{"id":47892,"date":"2025-09-28T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/47892\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:59:08","slug":"iconic-90s-series-that-defined-an-era-to-get-reboot-and-the-original-shows-creators-are-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/47892\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic ’90s series ‘that defined an era’ to get reboot \u2013 and the original show’s creators are involved"},"content":{"rendered":"

The iconic ’90s show Baywatch is getting another reboot, this time on the small screen. The series, which began in 1989 and ended in 2001, is coming back for a new 12-episode season on the American network Fox.<\/p>\n

The new show is set to be released across late 2026 and early 2027, with the original creators Michael Berk, Greg Bonann and Doug Schwartz all on board as executive producers. Matt Nix \u2014 who created X-Men spin-off The Gifted and the True Lies TV series \u2014 has been announced as the showrunner. <\/p>\n

The original series, starring David Hasselhoff, followed the work of a team of lifeguards, and it’s often remembered for its slow-motion running scenes along the beach. In 2017, Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron starred in a film adaptation, also called Baywatch. <\/p>\n

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In a press release<\/a>, the President of Fox Television Network Michael Thorn said: “In its first run, Baywatch defined an entire era of beach life and elevated lifeguards to an iconic status. Now, with our partners at Fremantle, this television juggernaut is set for a modern-day comeback. <\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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Christian Vesper, the CEO Global Drama at Fremantle, added: “Baywatch has always been a treasured asset in Fremantle’s portfolio and remains one of the most iconic series in television history globally. We have found the perfect partners in Fox to help us maintain this legacy.<\/p>\n

“With Matt Nix at the helm, we are in great hands, as he excels at telling engaging and entertaining stories. Our goal is to reconnect with existing fans while also introducing a new generation to the world of these famous lifeguards.” <\/p>\n

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No cast members have been confirmed yet, which means that we don’t know if any of the original stars, which includes Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, will be returning.<\/p>\n

Both of them made appearances in the 2017 film, which released to bad reviews and a Razzie award<\/a> for being “So Bad You Loved It”.<\/p>\n

Dwayne Johnson actually accepted the award<\/a>, stating: “I humbly and graciously accept my Razzie and I thank you critics, fans and at the end of the day, a movie so rotten you fall in love with it, that’s just the way love goes.”<\/p>\n

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Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he’s covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of TV<\/a> and movies<\/a> both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I’m a Fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The iconic ’90s show Baywatch is getting another reboot, this time on the small screen. The series, which…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1105,35004,1107,93,61,60,1135,35003,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-47892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-6a2440b0-5068-4698-b328-3dc981e08a5d","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-locale-gb","15":"tag-shorttitle-an-iconic-90s-series-is-getting-a-new-reboot","16":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}