The unforgettable original series starred heartthrob David Hasselhoff and helped launch the careers of international superstars from Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra to Jason Momoa and Yasmine Bleeth. The series reboot will celebrate the franchise's enduring legacy, while re-energizing it for today's global audience. Fans can expect all the adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry and beachside heroics that defined the original - now with an entirely new cast, contemporary trappings, tensions and challenges, and a renewed mission to protect Southern California's shoreline.
Matt Nix (Burn Notice, The Gifted) developed the new take on the format. He will executive produce with Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Dante Di Loreto and Doug Schwartz. Fox Entertainment and Fremantle will produce.
"In its first run, Baywatch defined an entire era of beach life and elevated lifeguards to an iconic status," said Michael Thorn, President, FOX Television Network. "Now, with our partners at Fremantle, this television juggernaut is set for a modern-day comeback. Together, FOX and Fremantle, along with Matt Nix and original co-creator Greg Bonann, will bring the California dream to a whole new generation of fans with fresh stories, rising stars and all the spectacle that make the Baywatch franchise a global sensation."
