by Taylor Wily , appears in two episodes and Kala Alexander as Kawika and Dennis Chun as Sergeant Duke Lukela can be seen in one episode each. Thus, Magnum PI joins the series universe around JAG - On behalf of the honor , Navy CIS and its offshoots, Hawaii Five-0 , Scorpion and MacGyver . In September 2019, Lenkov said they had developed a story for a joint series event with Hawaii Five-0 , which finally came about in the two episodes on January 3, 2020. Jay Hernández, Perdita Weeks, Stephen Hill and Zachary Knighton appeared in the Hawaii Five-0 episode, while Beulah Koale as Junior Reigns , Meaghan Rath as Tani Rey and Katrina Law as Quinn Liu in the Magnum PI episode were seen. In addition, Balmilero, Wily and Chun appear again in the second season. In addition to these, Shawn Mokuahi Garnett, known from Hawaii Five-0, can be seen as Flippa and William Forsythe as Harry Brown . Even Larry Manetti took his role as Nicky "The Kid" Demarco again.

characters

Thomas Magnum
Lieutenant Thomas Sullivan Magnum is a former US Navy SEAL with Mexican roots who served in Afghanistan but was temporarily stationed in Iraq. There he met his comrades and later friends Rick, TC and Sebastian Nuzo as well as Hannah, a CIA agent. During his stationing in Afghanistan, he developed a relationship with the latter and even wanted to propose to her. But the agent betrayed her friends and did business with criminals, so that the four were captured on return from a mission in the Hindu Kush. As a token of their solidarity, even during this 18-month imprisonment in the Korengal Valley , everyone has been wearing the Lorraine cross as a ring since then . His father, a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War , died when he was very young, after which he began to play baseball. This also resulted in his enthusiasm for the Detroit Tigers , in addition to his passion for surf ski paddling. His mother died while he was a prisoner of war, which he only found out after he was liberated. He grew up in Virginia and speaks two languages ​​fluently as well as broken Pashtun . In Hawaii, in addition to his work as a detective, he is also the security officer of the writer Robin Masters, in whose guest house he lives. Over time, he begins a relationship with defense attorney Abby Miller, which ends abruptly when she loses her license and moves to the mainland. His distinguishing feature is a red Ferrari 488 Spider , which he often borrows from Masters.
Juliet Higgins
Juliet Higgins is a former British MI6 agent who was stationed in Kiev and Prague, among other places, and was the only agent who was able to undermine the Russian secret police. In Prague she met her fiancé Richard, with whom she wanted to leave the secret service and start a family. But when he was murdered by the hit man Viper in Istanbul and she tried, contrary to the instructions of the secret service, to track down Viper and take revenge on him, she was released from MI6. After being kicked out, she was hired as the head of security for the Saudi prince. She is good at computers, is fluent in Arabic and Mandarin, and has served as well. She later took a job with Robin Masters as majordomo of the estate where she lives with Magnum and occasionally assists Magnum with his cases. After both can turn off Viper together, the MI6 offers her rehabilitation, but she decides instead to offer to become Magnum's partner. When her American visa threatens to expire, her Magnum offers a marriage of convenience , but she first decides to enter into one with TC so as not to endanger the employment relationship with Magnum. Due to moral doubts, she cancels a wedding later, but with the support of Robin Masters, who makes her the owner of his property and thus a business woman, she can stay on Oʻahu. In her childhood she played football for a long time and was also a member of a golf club. Her mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease and passed away.
Orville "Rick" Wright
Orville "Rick" Wright is a former US Marine and gunner from Afghanistan, where he met and befriended Thomas Magnum. After his military service, he lived in Chicago for a few weeks, but then moved to Hawaii, where he did not know what to do with himself at first. After he wanted to go back to the military, but was not accepted, the writer Robin Masters got him a job as a bartender in the beach club "King Kamehameha", where he worked his way up to manager. He later decided to stop working at the beach club and buy the La Mariana bar instead. However, after no bank wanted to grant him a loan for his project, he finally found a suitable investor in TC. In addition to this job, he occasionally supports Magnum in his detective agency and helps to build houses for veterans. His parents separated in his childhood, after which the criminal Icepick became a father figure to him, while his biological father died. He has romantic feelings for his good friend Toni, but she leaves the island.
Theodor "TC" Calvin
Theodor "TC" Calvin is a former helicopter pilot for the US Marines and was stationed in Afghanistan, where he met Rick and Magnum. In his youth he played football and was even a player on an NFL team for one season , but was not used. He also danced and later studied art history after he was not accepted at an art academy. After his mother abandoned the family, he grew up with his single father. When he had to go to jail after an armed robbery he wanted to support the family, TC lived with his grandparents for six years. His father's jail term ended just before TC joined the Marines. After his military service he runs the helicopter company "Island Hoppers", which offers island hopping and sightseeing flights, trains youngsters in foot and baseball and occasionally supports Magnum in his detective agency. He later hires Shammy, a former soldier in a wheelchair, and helps build houses for veterans. Prior to his military service, he had a relationship with a woman named Teresa, which broke up when she believed him dead while in captivity.
Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta
The widow Teuila Tuileta is the curator of the Robin Masters estate and also works at the Hawaii Cultural Center. Before that, she worked in her uncle's construction company. Kumu's family has lived in Hawaii since the 18th century. Her late husband committed adultery several times and fathered a child with another woman. Her nickname "Kumu" means "teacher". She knows golf well.
Detective Gordon Katsumoto
Detective Gordon Katsumoto is an investigator from the HPD who is responsible for serious crimes through his work in the robbery and homicide department. He is rather critical of Magnum, as he does not approve of the private detective interfering in his cases. After the two became closer over time, Magnum abused Katsumoto's trust, which is why they both temporarily distance themselves again. That's one of the reasons why he wants to keep his private life, such a relationship with the judge Majorie Kamaka, away from Magnum. He has a teenage son named Dennis who lives with his ex-wife on the North Shore . He also had a big sister named Kimberly, who became a drug addict, stole her parents and eventually died after Katsumoto refused to help her after numerous withdrawals. His grandfather once came into the country illegally.

