Despite Latino 'Magnum,' CBS Reboot Has No Latinx Writers, Says Showrunner

Despite bringing back “Magnum PI” with Latino, Jay Hernandez, in the title role, the CBS reboot has no Latinx in the writers room, according to showrunner Peter Lenkov. “When you’re staffing the show, it’s incredibly hard to find writers,” Lenkov told reporters during the show’s Television Critics Association panel on Sunday. “We have a very diverse writers room, it just so happens that we don’t have any [Latinax].” The gender-neutral term “Latinx” has become more commonp...