Peter Lenkov Archives

MacGyver Reboot Cancelled After 5 Seasons on CBS, Series Finale Set
We can't wait for them to see our spectacular final episodes and the adventures that still await for Mac and the team at the Phoenix." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWoDxrwhX68Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Phoenix's Strong Bond Is The Secret To MacGyver's Success (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWoDxrwhX68) Macer joined MacGyver as an executive producer and showrunner replacing developer, executive producer, and[...]
Magnum P.I.
showrunner Peter Lenkov has been fired from CBS following an investigation into several claims that Lenkov created a toxic work environment The showrunner reportedly had a year left on his overall deal with CBS TV Studios, which produces MacGyver and Magnum P.I (set to air back-to-back on Fridays this fall) A statement released by CBS[...]
LOS ANGELES - JAN 17: Zachary Knighton at the FOX TCA Winter 2015 at a The Langham Huntington Hotel on January 17, 2015 in Pasadena, CA
The Peter Lenkov-led project has already added Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks to the cast The pilot is being written by Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim with Justin Lin scheduled to direct. Based on the classic 1980s Tom Selleck series, the show will follow Thomas Magnum (Hernandez), an ex-Navy SEAL, who returns from Afghanistan and used his military skills[...]
Magnum
With the success of Hawaii Five-O and MacGyver, CBS has given a big pilot production commitment to the man behind the two reboots, Peter Lenkov, to take do it again with Magnum P.I Lenkov and Hawaii Five-O co-showrunner Eric Guggenheim wrote the pilot and have kept the same four main characters, except the role of[...]