Baywatch

Baywatch revolves around the work of a team of lifeguards and their interpersonal relationships, with plots usually centering on dangers related to the beach and other activities pertinent to the California (later Hawaii) beach lifestyle. Saving people from drowning is one of the most typical situations used in the show, but a range of other topics, such as earthquakes, shark attacks and serial killers, serve as plot conflicts on the show.

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Baywatch is noted for its large ensemble cast with various members "rotating" in-and-out of the show, similarly to many long-running soap operas. By the end of the 11 season run, not a single member of the original cast was still in the cast. David Hasselhoff appeared in the most episodes (totaling 206 including the pilot), followed by Jeremy Jackson (117), Michael Newman (109), and Pamela Anderson (77).

Following the Hawaii retool, many of the series' longtime cast members left the show. The only remaining cast members were David Hasselhoff, Brooke Burns, Michael Bergin, and Michael Newman. Following the 10th season, Hasselhoff and Newman both left the series, leaving Bergin and Burns the only remnants of the show's original "L.A. era".

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• David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon
• Wendie Malick as Gayle Buchannon
• Parker Stevenson as Craig Pomeroy
• Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley
• Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
• Erika Eleniak as Shauni McClain
• Peter Phelps as Trevor Cole
• Brandon Call as Hobie Buchannon
• Holly Gagnier as Gina Pomeroy
• Monte Markham as Don Thorpe
• John Allen Nelson as John D. Cort
• Gregory Alan Williams as Garner Ellerbee
• Jeremy Jackson as Hobie Buchannon
• Tom McTigue as Harvey Miller
• Richard Jaeckel as Ben Edwards
• Nicole Eggert as Summer Quinn
• David Charvet as Matt Brody
• Pamela Anderson as C. J. Parker
• Kelly Slater as Jimmy Slade
• Alexandra Paul as Stephanie Holden
• Yasmine Bleeth as Caroline Holden
• Jaason Simmons as Logan Fowler
• David Chokachi as Cody Madison
• Gena Lee Nolin as Neely Capshaw
• Donna D'Errico as Donna Marco
• José Solano as Manny Gutierrez
• Traci Bingham as Jordan Tate
• Nancy Valen as Samantha Thomas
• Michael Newman as himself (LA Fireman)
• Carmen Electra as Lani McKenzie
• Kelly Packard as April Giminski
• Michael Bergin as J. D. Darius
• Angelica Bridges as Taylor Walsh
• Marliece Andrada as Skylar Bergman
• Mitzi Kapture as Alex Ryker
• Brooke Burns as Jessie Owens

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• David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon
• Brooke Burns as Jessie Owens
• Michael Bergin as J. D. Darius
• Brandy Ledford as Dawn Masterton
• Michael Newman as himself
• Simmone Mackinnon as Allie Reese
• Jason Momoa as Jason Ioane
• Stacy Kamano as Kekoa Tanaka
• Jason Brooks as Sean Monroe
• Brande Roderick as Leigh Dyer
• Charlie Brumbly as Zach McEwan
• Krista Allen as Jenna Avid

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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.{{cite book|last=Bonann|first=Gregory J.|year=2000|title=Baywatch: Rescued from Prime Time: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Story of the World's Most Popular TV Show|publisher=New Millennium Press|isbn=9781893224094}} 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. The Baywatch logo was created by Bonann's lifeguard friend John Johnson.

Baywatch debuted on NBC in 1989, but was canceled after only one season,{{cite news |last1=Herbert |first1=Steven |title='Baywatch': A New Wave of Popularity Overseas : Television: The NBC series that drowned in low ratings gets new life in syndication. It has been sold to more than 40 nations. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-25-ca-7120-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=25 December 1990 }} when it placed 73rd out of 103 shows in the seasonal ratings, and also because the production studio, GTG (a joint venture of television station owner Gannett Company and Grant Tinker) went out of business. Due to high production costs, GTG was unable to finance the series any further.Hasselhoff, David. Don't Hassel the Hoff: The Autobiography. New York: St. Martin's P, 2007. Web. 7 Nov. 2018.

