Trivia / Magnum, P.I. (2018)

• Channel Hop: After CBS canceled the series, NBC picked it up. It will remain a joint production between Universal Television and CBS Studios.
• Fake American: Chantal Thuy (French Canadian of Vietnamese heritage) plays Hawaiian Asian-American Lia Kaleo.
• Follow the Leader: To Hawaii Five-0, another Hawaii-set retro action series rebooted by CBS that previously aired on ABC. All in all, Magnum P.I. is the fourth property to receive this treatment, following MacGyver (2016) & S.W.A.T. (2017).
• Recycled Set: With a dose of Hey, It's That Place! in "Day of the Viper", the building used to be the shooting scene for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the show is previously used as the Russian Consulate in Hawaii Five-0.
• Real-Life Relative: Zachary Knighton's wife, Betsy Phillips, recurs as Rick's love interest.
• Remake Cameo:
  • The piano player at the tiki bar Rick buys is Larry Manetti, the original Rick.
  • TC's barber is Roger E. Mosley, the original TC.
• Troubled Production: In August 2018, filming had to be postponed due to the category 4 Hurricane Lane. Hawaii Five-0 also had to postpone filming. Fortunately, the hurricane caused little disruption otherwise.
• What Could Have Been: When Magnum PI was picked up from CBS, it was suppose to get two more seasons. It was later changed to mention the fifth season as the last season.