Book ‘Em, Danno! Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim will be staying in Hawaii after the hit ABC series ends its six year run this May — he’s landed a lead role in CBS’ buzzed-about remake of Hawaii Five-0.
The original series, which premiered in 1968, ran for 12 seasons before ending in 1980. In CBS’ update of the classic cop drama, Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly — a sidekick role originally played by Kam Fong — The Hollywood Reporter dished Monday.
Kim — who plays Jin Kwon on Lost — is the first actor from the show to book a new series project for the Fall 2010 season. Last week, Lost co-stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly revealed that they would be taking a break from acting once production on the show wraps this spring.