Feeling the series still had potential, David Hasselhoff, one of the principal actors, along with creators and executive producers Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991. Hasselhoff was given the title of executive producer for his work on bringing the show back. The series was hugely successful, especially internationally.{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-20-ca-919-story.html | title=Baywatch Has a Cow, Man, London Style | work=The Los Angeles Times | date=November 20, 1996 | access-date=2010-10-15 | author=Gritten, David}}{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-28-ca-207-story.html | title=Surf's Up Again for Baywatch | work=The Los Angeles Times | date=November 28, 1991 | access-date=2010-10-15 | author=McDougal, Dennis}}

The show led to a spin-off, Baywatch Nights,{{cite web |first=Joe|last=Flint |date=January 1, 1995 |url=https://variety.com/1995/more/news/eye-catchers-topping-casters-lists-99125469/ |title=Eye Catchers Topping Casters' Lists |work=Variety |access-date=June 3, 2023 |quote=All American Television is still casting “Baywatch” spin-off “Baywatch Nights”...}} and three direct-to-video films:{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/the-baywatch-movie-spoofs-the-tv-shows-cliches--but-has-that-become-its-own-cliche/2017/05/25/169db43e-3fd6-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html |title=The 'Baywatch' movie spoofs the TV show's cliches |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 27, 2017 |url-access=subscription}} Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise, Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay, and Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

The audience was 65 percent female,{{Cite book|last1=Stall|first1=Sam|last2=Harry|first2=Lou|last3=Spalding|first3=Julia|year=2004|chapter=B|title=The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures: 1001 Things You Hate to Love|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LqaOE25UiMsC&pg=PA20|location=Philadelphia|publisher=Quirk Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofgu0000stal/page/25 25]|isbn=9781931686549|oclc=57123463|access-date=September 9, 2019|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofgu0000stal/page/25}} 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".{{Cite episode|title=I Love 1990|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00084tg/i-love-the-1990s-i-love-1990|access-date=September 28, 2019|series=I Love the 1990s|series-link=I Love the '90s (British TV series)|network=BBC|station=BBC Two|date=August 18, 2001|series-no=1|number=1|minutes=27:04}}{{Cite web|url=https://crazyfacts.com/the-majority-of-baywatch-fans-were-female/|title=The majority of Baywatch fans were female...|date=21 February 2021|website=Crazy Facts|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221042205/https://crazyfacts.com/the-majority-of-baywatch-fans-were-female/|archive-date=21 February 2021}}

In 2018, FremantleMedia International, working with Warner Bros and Illuminate, "remastered" Baywatch from its original 35 mm film to HDTV, and redistributed the series to broadcasters.{{cite news |first=Peter|last=White |date=August 6, 2018 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/fremantlemedia-eyes-baywatch-reboot-after-remastering-35mm-print-into-hd-1202440619/ |title=FremantleMedia Eyes 'Baywatch' Reboot After Remastering 35MM Print Into HD |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 3, 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://openwaterswimming.com/2013/07/behind-scenes-of-baywatch-wi|title=Behind the Scenes of Baywatch with Alexandra Paul|date=9 July 2013 }}

The original NBC theme was "Save Me", performed by Peter Cetera, with Bonnie Raitt on guitar and Richard Sterban, the bass singer for The Oak Ridge Boys, as one of the background vocalists. From the second season onwards after syndication the theme "I'm Always Here" by Jimi Jamison was used to save costs on royalties and is the most popular theme for the series. David Hasselhoff also recorded a duet with Laura Branigan which was hugely successful for being broadcast as the closing track of the Baywatch TV series. The single I Believe was originally released on CD album in 1994.[https://www.discogs.com/release/12853815 Baywatch CD (Compilation, 1994)] in Discogs.com

