US Edition‘Baywatch’ Reboot Surfaces At Fox With Straight-To-Series Order
Fox and Fremantle commission 12 new episodes of Baywatch with Matt Nix as showrunner to revive the iconic series that once aired in over 200 countries.
- Fox gave a straight-to-series order for a 12-episode Baywatch reboot during the 2026-2027 broadcast season, co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Fremantle.
- As early as 2018, Fremantle began exploring a Baywatch reboot, with Fox making a script-plus-penalty commitment in 2024 and recruiting Matt Nix as showrunner in early 2025.
- Original creators Michael Berk, Greg Bonann and Doug Schwartz join Matt Nix as executive producers, the show remains set in Southern California, and no cast has been announced at press time.
- The order keeps Fox in the lifeguard drama arena after Rescue: HI-Surf was canceled in May 2025 after one season, making Baywatch the network's second recent lifeguard series.
- At its peak, Baywatch averaged over 1.1 billion weekly viewers and aired in over 200 countries, and Fox Entertainment and Fremantle say the reboot will honor the legacy with the show's signature red swimsuits.
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