VIDEO : Happy Endings Star Joins Magnum P.I. Reboot

Happy Endings star Zachary Knighton has been chosen for a lead role in CBS? Magnum P.I. reboot. In addition to the pilot for the new Magnum P.I., CBS is also developing an updated take on fellow 80s classic, the female-fronted police procedural Cagney and Lacey. The new take on Magnum P.I. will focus on an ex-Navy SEAL who uses his military skills in his investigative work for ?lost causes.? Now Deadline is reporting that Knighton has joined Magnum P.I. as Oahu nightclub owner Rick Wright, another character from the original series, then played by Larry Manetti.