Cast and dubbing

Jay Hernández plays Thomas Magnum

The German synchronization is carried out by Deutsche Synchron & Medienproduktion GmbH , Berlin under the dialogue direction of Dennis Schmidt-Foss .

Main cast

Role name actor Main role Voice actor
Lieutenant Thomas Sullivan "Tommy" Magnum Jay Hernández 1.01– Dennis Schmidt-Foss
Juliet "Jules" Higgins Perdita Weeks 1.01– Mareile Moeller
Orville "Rick" Wright Zachary Knighton 1.01– Tobias Nath
Theodore "TC" Calvin Stephen Hill 1.01– Nico Sablik
Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta Amy Hill 1.03– Sabine Walkenbach
Detective Gordon Katsumoto Tim Kang 1.03– Sven Gerhardt

Supporting cast

Major supporting actors with appearances in more than one episode include (associated seasons are shown in brackets):

From season 1:

From season 2:

Episode list

season 1

The first broadcast of the first season was from September 24, 2018 to April 1, 2019 on the US broadcaster CBS . The German-language first broadcast took place from April 10 to August 28, 2019. The first four episodes celebrated their premiere on the Austrian free TV channel Puls 4 . Episodes five to seven were broadcast simultaneously by Puls 4 and the German free TV broadcaster VOX . For episodes eight to twenty, VOX was solely responsible for the German-language first broadcast.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first publication (D / Austria) Director script Spectator
(USA)
1 1 Old friends 1 I saw the sun rise Sep 24 2018 10 Apr 2019 Justin Lin Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 8.12 million
The four former US soldiers Thomas Magnum, Orville “Rick” Wright, Theodore “TC” Calvin and Sebastian Nuzo work as private detectives in Hawaii. They also work as a security officer for the writer Robin Masters, who also has Juliet Higgins as a caretaker. When Sebastian Magnum wanted to present a new assignment, the latter witnessed Sebastian being kidnapped after he was able to leave an encrypted message. They later find Nuzo dead and discover that he was tortured by his kidnappers. Finally, the team realizes that the encrypted message is about coordinates in the sea where a sunken gold treasure lies, which the kidnappers, also veterans, are after.
2 2 Catch of the day 1 From the head down Oct. 1, 2018 10 Apr 2019 Karen Gaviola Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 6.23 million
A former veteran and current fisherman hires Magnum to track down a stolen fish worth $ 350,000. They can quickly track down the thief through an acquaintance of Rick, the restaurant owner Kamekona, but discover that his family has been kidnapped and will only be released in exchange for the fish. The team later finds out that the fish is apparently used as a hideout for contraband, leading Magnum and Higgins to track down a terrorist in Hawaii.
3 3 The second face The Woman Who Never Died Oct 8, 2018 April 17, 2019 Sylvain White Joe Gazzam 6.08 million
Magnum receives a case referred by his competitor Luther H. Gillis: a man wants to check the past of his comatose girlfriend after doctors in the hospital found that the woman had undergone several operations that changed her appearance. Magnum quickly finds out that she was apparently involved in a robbery at a jeweler and does not seem to be who she claims to be.
4th 4th Forgers at work Six Paintings, One Frame Oct 15, 2018 Apr. 24, 2019 Antonio Negret Ashley Gable 5.48 million
Magnum is hired as a billionaire's security chief and reveals the security gaps in his system. But when three days later the apartment was broken into using the same method, the billionaire was murdered and six works of art were stolen, the investigators targeted Magnum. The suspicion is borne out when Magnum is found on the property of the dead stolen from Katsumoto and the six paintings turn up in a storage room he has rented.
5 5 Suddenly dead 1 Sudden death Oct. 22, 2018 1st May 2019 David Grossman David Fury 5.63 million
When a boy from TC's football team no longer shows up for training, TC and Magnum investigate. It turns out that the boy's father was arrested on suspicion of murder, but TC believes he is innocent. During the investigation, it emerges that the victim, a doctor, was a drug dealer. Suspicions against the father are reinforced when Magnum discovers that he owed the doctor. When he hands over the new evidence to Katsumoto, the friendship with TC threatens to break.
6th 6th Post from Beyond 1 Death is Only Temporary Oct 29, 2018 1st May 2019 Duane Clark Scarlett Lacey & Gene Hong 5.69 million
Magnum is hired by a wealthy, amnesia sugar baron to trace the real sender of an email from his ex-girlfriend who disappeared in 1987. He and Higgins quickly find out that she was murdered and that it seems that the client is responsible for it, but that he can no longer remember it. Meanwhile, TC and Rick befriend Shammy, a war-wounded veteran, and give him the prospect of a job and a fresh start.
