Hawaii Five-O Movie in Development at Paramount

A feature film adaptation of the classic police procedural Hawaii Five-O is in early development at Paramount Pictures, with Destin Daniel Cretton attached to develop and direct, according to a report first published by Deadline and since confirmed by other outlets. Chris Bremner, whose credits include the Bad Boys films, is writing the screenplay, with Noah Oppenheim also set to pen the script. Guymon Casady is producing, having spearheaded the project alongside the estate of original series creator Leonard Freeman. Paramount received the first offer on the project because both the original series and its 2010 reboot aired on CBS, which now sits under Paramount Skydance. No plot details, casting information, or release timeline have been revealed, and the project remains in early stages of development. The original Hawaii Five-O was created by Leonard Freeman and aired on CBS for 12 seasons, from September 1968 to April 1980, becoming the longest-running police drama on American television by its finale. Jack Lord starred as Detective Captain Steve McGarrett, who led a fictional elite state police task force combatting organized crime in Hawaii.