The eighth season of the CBS

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drama series '' Hawaii Five-0'' premiered on September 29, 2017 for the 2017–18 television season. CBS renewed the series for a 23 episode eighth season on March 23, 2017. On November 6, 2017 CBS ordered an additional episode for the season and did the same again on February 8, 2018 bringing the count to 25 episodes. The season concluded on May 18, 2018. The eighth season ranked No. 18 for the 2017–18 television season and had an average of 11 million viewers. The series was also renewed for a ninth season. Due to pay disputes, this was the first season not to feature

Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim (born Kim Dae-hyun ( ko, 김대현); August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in '' Lost'', Chin Ho Kelly in '' Hawaii Five-0'', Gavin Park in ''Angel'', and Johnny Gat in the '' Saints ...

and Grace Park. This was also the first full season not to feature

Masi Oka is a Japanese actor, producer, and digital effects artist who became widely known for starring in NBC's '' Heroes'' as Hiro Nakamura and in CBS's '' Hawaii Five-0'' as Doctor Max Bergman. Early life Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Setsuko Oka ...

following his departure in the thirteenth episode of the seventh season.

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, ...

and

Beulah Koale Beulah Koale () is a New Zealand actor best known for portraying Officer Junior Reigns in CBS reboot series '' Hawaii Five-0''. Early life Koale was born at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, and was raised in the nearby suburb of Otara. Koale ...

joined as new main cast members. In addition, longtime recurring cast members

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 orig ...

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 Jos ...

, and

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 ''Hawa ...

were promoted to series regulars, while another longtime recurring cast member

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 ...

joined as a series regular and appeared in episodes seven through twenty.

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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Scott Caan Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in '' Ocean’s Eleven'' as Turk Malloy who he played in the '' Ocean’s trilogy'' and starred ...

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

as Officer Tani Rey *

Jorge Garcia Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show '' Becker'', but subsequently became best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurl ...

as Special Consultant Jerry Ortega *

as Kamekona Tupuola *

as Sergeant Duke Lukela, Honolulu Police Department *

as Dr. Noelani Cunha, Medical Examiner *

Chi McBride Kenneth "Chi" McBride ( ; born September 23, 1961) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, where he is known primarily as a character actor, and in television, where he has had numerous starring roles. In film, he has played prominent ro ...

as Captain Lou Grover *

as Police Candidate, later Officer assigned to Five-0 Task Force, Junior Reigns *

as Adam Noshimuri, head of Five-0 Special Division of Organized Crime

Recurring cast

* Zach Sulzbach as Charlie Williams * Shawn Mokuahi Garnett as Flippa Tupuola *

Claire Forlani Claire Antonia Forlani (born 17 December 1971) is an English actress. She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film ''Mallrats'', and in the Jean-Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic, '' Basquiat''. In 1998, she achieved wide rec ...

as Alicia Brown * Andrew Lawrence as Eric Russo * Kunal Sharma as Koa Rey * Kekoa Kekumano as Nahele Huikala *

Christine Ko Christine Ko (born August 3, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American actress, known for her roles as Emma on the CBS sitcom '' The Great Indoors'', Mandy on ''Upload'' and Emma on ''Dave''. Before her success in America, she had a brief career in Taiwa ...

as Jessie Nomura

Guest stars

Joey Lawrence Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr. (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and game show host. He got his start as a child star in the early 1980s and is best known for his role as Joey Russo in ''Blo ...

as Aaron Wright, brother of world-class hacker Ian Wright * Chris Vance as Harry Langford, former MI6 agent *

Paige Hurd Paige Audrey-Marie Hurd (born July 20, 1992) is an American actress of mixed African American and Puerto Rican heritage. She is best known for her recurring role as Tasha Clarkson on the CW sitcom '' Everybody Hates Chris'', Samantha Grover in ...

as Samantha Grover *

Randy Couture Randall Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, former U.S. Army sergeant, former mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he became ...

as Jason Duclair * Bob McCracken as DEA Agent Chris Reid *

Casper Van Dien Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his lead role as Johnny Rico in the 1997 science-fiction action film ''Starship Troopers''. He has also appeared in a large number of television and ...

as Roger Niles *

Steven Brand Steven Brand (born 26 June 1969) is a Scottish actor. His feature debut was ''The Scorpion King'' (2002), where he portrayed Memnon. He has had many guest appearances on television series, and in 2015, Brand was nominated Best Guest Starring R ...

as John Walcott *

Derek Mio Derek Mio (born 1982) is an American film and television actor who attended USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is a fourth generation Japanese American. Personal life Mio was born in Huntington Beach, California and attended Huntington Beach High ...