7th 7th Everything for the cat' The Cat Who Cried Wolf Nov 5, 2018 May 8, 2019 Eagle Egilsson Neil Tolkin 5.27 million
While searching for a missing cat, Magnum becomes aware of another cat with blood on its paws. Together with Higgins, he follows the animal with a tracking device and is thus led directly to a corpse that apparently did not live in the house in which it was found. Although Katsumoto asks Magnum to stay out of the way, he starts the investigation. Higgins' suspicion that the house could be an FBI safe because of the history of the neighborhood is confirmed when they find a video of the dead man, an FBI agent, interviewing a witness who testifies against a crime syndicate.
8th 8th Among brothers The He Said Nov 12, 2018 May 8, 2019 Peter Weller Joe Gazzam 5.50 million
Magnum is commissioned by a client to track down his brother, as only he has the right DNA for a bone marrow donation. The private investigator can find his brother quickly, but he has to find out that he has his own problems. He was forced to launder money by meth dealers, whereupon he faked a break-in into his shop so that they would no longer see it as a safe hiding place. But when the drug lord finds out, the man with whom the client's brother deposited the money disappears.
9 9 Reluctant murderer The Ties That Bind 19 Nov 2018 15th May 2019 Ron Underwood Ashley Gable 5.39 million
Six weeks after young Amanda escaped after a five-day kidnapping, her parents commission Magnum to finally track down those responsible. Higgins manages to get the intimidated Amanda to speak to her and Magnum about the crime. So, together with Rick and TC, they can find the bunker in the Hawaiian rainforest where Amanda was held. But the case takes a dramatic turn when Magnum and Higgins realize a little later that the crime is not over, and Amanda's mother is also kidnapped.
10 10 Played out Bad Day to be a Hero 10 Dec 2018 15th May 2019 Lin Oeding Ashley Charbonnet 5.47 million
A poker round organized by Rick and his friend Toni is robbed, with the robbers taking away both the stakes and possessions of those present. The player in the lead then asks Toni to get him the $ 170,000 by the next day. Rick contacts Magnum, who, together with Higgins, uses surveillance images to track down the perpetrators. But Magnum can only find the bodies of the two on their property. This is how he gets the lost money, which Toni can use to pay her debts, but as it turns out, the two supposed criminals had noble intentions. Because of this, Magnum, Higgins, Rick, TC and Katsumoto choose to complete the plan of the dead.
11 11 The infernal machine Nowhere to Hide Jan. 14, 2019 May 22, 2019 Mark Tinker Joe Gazzam
Idea: Peter M. Lenkov		 6.02 million
Magnum is hired by a Russian citizen to find her cousin, who has gone into hiding in Hawaii and who, as a journalist, has criticized the Russian government. The private detective can quickly track down the fugitive, but notices that he is not a journalist, but a scientist who was working on an atomic bomb. Meanwhile, Higgins and Kumu are kidnapped by Magnum's client, who turns out to be a Russian spy.
12 12 One will win Winner Takes All Jan. 20, 2019 May 22, 2019 Amanda Marsalis Gene Hong 8.76 million
Several private detectives, including Magnum and Luther H. Gillis, are hired to be the first to capture a fugitive murderer in order to collect a $ 200,000 bonus. During the competition, Magnum is the first to track down the fugitive who allegedly killed a social worker. But the latter protests his innocence, whereupon the client turns out to be a drug dealer, to whom the fugitive has already been handed over by Magnum's competition.
13 13 Other strings 1 Day of the Viper Jan. 21, 2019 29 May 2019 Bryan Spicer Gene Hong & Eric Guggenheim
Idea: David Fury		 5.33 million
Higgins' former MI6 colleague Ian Pryce turns up wounded at the Masters estate and reports that he was shot while privately searching for the hit man Viper. Higgins, whose fiancé Richard was once murdered by Viper, then takes on the case himself. Together with Magnum, she finds out that an informant who is staying at the Taiwanese consulate knows Viper's real name. But the attempt to obtain this information ends in the temporary arrest of both of them. At the same time, Rick and TC have to take over one of Magnum's clients.
14th 14th Well hidden 1 I, The Deceased 28 Jan 2019 29 May 2019 Krishna Rao Scarlett Lacey 5.69 million
A video message is leaked to Magnum in which a young man instructs him to investigate his murder. It turns out that the man was killed in a car accident early in the morning. Shammy cannot find any tampering with the car, but the coroner Dr. Noelani Cunha finds out that the victim was poisoned before the accident and died as a result. Afterwards, Katsumoto also got involved in the case, which apparently also had connections to a double murder.
15th 15th Who is hannah 1 Day the past came back 18th Feb 2019 Jul 24, 2019 Bryan Spicer Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 5.97 million
