‘Magnum P.I.’ Rescued By NBC With 2-Season, 20-Episode Order
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Magnum P.I. has been saved. It came down to the wire but a deal just closed for NBC to order 20 new episodes of the action drama starring Jay Hernandez following its cancellation by CBS last month, I have learned.
I hear the 20 episodes will be split into two seasons, bringing the reboot’s run to 96 episodes, with an option for more.In anticipation of the deal closing, CBS Studios, which co-produces the series with Universal TV, did not extend the options on the cast which expire at the end of day today, June 30, ahead of time, so the final stage of the negotiations stretched into the night tonight.
With an agreements on the order reached, the cast are now being picked up and are finalizing deals to return for the new seasons.Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Tim Kang and Amy Hill star alongside Hernandez in the series.
Showrunner Eric Guggenheim, Justin Lin, John Davis and John Fox are executive producers; they are also expected to return. The series will continue to be a co-production between Universal TV and CBS Studios.As Deadline reported several weeks ago, immediately following CBS’ surprise May 12 cancellation of Magnum P.I.
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