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The first season of the action-adventure series MacGyver premiered on September 23, 2016, on CBS, for the 2016–17 American television season. The series centers on the fictional Phoenix Foundation which is a covert organization masquerading as a think tank. The series stars Lucas Till, George Eads, Tristin Mays, and Justin Hires.
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Angus "Mac" MacGyver is a US government agent of a secret, privately funded US government intelligence agency (cloaked as a think tank) called the Phoenix Foundation, where he uses his extraordinary talent for problem solving and his extensive knowledge of science to save lives and, in some cases, prevent catastrophes."With skills that are only lim...
Main
1. Lucas Till as Angus "Mac" MacGyver: A highly intelligent and incredibly resourceful U.S. operative who works for the Phoenix Foundation, a covert agency operating under the guise of a think tank. Trained as an EOD technician for the U.S. Army, Mac prefers to use non-lethal means to stop his enemies; he is never without his trusty Swiss Army knifeand has the uncanny ability to use anything in his environment to his advantage. At the end of season two, he learns that his absent father, James...
Recurring
1. Tracy Spiridakos as Nikki Carpenter(season 1), an undercover CIA operative who formerly worked as a hacker for DXS until she faked her own death. She is also Mac's ex-girlfriend. 2. Amy Acker as Sarah Adler(season 1), a CIA operative and Jack's ex-girlfriend. 3. David Dastmalchian as Murdoc(seasons 1–3 & 5), an assassin who described himself as one of the best in the world. When he was first introduced, he was referred to as Suspect 218, which is a nod to the original series. Originally, M...
Notable guests
1. Daniel Dae Kim as Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly: Crossover character from Hawaii Five-0. A member of the Five-0 Task Force 2. Grace Park as Officer Kono Kalakaua: Crossover character from Hawaii Five-0. A member of the Five-0 Task Force 3. Taylor Wily as Kamekona Tupuola: Crossover character from Hawaii Five-0. An entrepreneurand confidential informant for the Five-0 Task Force 4. Michael Des Barres as Nicholas Helman, a hitman who is also Murdoc's mentor. (Des Barres played Murdoc in the origi...
Development
In October 2015, the original series' executive producer, Henry Winkler, signed on to produce a remake series with James Wan and R. Scott Gemmill for CBS, which owns the rights to MacGyver through its acquisition of the original Paramount Television. In February 2016, it was announced that CBS had greenlit production of a pilot episode written by Paul Downs Colaizzo and directed by Wan. Wan pulled out from directing due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by David Von Ancken. In May 2016...
Casting
In March 2016, Lucas Till was announced as the new MacGyver, Joshua Boone as Gunner, MacGyver's best friend from high school, alongside former and longtime CSI star George Eads as Jack Dalton, who was originally named Lincoln, a man who could easily be written off as an eccentric conspiracy theorist but is a legitimate government employee with great capability for compassion. Later cast were Addison Timlin as Mickey, an app developer who is aggressively progressive in her political views but...
Lenkov's firing
On July 7, 2020, it was reported that Lenkov was fired from his role as executive producer and showrunner following an investigation into allegations that he created a toxic work environment. Lucas Till later told Vanity Fair about being verbally abused and body shamed by Lenkov, stating, "I've never worked this hard in my life, and I am fine with hard work. But the way Peter treats people is just unacceptable. I was suicidal that first year on the show, because of the way he made me feel. Bu...
Critical response
MacGyver received generally a mixed opinion from television critics, with many comparing it poorly to the original and some praising and criticizing CBS for making it an updated show. Rotten Tomatoes shows a 25% rating for Season 1, with the site's critical consensus reading, "Despite using spare parts from countless successful TV procedurals, the new MacGyver fails to cobble together a compelling show." Metacriticgives a score of 38 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". USA...
The first season was released on DVD in region 1 on February 27 and second season on September 18, 2018.[citation needed]
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The first season of the action-adventure series MacGyver premiered on September 23, 2016, on CBS, for the 2016–17 American television season. The series centers on the fictional Phoenix Foundation which is a covert organization masquerading as a think tank.
Season 1 of the rebooted MacGyver series premiered on September 23, 2016 with The Rising. The season finale, Cigar Cutter, airing on April 14, 2017.
S1.E0 ∙ Unaired Pilot. Thu, Sep 22, 2016. After spending five years in a cave in Pakistan being a kidnapped victim of a terrorist group, Angus MacGyver is recruited by Phoenix Foundation to solve life-threatening problems. 7.3/10 (254)
