After recent news of "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim joining the "Hawaii Five-O" adaptation of the classic TV series, fans of Alex O'Loughlin should be pleased to know that the "Moonlight" star has landed the role of Detective Steve McGarrett, head of the Hawaii State Police.

Jack Lord originally played the character in the 1968 series created by Leonard Freeman. Dae Kim plays Kam Fong's character Detective Chin Ho Kelly.

Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Transformers" franchise, "Fringe," "Star Trek") are penning the screenplay as well as executive producing with Peter M. Lenkov.

CBS Studios produces.

O'Loughlin was last seen in the critically panned Kate Beckinsale starrer "Whiteout" from Universal.