HAWAII FIVE-O RETURNING TO TV
Classic police detective series HAWAII FIVE-O is racing back to the smal l screen - 41 years after the TV show debuted.
Producers at U.S. network CBS are revamping the action drama for a new generation of viewers, although they insist the modernised programme is n ot a remake of the beloved original.
Executive producer Alex Kurtzman says, "A remake suggests we are doing exactly the same thing again.
"We felt we had to find the spirit of the original and bring it into mo dern times. (It) pays tribute to everything that was good about the origi nal show." Australian actor Alex O’Laughlin will step into the shoes of original s tar Jack Lord to portray Detective Steve McGarrett, while James Caan’s so n Scott will play his sidekick, Danny ‘Danno’ Williams, reports Reuters.
The story will follow McGarrett back to Hawaii to investigate the murde r of his father, before being asked to set up an elite crime-fighting for ce.
But one thing will remain the same - producers have promised to keep th e iconic theme tune that turned the show into a worldwide TV hit in the l ate 1960s. (MT/WNWR/MJ) ————————————————————————-
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