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The fourth season of the American crime and action drama Magnum P.I. premiered on October 1, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season. The series is a remake of the 1980 series of the same name and centers on Thomas Magnum, a former Navy SEAL who works as a private investigator and solves mysteries with his business partner Juliet Higgins and other friends. It stars Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang. The season was ordered on April 15, 2021.

Episodes

The number in the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. Numerous episodes are named after similarly named episodes from the original series. "Production code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced while "U.S. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the U.S. in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.

Cast and characters

Main

• Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a former Navy SEAL who is a security consultant for the successful novelist Robin Masters, living in the guest house on his estate, while also working as a private investigator
• Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, a former MI6 agent who is majordomo to Robin Masters; she and Magnum bicker but become allies
• Zachary Knighton as Orville "Rick" Wright, a Marine veteran and former door gunner, who runs his own tiki bar and is also a playboy
• Stephen Hill as Theodore "T.C." Calvin, a Marine veteran and helicopter pilot who runs helicopter tours of Hawaii and is a member of Magnum's team
• Amy Hill as Teuila "Kumu" Tuileta, the cultural curator of Robin Masters' estate
• Tim Kang as Honolulu Police Department (HPD) Detective Gordon Katsumoto, who dislikes Magnum but usually comes to the team's aid when needed

Recurring

• Martin Martinez as Cade Jensen
• Christopher Thornton as Kenny "Shammy" Shamberg
• Jay Ali as Ethan Shah
• Chantal Thuy as HPD Detective Lia Kaleo
• Bobby Lee as Jin Jeong
• Marsha Thomason as Eve

Notable guests

• Robert Baker as Randall
• Kaylee Hottle as Joon, Jin's niece
• Nikki Hahn as Amanda Davis

Production

Development

On April 15, 2021, it was announced that CBS had renewed Magnum P.I. for a fourth season. This came following the announcement that MacGyver had been canceled after five seasons, leaving Magnum P.I. as the last remaining series in the Lenkov-verse. The series' writers have confirmed that it will be a full season consisting of eighteen to twenty-two episodes. Christopher Duddy joined the series as the director of photography after previously doing the same job on MacGyver. Multiple crew members left the series prior to the season to work on NCIS: Hawaiʻi.

Casting

On August 27, 2021, it was announced that Chantal Thuy had been cast in an undisclosed capacity as Lia Kaleo, an HPD detective who is Katsumoto's partner and Magnum's secret girlfriend. On September 28, 2021, Martin Martinez was cast in a recurring role as Cade Jensen, a troubled teenager looking for a job at La Mariana who ends up bonding with T.C. Christopher Thornton, Bobby Lee, and Jay Ali returned as Kenny "Shammy" Shamberg, Jin Jeong, and Ethan Shah, respectively, after being introduced in previous seasons.

Filming

Filming for the season began July 20, 2021, with a traditional Hawaiian blessing.

Marketing and release

In May 2021, it was confirmed that Magnum P.I. would keep the timeslot it held for previous two seasons of Fridays at 9:00 PM ET. On July 12, 2021, the season was revealed be premiering on October 1, 2021. The series continues to lead into Blue Bloods and follows S.W.A.T.

Viewing figures

References

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• 2021 American television seasons
• Magnum, P.I.