Netflix has added the first five seasons of Hawaii Five-0 to its U.S. catalog, giving viewers a new place to start on a series that ran for a decade and delivered more than 240 episodes. For anyone looking for a long binge this month, that means roughly half the show is now one click away.
The timing fits June viewing lists, when streaming services tend to refresh their most watchable catalog titles, and Hawaii Five-0 lands as a ready-made marathon for subscribers who missed it the first time around. The reboot debuted in 2010 and later ran long enough to collect four Primetime Emmys, which helps explain why it still surfaces when people are looking for something big to watch.
At the center of it was Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett, a United States Navy officer tasked with setting up the crime-fighting group Five-0 after returning home to find his father's killer. That premise carried the show through a decade-long run, but it also made the reboot a huge risk in 2010 because it was taking on a beloved title with a built-in audience and a lot to lose if it missed.
Now the first five seasons are in place, but Netflix has not said whether the rest of the run will follow. For viewers, that leaves a clean starting point and a partial answer: the show is back in circulation, but only about half of Hawaii Five-0's full episode count is available for the moment.