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In 1999, with production costs rising in Los Angeles, and the syndication market shrinking, the producers sought to move the production elsewhere. They filmed a pilot and announced plans to title the show Baywatch: Down Under. However, strong local opposition from residents of Avalon Beach, New South Wales eventually led to Pittwater Council, the local government area of which Avalon was part of, to permanently ban future production.{{cite news | url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-03-01/lifestyle/9903010281_1_baywatch-show-avalon | title=Aussie Town Boos Baywatch | work=Sun Sentinel | date=March 1, 1999 | access-date=2010-10-16 | author=Huff, Richard | archive-date=2012-05-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516192523/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-03-01/lifestyle/9903010281_1_baywatch-show-avalon | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/286274.stm | title=Wave of protest over Baywatch move | work=BBC | date=February 26, 1999 | access-date=2010-10-15}} As an alternative to Australia, Hawaii offered the producers large financial incentives to move the show to the islands, instead, and in season 10, Baywatch: Hawaii was launched.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Baywatch filmed for two seasons in Hawaii, from 1999 until 2001. April Masini, a newspaper advice columnist, pitched the move to executive producer Gregory J. Bonann. The agreement mandated that addition of the subtitle, to Baywatch: Hawaii, as well as the hiring local production crew, filming on-location for at least two years, and producing 44 episodes, each at a cost of about US$870,000 (climbing up to $1.1 million), 60% of which was to be spent in Hawaii.{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Tim|title='Baywatch' May Relocate to Hawaii|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/03/04/news/story1.html|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|date=March 4, 1999}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2001/02/12/story2.html |title='Baywatch' calls it quits in Hawaii |work=Pacific Business News |last=Engle |first=Erika |date=February 11, 2001 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030909130208/http://www.bizjournals.com:80/pacific/stories/2001/02/12/story2.html |archive-date=2003-09-09 }} The series was canceled due to poor ratings.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/73e669512692304fd63131541eb8201c |title=Baywatch Hawaii TV Show Canceled |work=AP News |date=February 8, 2001 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704021646/https://apnews.com/73e669512692304fd63131541eb8201c |archive-date=2020-07-04 }}{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|412271493}} |last1=Ryan |first1=Tim |title=Ratings, not economy, flushed 'Baywatch' |newspaper=Honolulu Star |date=15 February 2001 }}

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• Australia: On May 1, 2013, Shock Entertainment released seasons 1–9 on DVD.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenpop.com.au/search/index/search_string/Baywatch/|title=New Release DVDs and Boxsets |publisher=ScreenPop Australia|access-date=12 June 2016}} They also released a complete series set on November 6, 2013, which features all nine seasons of Baywatch, both seasons of Baywatch Hawaii and both seasons of Baywatch Nights.{{Cite web|title = SCREENPOP: Great TV and Movies on BluRay and DVD|url = http://www.screenpop.com.au/dvd/baywatch-the-complete-collection/4016.html|publisher = ScreenPop Australia|access-date = 2016-01-21|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131113000936/http://www.screenpop.com.au/dvd/baywatch-the-complete-collection/4016.html|archive-date = 2013-11-13}}
• France: The reunion film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding was translated to French language as Alerte à Malibu: Mariage à Hawaï and has been released.
• Finland: Seasons 1–3 have been released by Future Film.
• Germany: Seasons 1–11 have been released. These releases are presented exactly as they originally aired, albeit with German language credits (these are also available in the U.K. from Amazon as imports). The reunion film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding was translated to German language as Baywatch: Hochzeit auf Hawaii and has been released.
• Italy: Seasons 1–2 have been released by Koch Media, season 5–6 have been released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
• Netherlands: Season 3 has been released.
• Sweden: Seasons 1–3 have been released.
• 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".
• United States: In June 1999, a single disc DVD was released featuring two 2-part episodes from the show's original run ("Nightmare Bay" parts 1 and 2 from season 2, and "River of No Return" parts 1 and 2 from season 3). These episodes are absent from the U.S. box sets of their respective seasons mentioned below.

First Look Studios released the first three seasons on DVD in 2006/2007. Although the box sets are labeled "Season 1", "Season 2", etc., the sets actually feature episodes of the following season (i.e., the "Season 1" box set contains the episodes of the literal second season (1991–1992) of the show). The second and third sets were released on October 31, 2006. Each set features a disc with season 1 (NBC) episodes on it. These releases also do not contain any of the original music as it appeared when the episodes aired. They have been removed, including the opening title themes, due to copyright agreements.{{Cite web|title = News for Baywatch|url = http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shownews.cfm?ShowID=857|publisher = TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date = 2016-01-21|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070313073255/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shownews.cfm?ShowID=857|archive-date = 2007-03-13}} However, these releases have been discontinued and are now out of print.

In August 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Fremantle was "remastering" the series in high definition. However, Baywatch had been edited on tape, not film. This meant that the existing cuts of the episodes were impossible to release in high definition, and the "remasters" are in fact re-creations, and not always shot-for-shot accurate. The "remastered" episodes also changed the aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen, resulting in some shots having a wider field of view but other shots having a narrower one. The "remastered" series was released on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu in HD and Pluto TV in 2019. Due to expired licenses for much of the show's musical soundtrack, many of the show's episodes are either cut to remove songs, or re-scored and re-edited with new "soundalike" tracks. Visual Entertainment Incorporated released seasons 1–9 on DVD for the first time in the United States on May 3, 2021, with a Blu-ray release on May 21.{{cite web |url=https://www.visualentertainment.tv/collections/new-release/products/bay-watch-dvd-all-9-seasons?variant=39262598070377 |title=Baywatch Remastered - All 9 Seasons Includes Pilot and Limited Edition Baywatch Facts Booklet and Poster [DVD] #7180 |website=Visual Entertainment Incorporated |access-date=July 8, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422182149/https://www.visualentertainment.tv/collections/new-release/products/bay-watch-dvd-all-9-seasons?variant=39262598070377 |archive-date=2021-04-22 }}

