Johannesburg, 12 February 2025: Universal TV (DStv 117) has today announced the return of the popular series, Magnum P.I., with Season 5 premiering on 21 February 2025. The twenty-part crime drama is set to captivate audiences with new episodes airing every on Friday at 8 PM, until the series finale on 20 June.

Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is back on the case in the action-packed fifth season of this modern spin on the classic series. The former Navy season-turned-private investigator tackles thrilling cases in beautiful Hawaii as the series revs up for a new era with more romance and emotion than ever before. This season finds Magnum and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) starting a romantic relationship at long last, while diving deeper into the lives of the beloved Magnum P.I. ohana, including Rick (Zachary Knighton), TC (Stephen Hill), Katsumoto (Tim Kang) and Kumu (Amy Hill).

The action-packed reimagining of one of TV’s most iconic series, Magnum P.I., sees Jay Hernandez (Suicide Squad, Bad Moms) star as title character Thomas Magnum. Perdita Weeks (Ready Player One) supports as Juliet Higgins. They are supported by Zachary Knighton (Happy Endings) as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright and Stephen Hill (Law & Order: SUV) as Theodore ‘TC’ Calvin. Tim Kang (The Mentalist) as Detective Gordon Katsumoto and Amy Hill (Fifty First Dates) as Teuila ‘Kamu’ Tuileta round out the cast.

From CBS Television Studios and Universal Television, Magnum P.I. is executive produced by Eric Guggenheim, Barbie Kligman, John Davis, Justin Lin, John Fox, David Wolkove, and Gene Hong.

Season 5 of Magnum P.I. premieres on Universal TV on 21 February at 20.00, with episodes airing every Friday until the series final on 20 June.

Universal TV is available on DStv Channel 117 across Africa.

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