The ninth season of the police procedural drama series '' Hawaii Five-0'' premiered on

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on September 28, 2018, for the 2018–19 television season in the United States. CBS renewed the series for a ninth season in April 2018, that was originally expected to contain 22 episodes; however, CBS ordered additional episodes bringing the total count to 25. The season concluded on May 17, 2019. The series continues to center on the Five-0 Task Force, a specialized state police task force, established by the Hawaiian Governor that investigates major crimes in the state of Hawaii including murder,

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, and human trafficking. The ninth season features ten starring roles, all of which returned from the previous season. In addition, former main cast members,

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and

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, reprised their roles in a guest starring capacity as their characters Lieutenant Catherine Rollins and Marry Ann McGarrett in the seasons

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and twenty-third episodes, respectively. Former major recurring cast members including

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and

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also returned as guest stars after long absences in the series. Numerous cast members also appeared as guest stars on ''

Magnum P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on th ...

'' which

Peter M. Lenkov Peter M. Lenkov (born 9 May 1964) is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, and comic book author. He is best known as the showrunner of the reboot series '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''MacGyver'', and ''Magnum P.I.'', all of which aired on CBS ...

is also the showrunner on and which is also filmed in Hawaii. The ninth season ranked 26th for the 2018–19 television season and had an overall average of 10.01 million viewers. " Ka ʻōwili ʻōkaʻi," the season premiere, brought in 7.49 million viewers; meanwhile, " Hana Mao 'ole ka ua o Waianae," the season finale, was viewed by 5.11 million viewers. The series was also renewed for a tenth season which premiered on September 27.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Alex O'Loughlin Alex O'Loughlin (born 24 August 1976) is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer, who played Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2010–2020). He had starring roles in the films ...

as Lieutenant Commander Steven "Steve" McGarrett,

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as Detective Sergeant Daniel "Danny" "Danno" Williams *

Ian Anthony Dale Ian Anthony Dale (born July 3, 1978) is an American actor. His notable roles include Adam Noshimuri on '' Hawaii Five-0'', Harris Edwards on ''Salvation'', Simon Lee on ''The Event'', Davis Lee on ''Surface'', Avatar Gamma on ''Charmed'' and Ka ...

as Officer Adam Noshimuri *

Meaghan Rath Meaghan Rath (born June 18, 1986) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her television roles on '' Being Human'', ''15/Love'', '' The Assistants'', and '' Hawaii Five-0''. Personal life Rath was born in Montreal, Quebec, ...

as Officer Tani Rey * Jorge Garcia as Special Consultant Jerry Ortega *

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as Officer Junior Reigns *

Taylor Wily Taylor Wily (born Teila Tuli, June 14, 1968) is an American actor, former sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is from Laie, Hawaii and is of American Samoan descent. He is commonly known for his recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola on '' Haw ...

as Kamekona Tupuola *

Dennis Chun Dennis Chun (born March 18, 1952) is an American actor. He is the son of ''Hawaii Five-O'' star Kam Fong Chun, and portrayed Sgt. Duke Lukela in the reboot of the series, in which his father was known for playing Chin Ho Kelly from the origi ...

as Sergeant Duke Lukela,

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Kimee Balmilero Kimberly Jonelle 'Kimee' Balmilero (born December 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer of Filipino descent. Early life and education She is the daughter of Roy Balmilero who appears in '' Hawaii Five-0'' portrayed as Noelani's father Jo ...

as Dr. Noelani Cunha, Medical Examiner *

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as Captain Lou Grover

200th episode

In the 200th episode which was set in 1941, the main cast portrayed characters separate from their normal roles. The actor/character portrayals in the episode are as follows: * Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett, grandfather of the present day character * Scott Caan as Milton Cooper * Ian Anthony Dale as Earl Blackstone * Meaghan Rath as Alexa Alana * Jorge Garcia as Officer Mike Flanagan * Beulah Koale as Evan Kekoa * Taylor Wily as “Biggie” Tupa * Dennis Chun as Sergeant Naskiuchi * Kimee Balmilero as Doctor * Chi McBride as Captain Charles Sumner

Recurring

* Shawn Thomsen as Officer Pua Kai *

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as Agent Greer * Shawn Mokuahi Garnett as Flippa * Zach Sulzbach as Charlie Williams

Guest stars

as Wo Fat * Jack Coleman as Miller * Duane "Dog" Chapman as himself * Andrew Lawrence as Eric Russo * Laura Mellow as Nalani Lukela * Cidni Romias as Akela Nakahara * Eric Steinberg as Captain Keo *

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as Carson Rodes * Richard Herd as Milton Cooper * Chris Mulkey as William Pettifer * Mariano Farrar as Clarence Whitmour *

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as Percy Lee "PJ" Grover Jr. *

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as Percy Grover Sr. *

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as Ella Grover *

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as Renee Grover *

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as Will Grover *

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as Mamo Kahike *

as Joe White *

as Catherine Rollins * Chris Vance as Harry Langford * David Keith as Wade Gutches *