Higgins, Rick, TC and Kumu are concerned about Magnum, who appears to have been kidnapped. As it turns out, his kidnappers want to salvage the rest of the sunken gold treasure from the sea, which is why they use Magnum as a guide. He can take out one of the kidnappers while the other escapes. Magnum can find out the identities of the two through contacts, which also enables him to establish a connection with his ex-fiancée Hannah, who has since become a criminal. She, too, is after the treasure of gold that Rick and TC have recovered in the meantime.
16 16 24 hours only Murder is Never Quiet Feb 25, 2019 31 Jul 2019 David Straiton Barbie Kligman 6.29 million
Magnum wants to avoid being called as a jury member in a murder trial. While he can convince the judge that he can only form an opinion through his own investigations, the accused's mother takes notice of him and engages him to prove her son's innocence under time pressure. This is said to have murdered his girlfriend, but can not remember anything, which is why Magnum and Higgins themselves start the investigation and establish connections with the syndicate "The Company". Meanwhile, Rick and TC investigate the case of stolen household appliances from a veteran welfare facility.
17th 17th Date Night 1 Black is the Widow 4th Mar 2019 7 Aug 2019 Kirstin Windell Neil Tolkin 5.61 million
The daughter of a murder victim contacts Magnum because her father withdrew a large sum of money from his account shortly before his death and she now finally wants to know the exact circumstances of his death. The HPD around Katsumoto has not been able to find a hot lead, but Magnum comes across a dating profile of the deceased, which suggests that one of his dates could be the murderer. Surveillance cameras from the bank also confirm this suspicion. So the private detective decides to meet the dead man's dates himself in order to possibly track down the perpetrator.
18th 18th Pretty best friends 1 A Kiss Before Dying 11th Mar 2019 14 Aug 2019 Bryan Spicer Barbie Kligman & Ashley Charbonnet 6.05 million
Robin Masters' dogs retrieve a human bone that leads Magnum and Higgins to two corpses in the forest. Katsumoto realizes that it is his former partner, who disappeared without a trace five years earlier, and that his dog must act. Because of bias, Katsumoto is withdrawn from the case, but continues to investigate secretly with Magnum. Both can decipher a message in shorthand that leads to the case of a missing schoolgirl, in whose case the deceased investigated before his death.
19th 19th Pirate ahoy! Blood in the Water 25th Mar 2019 Aug 21, 2019 Karen Gaviola Gene Hong 5.74 million
Magnum and Higgins receive an emergency call during the transfer of Robin Master's new yacht. The sender seems to be in distress with a small fishing boat, but as Magnum and Higgins have to find out firsthand, he and his accomplice are pirates who steal the yacht, shoot Higgins and then leave them and Magnum in the sea. Both then try to swim to the mainland, but find that they have over six miles to go and that with the bleeding and weakened Higgins seems almost impossible. Meanwhile, Kumu draws TC and Rick's attention to the disappearance of their joy, whereupon they both start an investigation.
20th 20th Last bet 1 The Day It All Came Together April 1, 2019 28 Aug 2019 Bryan Spicer Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 5.54 million
Shortly after Magnum asked Higgins if she would like to officially become the partner in his detective agency, he is arrested by federal agents from the FBI who accuse him of having brought counterfeit money into circulation. Magnum can later prove his innocence by proving that one of his clients paid him with the counterfeit money, only this man and another man are found dead. A little later, Magnum is visited by Hannah, who admits to being responsible for the dead. She explains to him, TC and Rick that she once learned in Afghanistan that her father, a CIA agent, is being held captive by other corrupt CIA agents. The renegade wanted to release the prisoner only in exchange for the gold treasure , so Hannah contacted other sources. She finally learned the whereabouts of the treasure from an informant, but in return had to betray her friends and did so because she assumed that the four would be able to take care of each other. After Hannah did not manage to get hold of the precious metal on Oahu either, she decided to offer a counterfeiter as an object of exchange. To track this down, she hired the victim, who in turn passed the case on to Magnum. But when the latter was successful, the victim wanted something in return from Hannah, whereupon she was shot by the former soldier. In order to free Hannah's father from the clutches of the corrupt CIA agents, Magnum has to track down the counterfeiter who has gone into hiding and at the same time keep Katsumoto and the HPD away from the case.

