Baywatch - FOX Greenlight New Series

Yes, in the year 2026 we are getting a brand new series of Baywatch. It'll be on FOX for the 2026-2027 TV season and right now, the pilot is currently being filmed.

What do we know so far? We know that the role of Hobie Buchannon will now be played by former Arrow actor Stephen Amell, who'll be leading a new team of recruits. The recruits are Luke (Noah Beck), Nat (Hassie Harrison), Charlie Vale (Jessica Belkin), Grace (Livvy Dunne), Brad (Thaddeus LaGrone) and Trina (Shay Mitchell) and Diego (Kylar Miranda) to round off the majority of the main and recurring cast.

In particular, a lot of the filming pics seemed to heavily focus on Noah Beck. The guy's mostly been a social media star with a football background. In terms of acting experience, he's appeared in Tubi movies and guest starred in the short-lived Doctor Odyssey. Going by the character description for his character, Luke, he does seem to be a newcomer to the team. Also looking at those filming pics with the cast, they're definitely making the effort to recapture the allure of the original series. This pilot is being directed by McG from a script written by Lara Olsen.

Now, let's talk about the original series, shall we? It ran for eleven seasons between 1989 to 2001, first on NBC and then on Syndication. This included spin offs movies (1995-2003) and a supernatural themed spin-off series named Baywatch Nights (1995-1997). It gave David Hasselhoff a career boost after Knight Rider (1982-1986) and launched the career of Pamela Anderson and Jason Momoa (during the Hawaii era) among other actors. As a show, it wasn't exactly known for it's complex writing and Emmy type acting but it was a delightful guilty pleasure that I did watch when I was younger as did many in my generation. Not to mention that theme tune was pretty iconic.

I think the question that should be asked - can the show work in the modern era? It's very much a show that feels like a product of its time and a previous attempt of modernising it with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron's 2017 movie failed. Will this FOX attempt actually work? It's definitely going the sequel series route with Amell now playing Hobie Buchannon and David Chokachi reprising his role of Cody Madison for this show. I also wouldn't be surprised if the show at least attempts to get David Hasselhoff and/or Pamela Anderson or other former cast members to try and appear on the show if it's a hit for FOX.

The new Baywatch show will air on FOX during the autumn while the original series is available on streaming platforms to watch.