Three months later, Mac is on holiday when his boss, Patricia Thornton of the Department of External Services (DXS), calls him and Jack back to help retrieve the bio-weapon.
They recruit convicted hacker Riley Davis, who tracks Kendrick to San Francisco, where they also discover that Nikki is alive and working with him.
The series was first announced as being in development on October 2, 2015, with R. Scott Gemmill, James Wan, Henry Winkler, and Michael Clear.
[6] On March 8, 2016, George Eads was cast as Lincoln, "a man who could easily be written off as an eccentric conspiracy theorist but he's a legit government employee with great capability for compassion.
"[7] On March 28, 2016, Addison Timlin and Michelle Krusiec, were cast as Mickey, "an app developer who's aggressively progressive in her political views with a soft spot for MacGyver", and as Agent Croix, "Lincoln's sister who works for the Department of Homeland Security.
[9] On July 15, 2016, Sandrine Holt was cast as Patricia Thornton, "an ex-field agent turned director of operations for DXS.
"[10] On July 27, 2016, Tristin Mays was cast as Riley Davis, "a highly unpredictable computer hacker who isn't exactly thrilled to be working alongside MacGyver and his team - but it sure beats rotting in prison, right?