On Twitter, Co-Showrunner Terry Matalas revealed that his original pitch had been to cast Jeri Ryan as MacGyver's mother, but that he "couldn't convince the powers that be".
Both Henry Ian Cusick (Russ Taylor) and Peter Weller (Mason) have both appeared in the series Fringe, and Hawaii Five-O.
Jeri Ryan (Gwendolyn Hayes) and Peter Weller (Mason) are both part of the Star Trek family.
Henry Ian Cusick (Russ Taylor) and Peter Weller (Mason) both appeared in Season 5 of the series 24. Tate Donovan (Oversight) appeared in the mini series 24: Live Another Day eight years later.
Keith David plays the CIA director in this and the two movies Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2.