season 2

The first broadcast of the second season will be from September 27, 2019 to May 8, 2020 on the US broadcaster CBS . The German-language first broadcast was from May 13 to July 15, 2020 on the free TV channel VOX .

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script Spectator
(USA)
21st 1 New beginning Payback is for beginners 27 Sep 2019 May 13, 2020 Bryan Spicer Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 6.40 million
Magnum is hired by a man who has found suspicious internet searches of his wife. The bank, in which she works as deputy head, was attacked a few weeks earlier and her boss was killed, which is why she has now apparently bought a gun on the black market. It quickly becomes clear to Magnum and Higgins that the wife does not want to protect herself, but rather seek revenge. But when a little later one of the bank robbers is actually found murdered and the HPD around Katsumoto starts investigations, the robbery moves into a new light and the tide turns for the wife.
22nd 2 Crook honor 1 Honor Among Thieves 4th Oct 2019 May 13, 2020 Carlos Bernard Gene Hong 6.09 million
Magnum and Higgins are contacted by the pickpocket Jin, who saw suspicious messages on one of the stolen cell phones. The trail leads the trio directly to a woman being taken hostage, which the private investigators can end promptly. But it turns out that her husband, a doctor, was also kidnapped by strangers. Together with the HPD, Magnum can track down an allegedly murdered mafia boss from Boston who has apparently built a new life for himself in Hawaii.
23 3 Stratagem Knight Lasts Forever Oct 11, 2019 May 20, 2020 Eagle Egilsson Neil Tolkin 6.43 million
At the Robin Masters estate, Higgins awaits guests who pose as relatives of Masters' publisher. But soon after the arrival it turns out that the visitors are fraudsters who wanted to gain access to the audience. The group takes Higgins and Kumu prisoner and tries to use both of them to get the number code for Masters' secret wall safe. There they suspect to find the identity of the man who served as a model for the "White Knight", the protagonist in Master's novels. While being interrogated, Higgins finds out that an unknown client is targeting Magnum.
24 4th The silence of the men Dead Inside Oct 18, 2019 May 20, 2020 Krishna Rao Barbie Kligman 5.79 million
Katsumoto hires Magnum and Higgins to investigate a suspicion about him. Accordingly, one of his colleagues is a corrupt police officer who disappeared evidence in a murder case in order to exonerate a suspect. When the two of them start the investigation, everything seems to confirm Katsumoto's suspicion, but the suspected officer can ultimately convince both of his innocence. Instead, everything points to his partner and a wanted criminal also seems to play an important role in the case.
25th 5 Haunted night Make It 'Til Dawn Oct 25, 2019 May 27, 2020 Bryan Spicer Gene Hong & Tera Tolentino 5.97 million
As events roll over on Halloween, Magnum and his friends split up into different cases: Rick and Higgins spend the night in a house that, according to the resident, is supposed to be haunted. Meanwhile, Magnum and Jin go to a Halloween party, where they suspect someone has gone into hiding, for whom Jin has previously placed bail. Both cases come together when the HPD around Katsumoto discovered that a serial killer was able to escape from a prisoner transport. Twenty years earlier he had murdered in Rick's and Higgins's haunted house and is now trying to mingle inconspicuously with the party guests at Magnum's party in his convict clothes.
26th 6th Murder As Printed 1 Lie, cheat, steal, kill Nov 1, 2019 May 27, 2020 Ron Underwood Alfredo Barrios Jr. 6.42 million
The private detective Harry Brown forwards a case to Magnum, whose client turns out to be Magnum's new relationship, Abby. The defense attorney wanted to commission an investigation against her client unobserved by the authorities because she does not believe in his innocence in a murder trial. Through skillful manipulation, Magnum and Higgins manage to lead the suspect to the missing corpse. But when they want to set a trap for the alleged perpetrator to make a confession, Kumu is increasingly in danger.
27 7th Divorce hurts 1 The Man in the Secret Room Nov 8, 2019 3rd Jun. 2020 Allison Liddi-Brown Joe Gazzam 6.69 million
While Magnum is taking on a friend and is working as head of security in a hotel, a woman falls to her death from the balcony of her room. Forensic investigations reveal that outside interference was involved, and Magnum and Higgins' investigations soon uncover a second murder case inside the hotel's walls. This happened in a secret suite at the resort that was increasingly being rented for love affairs. Both acts seem to be related and to have been committed by the same perpetrator.
