MacGyver (2016 TV series)

MacGyver
Title card for the fourth and fifth seasons
GenreAction-adventure
Based onMacGyver
by Lee David Zlotoff
Developed byPeter M. Lenkov
Showrunners
Starring
Theme music composerRandy Edelman
ComposerKeith Power
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes94 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • P. Todd Coe
  • Peter M. Tassler
  • Lucas Till
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Gabriel Beristain
  • James L. Carter
  • Peter Levy
  • Michael Martinez
  • Darren Genet
  • Christopher Duddy
  • Matthew Moriarty
EditorMark Manos
Running time40–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) –
April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)
Related
MacGyver (original series) (1985–1992)
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MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series developed by Peter M. Lenkov that ran on CBS from September 23, 2016 to April 30, 2021, comprising five seasons and 94 episodes. The series stars Lucas Till as the title character, an undercover government agent who prefers to fight crime with ingenious feats of engineering rather than lethal force. It is a reboot of the original series of the same name created by Lee David Zlotoff, which aired from 1985 to 1992. CBS cancelled the show in April 2021; the series finale aired on April 30, 2021.[1]

MacGyver takes place in the same fictional universe as two other series, both also developed by Lenkov and both also reboots of earlier police shows: Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. The three shows have been collectively referred to as the "Lenkov-verse".[2]

  1. ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 7, 2021). "MacGyver Cancelled After 5 Seasons". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 16, 2019). "2019-2020 Fall Broadcast Schedule". Variety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.