{"id":62185,"date":"2025-11-20T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/62185\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:53:08","slug":"baywatch-reboot-to-film-in-l-a-after-fox-lands-california-tax-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/62185\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Baywatch’ Reboot To Film In L.A. After Fox Lands California Tax Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBaywatch<\/a> is returning to its roots. Fox<\/a>\u2018s upcoming reboot<\/a> will film in the Los Angeles area \u2014 with
the historic Venice Lifeguard Operations Station as a main backdrop \u2014 after the series scored a $21.1 million (40%) tax credit from<\/a> the California Film Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tStaying in L.A. was always the intention for the project, which in September received a 12-episode straight-to-series order<\/a> from the broadcast network for a premiere during the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe original series was set and shot on the beaches of Los Angeles \u2014 primarily Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades, with additional filming in Venice Beach and Malibu \u2014 for the first nine seasons before moving to Hawaii for the last two.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s been 25 years since Baywatch\u2018s 11th and final season aired, and the new iteration of the lifeguard action drama, which comes from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, Fremantle and Fox Entertainment, features new characters and a new cast. Still, the reboot is classified by the CFC as Season 12 of Baywatch, making this a production relocation to Los Angeles, something the commission values highly. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to L.A. beach locations, the new Baywatch will film on soundstages on the Fox Studio Lot in L.A.\u2019s Century City.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe reboot will feature the type of daring rescues, tangled relationships and beachside heroics that defined the original \u2014 now with a new cast donning the show\u2019s signature red swimsuits, contemporary trappings, tensions and challenges, and a renewed mission to protect Southern California\u2019s shoreline.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile the reboot keeping the original\u2019s L.A. setting was never in doubt, its filming location was very much up in the air. Landing a tax credit was considered crucial to keeping the show in California, with Fox also going down the road with Australia as an alternative location if the tax break did not go through.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe network\u2019s efforts to secure an incentive included Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade traveling to Sacramento to meet with CFC representatives and politicians. They were successful, with Baywatch awarded an enhanced 40% tax credit after an unified push by local officials.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s been incredibly rewarding to work alongside our partners at the California Film Commission to create an economically sustainable path for keeping a production like Baywatch \u2013 so spectacularly tied to this great city and state \u2013 right here in Los Angeles,\u201d Wade said. \u201cWe\u2019re especially grateful for the tremendous support from the many public officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom, who championed this effort, State Senator Ben Allen, State Assemblymember Rick Zbur, L.A. City Councilwoman Traci Park and L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath. This collaboration between government and entertainment truly shows what\u2019s possible when we work together to support local jobs and economic growth, while showcasing the stunning California coast for audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tUnderscoring the significance of keeping Baywatch in L.A., Mayor Karen Bass later today will join Horvath and Park for a press conference at the Venice Beach Lifeguard Operations Station to tout the hundreds of union jobs for cast and crew the series will generate along with the substantial economic activity to Venice\u2019s small businesses, local vendors, and hospitality sector it is expected to bring.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is exactly what we envisioned when we strengthened the program \u2014 keeping our creative economy strong and our entertainment industry competitive,\u201d Zbur said. \u201cI appreciate Fox Entertainment\u2019s commitment to investing in California\u2019s workforce and keeping production where it belongs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing its 1989 debut and a swift cancellation by NBC after one season, Baywatch became a syndicated global juggernaut, airing in over 200 countries, and at its peak, reaching more than 1 billion viewers every week. The original series starred David Hasselhoff and helped launch the careers of Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Jason Momoa and Yasmine Bleeth.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe reboot is executive produced by Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Dante Di Loreto, Doug Schwartz and Nix. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baywatch is returning to its roots. Fox\u2018s upcoming reboot will film in the Los Angeles area \u2014 with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[37568,14148,11592,48,52,51,47,50,49,16090],"class_list":["post-62185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-baywatch","tag-california-film-commission","tag-fox","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-tax-credits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}