18 September 2010,
In a recent interview, executive producer Peter Lenkov and pilot director Len Wiseman talked about how they’re setting this version of Hawaii Five-0 apart from the original, what they went through in determining the perfect cast, developing the shooting style and look for the show, and what viewers can expect in episodes to come. Full Interview.


Question: Peter, how did you avoid some of the pitfalls of other remakes of classic series, to keep yours so fresh and fun?

Peter: Honestly, just attacking it from a point of view of it just being purely about the script. I didn’t really put that much pressure on myself, in terms of the remake side of it. Definitely, it’s coming from a classic source and I wanted to respect that, but it wasn’t always in my mind to consider it as a remake, instead of the best version of this story and these characters. I wanted to make it as exciting as I could.

Question: Len, since you’re known as the director of Underworld, how did you get involved with this?

Len: There were a lot of Die Hard references in there, even in terms of the tone. But, we don’t want this to be black and grey, and rainy and dark. I think Die Hard balanced out the Underworld darkness.

Labels: CBS, Hawaii Five-O, Season 1