CBS casts Jay Hernandez as the new Magnum P.I.

Deadline

CBS had been looking for a non-white actor to succeed Tom Selleck in the role of Thomas Magnum, and the network found him in the 40-year-old Hernandez, a Latino actor whose credits include stints on Nashville, Last Resort and, most recently, Scandal. Hernandez also starred on the Fox drama Gang Related in 2014. On the CBS pilot, Hernandez will play a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who uses his skills from serving in Afghanistan to work as a private investigator. According to Deadline, "landing Hernandez is a get for CBS as casting the role was challenging because the series is slated to film in Hawaii."