as Derek Okada *

Leonardo Nam Leonardo Nam (born November 5, 1979) is an Australian actor. He made his breakthrough as Roy in '' The Perfect Score'' (2004), and gained further recognition for his roles as Morimoto in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) and Bria ...

as Harley Taylor * Reggie Lee as Joey Kang * Erika Brown as adult Grace Williams * Joey Defore as 20 year-old Charlie Williams *

Chosen Jacobs Chosen Jacobs (born July 1, 2001) is an American actor and singer best known for his recurring role as Will Grover on the CBS television series '' Hawaii Five-0'' and his role as Mike Hanlon in the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King novel ...

as Will Grover *

Devon Sawa Devon Edward Sawa (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian actor. Sawa began acting when he was a teenager and appeared in several films in the 1990s including '' Little Giants'', '' Casper'', '' Now and Then'', '' Wild America'', '' Idle Hands'', ...

as Brad Woodward * Shawn Anthony Thomsen as Pua Kai *

Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Ou ...

as Odell Martin *

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as Rachel Hollander *

Frankie Faison Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner, and, later, Commissioner, Ervin Burrell in the HBO series ''The Wire'', as Barney Matthews in the ''Hannibal Lecter'' franchise, and as Su ...

as Leroy Davis *

Ryan Bittle Ryan James Bittle (born March 21, 1976) is an American actor. He began appearing on television in 1994. Early life Bittle was born in La Crescenta, California, the son of Kathy Homewood, a nurse, and ICU director, and Jim Bittle, a Glendale fire ...

as John McGarrett *

Susan Park Susan Park is an American actress. Early life Park was born in the United States, the daughter of Korean immigrants. Career Park began acting in 2009. In 2010 she performed in a one-woman show titled ''Diaries of a K-Town Diva'' directed by B ...

as Noriko Noshimuri *

Michelle Borth Michelle Borth is an American actress who has portrayed characters on '' The Forgotten'' and the HBO series '' Tell Me You Love Me''. Borth played Catherine Rollins on the CBS crime-drama '' Hawaii Five-0''. Early life and education Borth was b ...

as Catherine Rollins *

Terry O'Quinn Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series '' Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and '' Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'' ...

as Joe White *

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as Gerard Hirsch *

Robyn Lively Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films '' Teen Witch'' and '' The Karate Kid Part III.'' She is also known for her roles in the TV shows ''Doogie Howser, M.D.''; ...

as Helen Meech

Episodes

Production

On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on September 29, 2017. Filming for the season began on July 8, 2017 with a traditional Hawaiian blessing. Series star

made both his writer and directorial debut during the season. O'Loughlin directed the eighteenth episode of the season and wrote the story for the twenty-fourth episode of the season. The final script for the season was written around early March 2018. Filming on the final episode of the season concluded in the third week of April. The final episode of the season aired on May 18, 2018.

Daniel Dae Kim's and Grace Park's departure controversies

On June 30, 2017, ahead of the series's eighth season, it was announced that series regulars

and Grace Park would be departing the series due to a salary dispute with CBS. Kim and Park had been seeking pay equality with co-stars Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan, but did not reach satisfactory deals with CBS Television Studios. CBS's final offer to Kim and Park was 10–15% lower than what O'Loughlin and Caan make in salary. An update of their characters was given in the first episode of the season and in various other episodes throughout the season.

Casting

Following Kim's and Park's departures it was announced that longtime recurring cast member

who portrays Kono Kalakaua's husband Adam Noshimuri had been upped to series regular for the eighth season. It was also announced that

and

would join the series as new characters and new members of Five-0. On July 21, 2017, it was announced that recurring cast members

, and

would also be upped to series regulars for the eighth season. On September 28, 2017 in an interview with executive producer Peter Lenkov he was asked if

Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film '' Swing Shift''. Her other film roles include '' ...And Justice for All'' (19 ...

had a chance in returning during the season. Lenkov stated "Yes, well, we haven’t written the episode. There is an episode that we’re talking about, but it all depends on scheduling." However, the story wasn't written and no updates were given.

starred in two episodes of the season as Aaron Wright's brother of Ian Wright, played by

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

who appeared in two episodes during

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. Chris Vance also returned as a guest star and appeared in two episodes as former MI6 agent Harry Langford. It was later announced on March 19, 2018 that previous main cast member

would return as a guest star in the season's twentieth episode.

also returned as a guest star in the season's twenty-fourth episode. Teilor Grubbs did not appear at all in the season for the first time since the beginning of the series. Ian Anthony Dale returned to the series in episode seven and made his final appearance of the season in episode twenty due to conflicting filming of other CBS television show ''

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'' in which he is also a series regular.

Reception

Ratings

Home video release

References

External links

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