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Scripted series · CBS

Hawaii Five-O

Book 'Em, Danno!

7.2IMDb159 votesWorth your time
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1968 – 198012 seasons · 284 episodes~60 min per episodeTV-PGEnded
Action & AdventureDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

James MacArthur

James MacArthur

Danny Williams

264 eps

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Det. Steve McGarrett

284 eps

Kam Fong

Kam Fong

Chin Ho

242 eps

Zulu

Zulu

Kono

122 eps

Al Harrington

Al Harrington

Ben

194 eps

Maggi Parker

May

5 eps

William Smith

William Smith

Det. James 'Kimo' Carew

20 eps

Harry Endo

Harry Endo

Che Fong

171 eps

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Governor

66 eps

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

Jenny

7 eps

Ross Martin

Ross Martin

Tony Alika

6 eps

Herman Wedemeyer

Herman Wedemeyer

Duke

62 eps

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Lori Wilson

23 eps

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders

Dr. Alexander Kline

7 eps

Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.

Anthony Waring

5 eps

Don Knight

Don Knight

George Lamb

6 eps

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

Ghoriades

6 eps

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Commander Wallace

6 eps

Jack Hogan

Jack Hogan

Cass Tanner

6 eps

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Chaing

7 eps

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Allie Francis

7 eps

John Stalker

Gordon Miles

15 eps

George Herman

McClary

14 eps

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Jonathan Kaye

16 eps

Nephi Hannemann

Surfer

11 eps

Les Keiter

Moderator

8 eps

Linda Ryan

Dr. Judith Patrick

7 eps

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Miller

6 eps

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Jonathan Kaye

9 eps

Josie Over

Josie Over

Horton's Girl

15 eps

Carole Kai

Carole Kai

Judy

6 eps

Elissa Dulce Hoopai

Elissa Dulce Hoopai

Kini Pahoa

6 eps

Kimo Kahoano

Reed

6 eps

Beau Vanden Ecker

Simpson

9 eps

Seth Sakai

Seth Sakai

Batai

9 eps

Laura Sode-Matteson

Luana

12 eps

Bob Sevey

Sullivan

6 eps

Lynne Ellen Hollinger

Shirley Harris

8 eps

Kwan Hi Lim

Kwan Hi Lim

Chang Liu

14 eps

Ernest Chan

Sgt. George Tatupu

8 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Hawaii Five-O actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Hawaii Five-O reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthDefining8.7

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong6.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightStrong6.6

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleStrong6.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SerializedLight3.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

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".

The run

Seasons

12 seasons · 284 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Unannounced

    Specials

    3 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    196825 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    The first season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 20, 1968, and ended on March 19, 1969. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on March 6, 2007.

    Best episode · S01E01 Cocoon (1)

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    196925 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    The second season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 24, 1969, and ended on March 11, 1970. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on July 31, 2007.

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    197024 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    The third season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 16, 1970, and ended on March 10, 1971. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on January 22, 2008.

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    197124 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    The fourth season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 14, 1971, and ended on March 7, 1972. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on June 10, 2008.

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    197224 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    The fifth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972 and ended March 13, 1973. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on November 18, 2008.

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    197324 episodes

    6.3IMDb

    The sixth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 11, 1973 and ended February 26, 1974. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on April 21, 2009. Creator and executive producer Leonard Freeman died during this season.

    Best episode · S06E07 Tricks Are Not Treats

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    197424 episodes

    7.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    197524 episodes

    7.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    197624 episodes

    8.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    197724 episodes

    7.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    197822 episodes

    5.8IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    197920 episodes

    7.5IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still unavailable

S00E02

Emme’s Island Moments: Memories of Hawaii Five-O

20 Oct 199645 min
Still from Memories of Five-O

S00E03

Memories of Five-O

5 Jun 199660 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

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