Although CBS reportedly offered large increases, the figures were apparently not what Kim and Park were looking for as they moved toward their eighth year as part of the core of Hawaii Five-0.
Hopefully they’ll be written out in a way that leaves the door open for guest arcs every once in a while.
The promotion of Ian Anthony Dale and the castings of Meaghan Rath and Beulah Koale have the potential to freshen up Five-0 in the eighth season, but the changes come at a cost.
Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park officially left the series last month, and we learned that they could not reach an agreement with CBS about their salaries.