According to EW.com, CBS is developing a remake of Hawaii Five-O for next fall.

The original series ran from 1968 to 1980 and starred Jack Lord and James McArthur as detectives Steve McGarrett and Dan Williams. Set in Hawaii, the detectives worked for a fictional Hawaiian state police department. The hugely popular show set the template for the many police dramas that have followed and held the record for longest running crime drama on American television until 2003, when Law and Order surpassed it.

Ed Bernero, the executive producer of Criminal Minds and self-proclaimed Hawaii Five-O fan, is currently writing the project. According to TVSeriesFinale.com, the new version will star Chris McGarrett, son of Jack Lord’s Steve McGarrett. The site goes on to say, “although the storytelling will be updated, the spirit of the original will be maintained as much as possible including a re-vamped version of the iconic theme song and some form of the famous closing line “Book’em Danno.” The new Hawaii Five-O, like its predecessor, will take place at a fictional Hawaii state police department (Hawaii is the only US state without a statewide police agency) and will be filmed on the islands.”

There is still no word on who will star in this new adaptation.

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