CBS Picks Its New ‘Magnum P.I.’

Big moustache? tick.

Big hair? tick.

Iconic car? tick.

Tom Selleck’s sized shoes to fill? tick. Look no further… because CBS has selected the potential heir to Tom Selleck’s treasure trove of open-buttoned Hawaiian shirts.

© Universal TV/ Tom Selleck

The network tapped Jay Hernandez to play the title role in its reboot of Magnum P.I.,

PLOT: Hernandez will don the Detroit Tigers ball cap and (ideally) the mustache made famous by Selleck over seven seasons of playing Thomas Magnum —  described for this update as a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator.

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Above, Jay Hernandez.

The pilot will be set in Hawaii, with CBS remake king Peter Lenkov (Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver) writing and executive producing alongside Eric Guggenheim and action director Justin Lin at the helm.

For Hernandez, it marks his first series regular role since shortlived Fox drama Gang Related. He recently completed a guest arc on Scandal and has appeared in such features as Suicide Squad, Bad Moms and Netflix’s Bright.

The project is being produced by CBS Television Studios and Universal Television.