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Stephen Amellis going from the courtroom to the beach.
TheSuits LAstar has been cast in the series regular lead role of Hobie Buchannon in Fox and Fremantle's upcomingBaywatchreboot, which is slated to surf on to Fox as part of the 2026-2027 season.
"From the first conversation, Stephen Amell brought exactly what this new chapter ofBaywatchdemands: heart, intensity, and that undeniable hero energy," executive producer and showrunner Matt Nix said in a statement. "He's the kind of lead who can sprint into danger, carry the emotional weight, and still make it feel fun. We're so excited to get started."
In the reboot, the wild child from the original series (played byJeremy Jacksonfrom 1991-1999) is all grown up. He's now a Baywatch captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch (played byDavid Hasselhoffin the original). Hobie's world is turned upside down when Charlie, the daughter he never knew, shows up on his doorstep, eager to carry on the Buchannon family legacy and become a Baywatch lifeguard alongside her dad.
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The series is said to begin shooting this spring at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, as well as on the Fox Studio Lot in Century City. Additional casting details are not known at this time.
The originalBaywatch, which first debuted in 1989, would eventually become the most-watched show in the world, airing in over 200 countries, and at its peak, reaching more than a billion viewers every week. The beachy series starred Hasselhoff as Mitch, the dedicated leader of a group of lifeguards at Malibu Beach. In addition to the Hoff, the show helped launch the careers of international superstars from Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra to Jason Momoa and Yasmine Bleeth.
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Per a release, "The new series 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."
It's not known yet if Anderson or Hasselhoff or other familiar faces will have a part to play in the upcoming reboot, but if asked, Electra has previously said she'd be interested.
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"It could be fun" to join the cast of the reboot, which she said she's currently in talks over, ElectratoldTMZlast year. But she does have one stipulation: "I don't know if I'd want to be in the water."
"It's the ocean, you know?" Electra said, explaining, "I love being around the ocean. Working in it is very different. When you're working in the ocean, it is very complicated."
Baywatchis co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Fremantle with Nix (Burn Notice,TheGifted) serving as showrunner and executive producer alongside executive producers McG, Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, Dante Di Loreto, and Mike Horowitz. McG will direct the series premiere episode.
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