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Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Book 'Em, Danno!

19687.112 Seasons284 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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".

Produced by Philip Leacock, Leonard Freeman, Leonard Katzman
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Det. Steve McGarrett

Herman Wedemeyer

Herman Wedemeyer

Duke

William Smith

William Smith

Det. James 'Kimo' Carew

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Governor

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Lori Wilson

Themes & Keywords

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About Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is a action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 1968 exploring themes of hawaii, police. it stars Jack Lord, Herman Wedemeyer, William Smith. 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".

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