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as Rachel Hollander * Teilor Grubbs as Grace Williams *

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as Hal * Eric Scanlan as Natano Reigns *

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as Claude Nostromo * Anna Enger as Layla Lee * J.J. Soria as Tory Lehea *

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as Robert Castor *

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as Amanda Savage *

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as Special Agent Samuel "Sam" Collins *

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as Gerard Hirsch * Ryan Bittle as John McGarrett *

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as Tamiko Masuda * Eric Elizaga as Young Duke Lukela * Erin Smith as Young Doris McGarrett * Revel Kolohe Sloboda as Young Steve McGarrett *

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as Ricky Schiff *

as Mary Ann McGarrett *

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as Josh Baker * Joey Lawrence as Aaron Wright * Ashley Chewning as Jane Martin

Episodes

The number in the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. The titles of each episode are in the Hawaiian language, though its English translations are directly underneath. "Prod. code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced. "U.S. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the U.S. in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.

Crossovers

On July 19, 2018, it was announced that the season would see multiple crossovers with ''

'' Lenkov confirmed the announcement and

as well as

made guest appearances as their ''Hawaii Five-0'' characters in episodes one and two of ''Magnum P.I.'', respectively. Meanwhile,

was set to cross paths with

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's character,

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, later in the season in a crossover event, however a full crossover event did not air until the following television season. Balmilero and Wily continued to make guest appearances throughout the first season.

appeared in the seventeenth episode.

Production

Development

Peter Lenkov at San Diego 2010 Comic-Con International

On April 18, 2018, CBS renewed the series for a ninth season.

returned as executive producer and showrunner after signing a new multi-year deal with CBS. On July 9, 2018, it was announced that the ninth season is set to premiere on September 28, 2018, for the 2018–19 television season. The season contained the series 200th episode. The season was expected to contain 22 episodes. It was later revealed that the first episode of the season would be a remake of the 1968 episode from the original series, ''

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'', also entitled "Cocoon" On August 18, 2018, it was revealed that the 200th episode of the series would be the seventh aired episode of the season. Other series co-star Chi McBride, wrote an episode for the season. On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 with the anticipated landfall of

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, a Category 4 hurricane, in Hawaii CBS reported that they "were closely monitoring the situation" but that production would continue as planned. The following day CBS temporarily shut down production of both ''Hawaii Five-0'' and ''Magnum P.I.'' until further notice. In a later interview Lenkov confirmed that CBS ordered additional episodes to the season bringing the count to 25. The season finale consisted of two episodes in a two-part story. The series was renewed by CBS for a tenth season on May 9, 2019, which premiered on September 27, 2019.

Filming

Filming for the season officially began on July 10, 2018, with a traditional Hawaiian blessing and concluded on April 19, 2019.

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returned as producing director and is expected to direct five episodes of the season. Primary filming for the season takes place in

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, on the island of

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. The series holds a

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in Diamond Head where it films many indoor scenes. Exterior shots and outdoor scenes for McGarrett's house are filmed at the Bayer Estate in Aina Haina. On July 11, 2018, it was revealed that the first episode to film would be third aired episode of the season. On July 20, 2018, Lenkov reported that Alex O' Loughlin would direct another episode. Filming on the first filmed episode of the season officially concluded on July 20, 2018. Meanwhile, filming was temporarily canceled in August 2018 as a result of an incoming hurricane. It was later revealed that O'Loughlin would direct the seventeenth episode of the season.

Casting

When asked about the mid-season finale, Lenkov stated, "We're bringing back a lot of people that over the years have helped us". On August 22, 2018, it was reported by

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that

had been cast in a guest role as a character named Greer.

returned to the series as Wo Fat for the first time since the fifth season. It was later announced that

and

would guest star in an episode as the father and mother respectively of McBride's character, Lou Grover. On November 20, 2018 it was announced that

would return in the season's mid-season finale, while on December 4, 2018 it was reported that former main cast member

would return for the mid-season premiere. It was revealed on January 18, 2019 that

guest starred in an episode as Amanda Savage. On March 6, 2019, it was reported that former main cast member

, who last appeared as a guest star in the sixth season, would be returning as Mary Ann McGarrett. Joey Lawrence, who appeared as a guest star in the eighth season, returned as a guest star in the two-part season finale. Series regular Ian Anthony Dale returned to the series in episode six due to conflicting filming of other CBS television series ''

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'' in which he was also a series regular.

Release and marketing

The teaser trailer for the first episode was released on September 12, 2018. The season has been marketed as the series' fiftieth anniversary, being fifty years since the premiere of the original series in 1968. On August 13, 2018, it was announced that the season would have an advanced premiere screening along with an advanced premiere screening of ''Magnum P.I.'' The season premiered on September 28, 2018, in the 2018–19 television season. It held the same time slot of the previous five seasons airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET, with the exception of the seventeenth episode which aired immediately after the sixteenth episode at 10 p.m. ET. The season concluded on May 17, 2019, after airing 25 episodes.

Reception

Ratings

Home media

References

External links

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