The show is the subject of a running gag on Friends, where Chandler and Joey would watch Baywatch together religiously, including over the phone when Joey was living in another apartment. Among other related jokes, Chandler names their pet chicken after Yasmine Bleeth (though the bird turns out to be male) due to a long-standing crush on the actress. This was largely a joke about Chandler's actor, Matthew Perry, who dated Bleeth in 1995.

Many actors from the series have become closely associated with their roles. David Hasselhoff has often referenced or satirized his role as Mitch Buchannon, notably in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, in which despite distinctly playing himself, he appears in lifeguard attire similar to Mitch, runs across a beach in slow-motion, and displays superhuman swimming abilities similar to Mitch's own feats of athleticism.

Babewatch is a satirical term sometimes used in connection with the series, which has been used by the humor magazine Mad and by television commentators.{{cite web |url=http://www.kfoxtv.com/entertainment/139728/detail.html|title=Surf's Up for 'Baywatch' |publisher=KFOX-TV |date=1999-11-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203005627/http://www.kfoxtv.com/entertainment/139728/detail.html |archive-date=February 3, 2009}} The term was also used for a series of pornographic films released between 1994-99.

Baywatch is prominently featured in the 2006 mockumentary film Borat in which the character Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakh journalist with a misconstrued understanding of American customs and pop culture, becomes obsessed with Pamela Anderson after seeing her in an episode of the series (which he believes to be a documentary) and travels to the US in a failed attempt to court her and later attempts to abduct her. In a deleted scene, Borat creates a pilot episode of a Kazakh remake of Baywatch entitled Sexydrownwatch, which features "I'm Always Here" and Alexandra Paul reprising her role as Stephanie.

The red swimsuits that the actresses wore in the series have become iconic.{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Lauren |title=You Can Now Get The Iconic 'Baywatch' Swimsuit In Up to Size 24 |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/ashley-graham-swimsuits-for-all-baywatch |website=Galmour|date=18 May 2017 }} The suits were custom-fitted for each actress; Alexandra Paul wore a suit with a higher neckline while shorter cast members wore suits with higher cut legs to give the illusion of height.{{cite web |last1=Pajer |first1=Nicole |title=How the 'Baywatch' Swimsuit Became a Summer Classic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/style/baywatch-swimsuit-pamela-anderson.html |website=New York Times |access-date=14 July 2021 |date=2019-08-17}}

"Baywatch running" refers to the show's numerous scenes, particularly in the opening credits, of its cast running across the beach in slow motion, usually wearing distinctive red lifeguard gear. The trope is closely associated with the show and often referenced directly in parodies.{{Cite news|title=Zac Efron & The 'Baywatch' Cast Explain Why The Iconic Slow-Mo Run Isn't As Glamorous As It Looks|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/zac-efron-the-baywatch-cast-explain-why-the-iconic-slow-mo-run-isnt-as-glamorous-as-it-looks-53388|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Bustle|language=en}}

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The film adaptation is a comedy, written and directed by Jeremy Garelick. Garelick's previous successes include the rewrite of The Hangover.{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/garelick-adding-laughs-to-baywatch-1118005715/ | title=Garelick adding laughs to 'Baywatch' | work=Variety | date=July 6, 2009 | access-date=April 22, 2011 | author=Fleming, Michael}}

In September 2012, it was announced that Reno 911! co-creator and star Robert Ben Garant would direct the film version of Baywatch for Paramount Pictures.{{Cite web|title = Exclusive: Reno 911! Co-Creator to Direct Baywatch Movie|url = https://www.vulture.com/2012/09/reno-911-creator-robert-ben-garant-to-direct-baywatch-movie.html|website = Vulture| date=20 September 2012 |access-date = 2016-01-21}}