28 8th Nothing but the truth He came by night Nov 15, 2019 3rd Jun. 2020 Antonio Negret Barbie Kligman 6.55 million
Magnum and Higgins are contacted by a desperate wife who had stolen $ 3 million from their home the night before. According to her statements, her imprisoned husband is threatened by two other inmates in prison, which is why she, the employee of a cruise ship, smuggles drugs between the islands with the money for the blackmailers. In the interests of their client, Magnum and Higgins then decide to leave Katsumoto and the HPD out of the picture for the time being and to try to solve the case themselves. Meanwhile, Rick, TC and Shammy become aware of a man who appears to have assumed the identity of a deceased veteran.
29 9 Friendship Service 1 A Bullet Named Fate Nov 22, 2019 Jun 10, 2020 Doug Hannah Neil Tolkin
Idea: Scarlett Lacey & Neil Tolkin		 6.72 million
When the private detective Harry Brown investigates an inheritance case, he is shot and life-threateningly injured by an unknown person. Magnum and Higgins then decide to look for the perpetrator, and so get on the trail of a murder and kidnapping case. It appears that during his inheritance investigation, Brown came across evidence of one of his older cases involving the disappearance of a nine-year-old girl.
30th 10 Illegal 1 Blood Brothers 6 Dec 2019 Jun 10, 2020 Peter Weller Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 6.33 million
Magnum, Higgins, Rick and TC are contacted by Paulie, Sebastian Nuzo's older brother. As he tells the group, he smuggled the sixteen-year-old Afghan Ahmed, whom he once met in Afghanistan and whose mother he had a relationship with, on a container ship to Hawaii. The boy, who had to flee from the immigration authorities on a raft, was first placed in a homeless camp, but was kidnapped by an alleged aid organization. The former comrades are now trying to track down the wanted man together.
31 11 Top secret! Day I Met The Devil 13 Dec 2019 17th Jun. 2020 Kristin Windell Alfredo Barrios Jr. 6.12 million
When the son of Magnum's former superior, Captain Buck Greene, is kidnapped, the kidnappers demand that the officer send Magnum on a mission to Argentina. On the pretext of reactivation from the reservist service, Greene hires Magnum on the mission to capture the arms dealer Marwan Hayek in Argentina and transfer him to the United States. Magnum is assigned two avoidable CIA agents who, however, quickly arouse his suspicion. When the private detective at Hayek's property finally finds out that the target person is a US informant, one of the CIA agents turns out to be the criminal Ivan, whom Hayek got in the way of his business. It was also Ivan who tried to find out the true identity of Magnum at Robin Masters' estate in order to get to Hayek through him.
32 12 Escape to the front 1 Desperate measures Jan. 3, 2020 17th Jun. 2020 Maja Vrvillo Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim 7.83 million
After Magnum and Higgins, together with the Five-0 task force, were able to secure a list of undercover agents from the United States, but later investigator Junior Reigns was kidnapped, the private detectives of Tani Rey and Quinn Liu are visited. As both report, Junior kidnappers demand the list of undercover agents in return for his release. Since the rest of the Five-0 members are being held by the CIA to prevent this swap, it is now up to Magnum and his friends to save Junior's life. She could soon find the list with the Five-0 confidante and TC competitor Kamekona , but new problems arise when the Chinese secret service turns out to be an adversary.
33 13 Everyone is suspicious 1 Mondays Are For Murder Jan 10, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Alexandra LaRoche Alfredo Barrios Jr.
Idea: Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim		 7.04 million
Magnum is contacted by the head of a company that sells sunscreen because one of his employees recently fell in the stairwell of the company building and died. Without concrete evidence, but with the suspicion that outside influence could be involved, he instructs Magnum to investigate the case. This is supported by TC, as Higgins is prevented for personal reasons. Disguised as assessing the employees, both of them hold discussions with all employees one after the other and can find out that the deceased had an extremely bad reputation. When it finally turns out that it is actually at least homicide, the search for the perpetrator begins among the approximately 100 employees.
