Magnum P.I. Director Acknowledges Fan Campaign As Reboot Show Prepares To End With Season 5

Magnum P.I. director and actor Zachary Knighton acknowledges the huge fan campaign that occurred after the show’s initial cancelation. Based on Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson’s 1980 show of the same name, Magnum P.I. follows Jay Hernandez’s Thomas Magnum, a Hawaiian private investigator and former SEAL member who solves different crimes. After four relatively successful seasons, CBS pulled the plug on the action drama show, which prompted a big fan campaign to save the show. Months later, the show was picked up by NBC, who renewed it for a fifth and final season, which began airing in October.