Engle, Erika (February 11, 2001). " 'Baywatch' calls it quits in Hawaii". Pacific Business News. Archived from the original on 2003-09-09 . Retrieved July 8, 2021. Will Rogers State Beach served as the predominant beach location for Baywatch, although some scenes were filmed at Long Beach, California, and in Malibu, California. [2] Theme song [ edit ] Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 18, 2015). "Alexandra Daddario Lands 'Baywatch' Female Lead". Deadline. Kit, Borys (January 11, 2016). " 'Quantico' Star Priyanka Chopra in Early Talks to Join Dwayne Johnson in 'Baywatch' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. The audience was 65 percent female, [7] [14] with its number one audience being women aged 18 to 34. Speaking in 2001, Schwartz explained that, after doing focus groups on Baywatch for about five years, they learned that the show appealed to this demographic because "most of [its] lead characters were strong, independent women who were heroic, who were saving lives, who were equal to men". [15]

On November 9, 2015, it was reported that several actresses, including Alexandra Daddario, Nina Dobrev, Ashley Benson, Alexandra Shipp, Shelley Hennig, Bianca Santos, and Denyse Tontz, were in the running for the female lead, with the possibility that some of them could join the film in different roles and other unnamed actresses could be in the running as well. [46] On November 18, 2015, Johnson confirmed Daddario (who previously worked with Johnson on San Andreas) for the role of Summer, originally played by Eggert in the TV series, and revealed the casting of C.J. and other roles would soon be announced. [47] On January 4, 2016, Johnson announced that actress and model Kelly Rohrbach was cast as C.J. for the film. [48] [49] [50] [51] On January 11, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Priyanka Chopra was in talks to appear in the film in a villainous role. On February 16, 2016, Chopra and Johnson released a video to confirm her participation in the above-mentioned role. [52] On January 20, 2016, a release date of May 19, 2017, was announced and Ilfenesh Hadera joined the cast as Stef, the love interest of Johnson's character. [53] [54] On January 27, 2016, Variety reported that Jon Bass was cast as Ronnie, described as funny, awkward and a skilled disco dancer who falls in love with C.J. at the beach. [55]McDougal, Dennis (November 28, 1991). "Surf's Up Again for Baywatch". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-10-15. As of August 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that FremantleMedia International were eyeing a reboot of the franchise. [27] On April 14, 2023, it was announced that Fremantle are developing a reboot of the series and has held early talks with a number of broadcasters and streamers. [58] Baywatch: The Documentary [ edit ] United Kingdom: Seasons 1–6 have been released by Network. In 2017, to coincide with the release of the feature film adaptation, Network released a DVD entitled Best of Baywatch which includes the two-part episodes "Nightmare Bay" and "River of No Return".

In 2019, it was announced that Baywatch was being revived as documentary feature film. As they explained on the Factual America podcast, filmmakers Matthew Felker and Brian Corso lined up some of the show's top-billed castmembers to take a walk down memory lane for Baywatch: The Documentary and talk about their time on the show and the hours they spent in skimpy red suits. [59] See also [ edit ] The show led to a spin-off, Baywatch Nights, [12] and three direct-to-video films: [13] Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise, Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay, and Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. In October 2014, it was announced that Paramount was moving forward with its big-screen adaptation of Baywatch and has loosely attached Dwayne Johnson to the project. The studio also hired Justin Malen to rewrite and attached the comedy writing team of Sean Anders and John Morris to direct. [35] [36]

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It spawned a spin-off series, Baywatch Nights, which aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1997, and a 2017 feature film adaptation. Kroll, Justin (24 July 2015). "Seth Gordon to Direct Dwayne Johnson in Paramount's 'Baywatch' Movie". Variety . Retrieved 2016-01-21. Terminator 2' Pulled From Schedule, 'Baywatch' Release Date Set". TheWrap. 20 January 2016 . Retrieved 2016-01-21.

The idea of Baywatch came about when Gregory Bonann, the creator of the show, was on duty as a lifeguard and saved two children of an MTM studio employee named Stu Erwin. [7] Gregory originally called the show Aquatic Corps for Emergency Service (ACES), but later changed it to "Baywatch", the name of rescue boats that patrolled Santa Monica Bay. [7] The Baywatch logo was created by Bonann's lifeguard friend John Johnson. [7] Huff, Richard (March 1, 1999). "Aussie Town Boos Baywatch". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16 . Retrieved 2010-10-16. Italy: Seasons 1–2 have been released by Koch Media, season 5–6 have been released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.