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TV SHOW

Hawaii Five-O

★ 7.2 1968 13 seasons TV-PG Action & AdventureDrama

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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Hawaii Five-O in its release era

Released in 1968, Hawaii Five-O sits inside the 1960s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1968-09-20
Rating
TV-PG
TMDB score
7.2/10
Original language
EN
Status
Ended
Production
United States of America
Studio
Leonard Freeman Production, CBS Studios
Topicshawaiipolice

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