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Magnum PI returned to NBC last week for the second half of its fifth and final season. Though the show’s been cancelled, the reboot series’ showrunner says viewers don’t have to worry the series will end on a cliffhanger.
Starring Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang, the action series follows Thomas Magnum (Hernandez) as he works as a private investigator in Hawaii.
Magnum PI viewers have been campaigning to save the series since news of its second cancellation was announced in June. The series was cancelled by CBS after four seasons and picked up by NBC for a 20-episode fifth season.
Showrunner Eric Guggenheim said the following about the final episode of the NBC series, per TV Line:
“I actually think it’s quite satisfying. I’m really proud of the finale. There are a couple of threads left dangling that would have been picked up in a Season 6, but I didn’t want to end on a cliffhanger. If I’m being honest, I guess I wanted to play it safe. Too many shows have gotten burned with cliffhangers” that were then left unresolved in the wake of cancellation.
Is it how I would choose to end the show? No, but if it has to be the last episode, I think it absolutely works as a [series] finale. So no, there’s no reason to go back and recut or reshoot.”
What do you think? Would you like to see Magnum PI find another home for a sixth season? What do you want to see happen in the finale?
I would like Magnum PI to continue. Bring it back!!
Please NBC bring back Magnum PI all there fans want Magnum back on.
I believe this is an outstanding series. Why cancel such a good show when so many terrible shows are renewed. Why can’t NBC change their mind. Maybe AMC, Netflix, Paramount + or another channel pick up the show.
PLEASE continue Magnum PI for more seasons! We all love this series and are loyal fans!
please please,please need it bad
I hope the 6th season is picked up by another network. Great cast, great stories and great actors
I would absolutely love a 6th series!!
Magnum and Hawaii 5-O – the new ones- were our favorite shows on TV. Great plots, great cast, very entertaining, and generally clean which is unfortunately hard to find these days. We will never understand why these excellent shows were cancelled while so many crummy ones continue. It would be so wonderful if someone picked up this great show…we have been so disappointed knowing this is the last season.