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.{{Cite web|title = Paramount Moves Forward With 'Baywatch' Movie (Exclusive)|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paramount-moves-forward-baywatch-movie-707530|website = The Hollywood Reporter| date=2 October 2014 |access-date = 2016-01-21}}{{Cite Instagram|user=therock|title="This is my beach bitch!" Rumors are true... we're making #BAYWATCH the movie. Edgy, raunchy and hopefully, funny as all. Cue slo mo…|postid=trJR65oh4p|date=2014-10-02|access-date = 2016-01-21}}

In July 2015, it was announced Seth Gordon would direct with Damian Shannon and Mark Swift having written the latest script with Dwayne Johnson still attached to star.{{Cite web|title = Seth Gordon to Direct Dwayne Johnson in Paramount's 'Baywatch' Movie|url = https://variety.com/2015/film/news/seth-gordon-to-direct-dwayne-johnson-in-paramounts-baywatch-movie-1201544299/|website = Variety|access-date = 2016-01-21|language = en-US|first = Justin|last = Kroll| date=24 July 2015 }}

On August 10, 2015, it was announced that Zac Efron had been cast in the film. Johnson also announced that the film will be R-Rated. The report stated, "The story centers on a by-the-book and very serious lifeguard (Johnson) who is forced to team up with a young rule-flouting hothead (Efron) in order to save their beach from environmental destruction at the hands of an oil tycoon."{{Cite web|title = Zac Efron Cast In Baywatch Reboot|url = https://comicbook.com/2015/08/10/zac-efron-cast-in-baywatch-reboot/|website = Comicbook.com|access-date = 2016-01-21}}{{Cite web|title = Dwayne Johnson on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/630779890510376961|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-01-21}}{{Cite web|title = Dwayne Johnson on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/630828396088438784|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-01-21}} That same month, reports were saying that Kelly Brook was in contention to star in the film as C.J. Parker, with Kate Upton and Charlotte McKinney also on the shortlist, but Brook denied the rumor the following day on Instagram.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/18/kelly-brook-baywatch-film-zac-efron_n_8002542.html|title=Kelly Brook For 'Baywatch' Film Role? Star Tipped To Join Zac Efron And Dwayne Johnson|publisher=Huffington Post|last=Daniel|first=Welsh |date=August 18, 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2015/08/18/kelly-brook-baywatch-movie-155711/|title=Kelly Brook Baywatch movie rumours: Up for Pamela Anderson role?|publisher=The Hollywood News|last=Heath|first=Paul|date=August 18, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Kelly Brook on Instagram: "😂😂😂😂😂 The Tabloids have gone Mad Love it 👍🏼🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸"|url = https://instagram.com/p/6iVhxQKZtU/|website = Instagram|access-date = 2016-01-21|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160105150505/https://www.instagram.com/p/6iVhxQKZtU/|archive-date = 2016-01-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/kelly-brook-laughs-off-baywatch-rumours-with-photoshopped-pamela-anderson-instagram-a2917071.html|title=Kelly Brook laughs off Baywatch rumours with photoshopped Pamela Anderson Instagram|publisher=Standard|last=Powell|first=Emma|date=August 19, 2015}} Brook later confirmed that she had read the script but was still uncertain if she would appear.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2015/12/27/kelly-brook-has-read-for-dwayne-the-rock-johnsons-baywatch-movie/|title=Kelly Brook Has Read For Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Baywatch Movie|publisher=Comicbook.com|last=Jayson|first=Jay|date=December 27, 2015}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/baywatch-actresses-shortlist-alexandra-daddario-ashley-benson-nina-dobrev-alexandra-shipp-bianca-santos-1201615126/|title=Bevy Of Actresses Test For 'Baywatch' Lead; Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron Star|publisher=Deadline|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=November 9, 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/alexandra-daddario-baywatch-movie-true-detective-dwayne-johnson-zac-efron-1201627862/|title=Alexandra Daddario Lands 'Baywatch' Female Lead|publisher=Deadline|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr. |date=November 18, 2015}} On January 4, 2016, Johnson announced that actress and model Kelly Rohrbach was cast as C.J. for the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/dwayne-rock-johnson-kelly-rohrbach-hilarious-baywatch-parody-videos-split-leonardo-dicaprio|title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & Kelly Rohrbach Make Hilarious Baywatch Parody Videos Following Her Split from Leonardo DiCaprio |work=People |last=Miller |first=Michael |date=January 4, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = @therock on Instagram: "A pleasure welcoming @kellyrohrbach to our #BAYWATCH family for the iconic role of "CJ Parker". Yes, she's a walking smoke stack but more…"|url = https://www.instagram.com/p/BAIJa_wIh91/|website = Instagram|access-date = 2016-01-21}}{{Cite web|title = @therock on Instagram: "For our #BAYWATCH and the iconic role of "CJ Parker" I had to make sure @kellyrohrbach was... tough."|url = https://www.instagram.com/p/BAIHEUUoh41/|website = Instagram|access-date = 2016-01-21}}{{Cite web|title = @therock on Instagram: "For our #BAYWATCH and the iconic role of "CJ Parker" I had to make sure @kellyrohrbach was ridiculously sexy running in SLO-MO...."|url = https://www.instagram.com/p/BAIF0lkIh2I/|website = Instagram|access-date = 2016-01-21}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/priyanka-chopra-star-baywatch-854801|title='Quantico' Star Priyanka Chopra in Early Talks to Join Dwayne Johnson in 'Baywatch' (Exclusive)|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=January 11, 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|title = Ilfenesh Hadera joins Baywatch cast as Dwayne Johnson's love interest {{!}} EW.com|url = https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/20/ilfenesh-hadera-baywatch-dwayne-johnson-love-interest|website = www.ew.com|access-date = 2016-01-21}}{{Cite web|title = 'Terminator 2' Pulled From Schedule, 'Baywatch' Release Date Set| date=20 January 2016 |url = https://www.thewrap.com/baywatch-release-date-set-terminator-2-pulled-from-schedule/|publisher = TheWrap|access-date = 2016-01-21|language = en-US}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/baywatch-movie-dwayne-johnson-jon-bass-1201689877/|title=Dwayne Johnson's 'Baywatch' Movie Casts Jon Bass|work=Variety|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 27, 2016}}

