HAWAII FIVE-0 - CBS VIDEO: 'HOOKMAN' SNEAK PEEK # 1 - AIRS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 AT 10/9C
H50 fans! Pay homage to the original series with this reboot of a beloved episode from 1973. On HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, Feb. 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Five-0 investigates when a mysterious man (Peter Weller) targets select police officers for revenge and McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) is the next on his hit list.
'Hookman,' the original series’ season six Emmy Award-winning premiere episode (original airdate Sept. 11, 1973), centered around a double amputee out to avenge the loss of his hands by killing the police officers responsible, including McGarrett. In the updated version, McGarrett’s father (William Sadler) was one of the officers responsible for his maiming.
Peter Weller (“RoboCop”) guest stars as the lead villain as well as directs this production. Jason Koger, a double upper amputee, will be stand in for Weller in close-ups of his prosthetic hands. In the original production, Jay J. Armes portrayed the lead villain and was a double amputee himself.
Additional guest stars include Brian Fong, Dennis Chun, Richard T. Jones, William Sadler, Norman Compton, Charlie Murphy, Max Weinberg, Grant Patrick Moniz and Terry Plunkett.
'Hookman' teleplay by Joe Halpin; story by Glen Olson and Rod Baker; and directed by Peter Weller.
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