Magnum P.I. (Remake)

Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His mother, Katherine Magnum, was a homemaker. His father, Thomas Sullivan Magnum III, was an airline pilot and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot. After Magnum graduated from high school, he began attending the United States Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy.

While at the Academy, Magnum decided that he wanted to become a Navy SEAL. Soon after his commission as an Ensign, he began Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, which was followed by basic parachute training at the U.S Army Airborne School. He then moved on to SEAL Qualification Training. Following his completion of SQT, Magnum was assigned to SEAL Team 3 where he earned his SEAL Qualification Badge (Trident) and served as an assistant platoon commander. For his performance with SEAL Team 3, he earned the Navy Commendation Medal. Magnum later transferred to SEAL Team 1, where he served as a platoon commander. While with that SEAL Team, he earned the Navy Cross for his actions during a combat mission in Iraq. Eventually, he spent a year of shore duty on a staff assignment at the United States Pacific Command in Hawaii.

With numerous commendations, he left the Navy after eight years of service and decided to remain in Hawaii. Magnum has become a private investigator "beach bum" who, despite irregular employment, nevertheless manages to live a comfortable existence thanks to celebrity author Robin Masters's offer of the guest house on his Hawaii estate "Robin's Nest" and use of his red Ferrari 308 GTS in exchange for quality control of the estate security. Tom Magnum and his friends are frequently involved not only in typical "P.I." cases but also a wide variety of adventures involving espionage, covert operations, paramilitary escapades, and "lifestyles of the rich and famous."