Everything that’s old is new again, even when we’re talking about iconic red swimsuits from the ‘90s. That’s right, Baywatch is slo-mo running its way back into the pop culture zeitgeist in the form of a TV reboot, and thankfully not as a sequel to the 2017 Baywatch movie with The Rock and Alexandra Daddario. The project has been in development for a while now, and the efforts have clearly been worthy, as Fox announced a straight-to-series order for the beach-set reboot, albeit with a big change behind the scenes.
The latest Baywatch project originated many years ago with production company Fremantle, but took a big step forward in early 2024 when Fox gave it a script commitment. At the time, the reimagining was being spearheaded by Lara Olsen, a TV writer known for such shows as Private Practice, Reba, 90210 and more. At the time, she was noted as being the showrunner and executive producer, but it doesn’t appear as if she’s still attached after some behind-the-scenes changes were made.