The film was released in the United States on May 25, 2017, by Paramount Pictures,{{cite news|title=Baywatch - Movie Trailer #2 [Starring The Rock]|url=http://vanndigital.com/baywatch-movie-trailer-2-starring-rock/|work=VannDigital|access-date=January 9, 2017}} and grossed $177.4 million worldwide.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=baywatch.htm |title=Baywatch |work=BoxOfficeMojo.com |access-date=July 8, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221555/http://www.boxofficemojo.com:80/movies/?id=baywatch.htm |archive-date=2016-01-23 }}

As of August 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that FremantleMedia International were eyeing a reboot of the franchise.{{cite news|title=FremantleMedia Eyes 'Baywatch' Reboot After Remastering 35MM Print Into HD|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/fremantlemedia-eyes-baywatch-reboot-after-remastering-35mm-print-into-hd-1202440619/|work=Deadline|last=White|first=Peter|access-date=August 6, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/baywatch-remake-in-the-works-at-fremantle-as-buyers-circle-1235323825/|title='Baywatch' Remake In The Works At Fremantle As Buyers Circle|first1=Peter|last1=White|first2=Nellie|last2=Andreeva|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=April 15, 2023}} On March 4, 2024, it was announced that Fremantle and Fox Entertainment will team up for the reboot series for Fox with Lara Olsen serving as the writer and showrunner.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/baywatch-reboot-fox-1235844073/|title='Baywatch' Reboot Lands At Fox With Sizable Commitment|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 4, 2024|access-date=March 5, 2024}}

In 2019, it was announced that Baywatch was being revived as a documentary feature film. As they explained on the Factual America podcast, filmmaker Matthew Felker lined up some of the show's top-billed cast members 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/2020/06/06/baywatch-documentary/|title=Factual America: Episode 17: Baywatch: The American Dream|date=June 6, 2020}} It was announced that the documentary now titled After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun as an ABC News Studios program will air on Hulu on August 28, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://abc.com/news/5ff43a77-1508-48a3-aac6-56b6dc965fe3/category/3722338|title=Watch 'After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun' Original Docuseries Streaming on Hulu August 28|website=American Broadcasting Company |date=July 10, 2024}}

• Son of the Beach (Baywatch parody)
• Beach Heat: Miami
• Lifeguard, 1976 lifeguard film starring original Baywatch star Parker Stevenson
• Malibu Rescue (Family-friendly Baywatch parody)
• Pacific Blue – Series often described as "Baywatch on bikes." Carmen Electra guest-starred as her character Lani McKenzie in the episode "Heartbeat"
• Thunder in Paradise – Series from the creators of Baywatch
• Sheena – Series from the co-creator of Baywatch and stars Gena Lee Nolin and John Allen Nelson
• SAF3 – Series from the creators of Baywatch

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