34 14th The eyewitness 1 A Game of Cat and Mouse Jan 31, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Roderick Davis Gene Hong 7.05 million
Magnum and Higgins are contacted by Jin, who is in jail for violating his probation requirements. He introduces them to a fellow inmate who reveals that he knows about an inmate who commissioned a murder from inside the prison. At the place described at the time described, there actually was an exchange of fire in which a young man was badly wounded, but as it later turns out through photos of passers-by, the victim does not seem to have been the real target of the murder. Instead, his sister should be hit. This is now on the run from the contract killers as well as from the police, as it is illegal in the country.
35 15th On the run Say hello to your past Apr 10, 2020 Jul 1, 2020 Avi Youabian Joe Gazzam 7.40 million
On the day her husband dies, Kumu is surprised by a wounded man. After she took him to Masters' estate and treated him there, he draws a gun and forces her to come with him. As he tells her on the subsequent drive, the police are looking for him because they suspect him of having killed his wife. He protests to Kumu that he is innocent and can ultimately convince the widow of this with his behavior. Kumu is then able to convince the supposedly innocent man to stay on the island and transfer the case to Magnum and Higgins, who in the meantime have become aware of Kumu's disappearance and started a search.
36 16 Death came by app Farewell to Love Apr 17, 2020 Jul 1, 2020 Bronwen Hughes Ashley Charbonnet & Alfredo Barrios Jr. 7.14 million
In order to prove the adultery of two married spouses, Magnum and Higgins disguise themselves as lovers on a romantic getaway. However, their cheating investigations are soon disrupted when a group member is found strangled. First of all, the private investigators spread among the participants of the excursion that it was an accident so as not to scare off the perpetrator. But when the coach is sabotaged and the journey is prevented, both identify themselves as private detectives and take over the investigation.
37 17th With the eyes of the night 1 The Night Has Eyes Apr 24, 2020 8 Jul 2020 David Straiton Ashley Charbonnet 7.20 million
Magnum and Higgins are hired by a widow to find a stolen urn containing her husband's ashes. The two private detectives can track down the alleged thief quickly, but discover that he was apparently killed with the same urn. In the course of the investigation, it turns out that there appears to be an item of great value in the stolen object, which the widow did not know about. Everything seems to have something to do with a traffic accident on the mainland a few years earlier.
38 18th The Queen of Thieves 1 A World of Trouble 1st May 2020 8 Jul 2020 Peter Weller Tera Tolentino & Neil Tolkin 7.21 million
Kumu puts Magnum and Higgins in contact with a school principal friend. As she explains, her school has been receiving donations from an anonymous person for some time now, which contribute to the infrastructure of the facility. Since a wish expressed by the school has not yet been fulfilled, the headmistress is concerned about the anonymous donor. The private detectives find out through some of the donated objects that these are stolen goods. So Magnum and Higgins finally get on the trail of the benefactor via traffic cameras, who is, however, in the sights of criminals himself.
39 19th A case for two 1 May The Best One Win May 8, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 Rocky Carroll Gene Hong 6.87 million
A divorce mediator sends a couple to Magnum and Higgins. Both spouses accuse each other of being unfaithful, which is why Magnum works for the husband and Higgins for the wife. In the course of the investigation, it turns out that both clients continue to have feelings for one another and neither of them has been unfaithful. Rather, the man is in troubles that have to do with his past and that also caused the problems in the marriage.
40 20th Everything completely legal 1 A Leopard on the Prowl May 8, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 Bryan Spicer Eric Guggenheim & Peter M. Lenkov 6.09 million
When Rick notices changes at Icepick, he follows him one night and finds out that his father figure is once again involved in criminal activities. Although Rick can supposedly stop him from the act, he learns from the news that Icepick nonetheless committed a robbery with an accomplice, in which a security guard was killed. Icepick himself was shot and left wounded by his accomplice. When Rick realizes that he may have been complicit, he assigns Magnum and Higgins to at least track down the killer.
1This episode is a crossover with Hawaii Five-0 .

