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Posted on: Monday, January 18, 2010

�Hawaii Five-O� update in the works


Advertiser Staff

CBS is planning an updated version of the classic cop series �Hawaii Five-O,� according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The series will be penned by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who have teamed up as screenwriters for films such as �Star Trek,� �Mission: Impossible III� and �Transformers,� and Peter Lenkov, a television and film writer and �CSI: NY� executive producer, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The series is envisioned as a contemporary take on the original series, focusing on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police headed by Steve McGarrett and answerable only to the governor. The original �Hawaii Five-O,� created by Leonard Freeman, ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980.
Kurtzman and Orci co-wrote the story for the pilot with Lenkov, who put together the script under their supervision. All three are serving as executive producers, according to the Hollywood Reporter.