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Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
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Hawaii Five-O

1968
Action & Adventure
Drama

Status

Ended

Release

1968 - 1980

Seasons / Eps

12 / 284

Where to Watch

Streaming availability by country

Provider type

Streaming

5
Paramount Plus Premium
Paramount Plus Essential
Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel

Buy

4
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
Fandango At Home
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Storyline

"Book 'Em, Danno!"

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
12
Episodes
284
Runtime
0m
Avg. Episode Runtime
1h
Release Date
Sep 20, 1968
Last Air Date
Apr 5, 1980
Languages
English
Created By
Leonard Freeman
Leonard Freeman
Director
Michael O'Herlihy
Paul Stanley
Allen Reisner
Don Weis
Don Weis
Richard Benedict
Richard Benedict
Production
Leonard Freeman Production
Leonard Freeman Production
CBS Studios
CBS Studios
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

1104 Cast Members

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Det. Steve McGarrett

284 Episodes

James MacArthur

James MacArthur

Danny Williams

264 Episodes

Kam Fong

Kam Fong

Chin Ho

242 Episodes

Al Harrington

Al Harrington

Ben

194 Episodes

Harry Endo

Harry Endo

Che Fong

171 Episodes

Zulu

Zulu

Kono

122 Episodes

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Governor

61 Episodes

Herman Wedemeyer

Herman Wedemeyer

Duke

59 Episodes

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Lori Wilson

20 Episodes

William Smith

William Smith

Det. James 'Kimo' Carew

20 Episodes

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Jonathan Kaye

10 Episodes

John Stalker

Dr. Bromley

1 Episodes

Josie Over

Josie Over

Horton's Girl

2 Episodes

George Herman

McClary

2 Episodes

Kwan Hi Lim

Kwan Hi Lim

Chang

1 Episodes

Al Eben

Doc

9 Episodes

Laura Sode-Matteson

Luana

11 Episodes

Nephi Hannemann

Rafael Orduno

1 Episodes

Tommy Fujiwara

Tommy Fujiwara

Taki (uncredited)

1 Episodes

Danny Kamekona

Danny Kamekona

Charlie Ing

1 Episodes

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