reception

Reviews

The first season was able to convince 57% of the critics on Rotten Tomatoes and received a Metascore of 48 out of 100 possible points on Metacritic .

positive

Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times is very positive about the series and explains that Magnum PI doesn't actually make any mistakes. You take on the charm and morality of the original and show the audience the well-known characters, including their surroundings, atmosphere and attitude to life. Jay Hernández is charming and appealingly human, embodying a modern version of Thomas Magnum , which does not correspond to the physical appearance of Tom Selleck . The plot, on the other hand, is relevant and can score with action and wit.

Mick Joest from CinemaBlend.com is also enthusiastic about his review. Magnum PI is a good mixture of action and devotion to the original series, the story of which has been modernized and adapted to the current time. The series has a good narrative speed, has some subtle or even obvious references to the original and feels exactly like it. The whole thing is also supported by a talented cast, with Hernández having the right attitude and performing his own version of the character. According to Joest, the series also makes some minor but not serious mistakes. So some jokes would not ignite and the voiceover would not serve the plot, but only the background story of the characters.

Brian Lowry from CNN also got a rather positive assessment . According to him, Magnum PI lures viewers with curiosity and nostalgia and ultimately keeps them with the same characteristics as the original series did: the same mix of action, comedy and the Hawaiian scenery. In principle, it could be any detective series, but it rises and falls with the appeal of Hernández.

USA Today's Kelly Lawler describes Magnum PI as a solid and reliable, if harmless, action series. Visually and in terms of tonality, the remake is clearly different from the original, there are better stunts and better special effects. The biggest weakness, however, are the rather superficial characters, especially the charming but boring Thomas Magnum . You missed out on the Latin American origins of Hernández and give his character an exciting background story. Still, the series is fun because it doesn't want to be serious or important. It's all about "a nice guy, a couple of nice cars and a bit of wild adventure".

For Axel Weidemann from FAZ , Magnum PI is a typical '90s series in which “approaches to the conception of television series from four decades” would collide. It includes hybrid humor, the lovable clumsiness of the original and self-referential gags. Although the start of the series is too exaggerated and the plot is sometimes too constructed, Magnum PI is “so outrageous and entertaining in an entertaining way” that it makes you stop watching.

negative

Daniel Fienberg from Hollywood Reporter is more critical of the pilot of the new edition. For him, Magnum PI is less a remake of the original than a further addition to the Hawaii Five-0 and MacGyver series , which does not come close to the '80s series. Although he praises the high-quality production design, the decent stunts and the Hawaii scenery together with the car theme as a solid foundation for the series, he also criticizes the sometimes banal voiceover and the unsatisfactory opening scene. Furthermore, the fact that Higgins was rewritten as a woman fulfilled TV clichés for him, although the chemistry between Perdita Weeks and Hernández was right. He doesn't do his job badly at all, but he can't stand out from Selleck's version of the character and can't set his own accents.

Daniel D'Addario from Variety comes to a similar conclusion , even if he sees significantly more potential in the series. Magnum PI starts out clumsily with a “painful maximum exposure” that is achieved through one of many funny, if endless, voiceovers. The viewer does not have time to get to know the individual figures better, and the “inside” of Thomas Magnum is also not illuminated enough. D'Addario judges the actors that Hernández is charming enough for the lead role, while Zachary Knighton's portrayal is far too exaggerated and comic.

Hank Stuever from the Washington Post is completely disappointed . The concept of the unnecessary series relied on nostalgia and knew that its odds would be right. The individual actors all have charm, but are part of an uninspired, uncreative, out of date and action-heavy work. Magnum PI could not trigger any real emotions in the audience, try to introduce too many characters at the same time and the numerous voiceovers would also have no real function.

Mike Hale in the New York Times makes the same assessment . Magnum PI lives from nostalgia and testosterone and is all in all smooth, loud and without personality. In addition to numerous parallels to Hawaii Five-0 and overlaps with the original series, such as the pilot episodes with identical content, another thing in common with the '80s classic is that the core cast lacks a real local figure. Main actor Hernández, however, is "perfectly capable" for his role.

Cornelia Wystrichowski from the Stuttgarter Zeitung describes Magnum PI as “superficial fireworks of action” without charm that bombard the viewer with stunts and shootings. Hernández is "not half as cool" as Selleck.

Awards

Imagen Awards 2019

  • Award for Best Primetime Drama Program
  • Nomination for Best TV Actor ( Jay Hernández )

Web links

Individual evidence

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