Fox has locked in a winter launch for its Baywatch reboot. The new series will premiere on Wednesday, January 6, 2027, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on the network, with episodes streaming on Hulu the following day . The 12-episode first season brings back the red swimsuits and beach rescues with a new cast led by Stephen Amell.
The Premiere Date and Where to Watch
Fox confirmed the January 6 date in late October 2026, following the release of the first full trailer earlier that month . The show will air in the 9 p.m. slot, following The Masked Singer at 8 p.m., according to Deadline . This marks the first time Fox has scheduled a scripted series on Wednesday nights since 2024 .
For viewers in the United States, the premiere airs live on Fox and streams the next day on Hulu . International release details have not been announced in full, but Baywatch is co-produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and Fremantle, which suggests global distribution through Fremantle‘s international arm . Viewers outside the U.S. should check local Fox affiliates and Fremantle distribution partners for availability.
Stephen Amell Plays Hobie Buchannon, the Son of Mitch
Stephen Amell leads the cast as Hobie Buchannon, the grown-up version of the wild child from the original 1990s series . Hobie is now a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his father, Mitch Buchannon, who was played by David Hasselhoff in the original show .
“Hobie’s world is turned upside down when his daughter Charlie Vale (Jessica Belkin) shows up on his doorstep eager to carry on the Buchannon family legacy.” — Fox press release
Charlie is the daughter Hobie never knew he had. She arrives determined to become a Baywatch lifeguard alongside her father . The father-daughter dynamic sits at the center of the new series, with Hobie leading a new team while navigating a family he did not know he was missing.
The Full Cast of the New Baywatch Team
Jessica Belkin stars as Charlie Vale, Hobie’s daughter . Shay Mitchell plays Trina, a former lawyer turned lifeguard . Brooks Nader plays Selene, described as the sharp-tongued captain of the Zuma Beach lifeguards . Hassie Harrison plays Nat, Thaddeus LaGrone plays Brad, and Noah Beck plays Luke, a rookie lifeguard .
Livvy Dunne makes her acting debut in a recurring role as Grace, a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard . David Chokachi returns from the original series to reprise his role as Cody Madison, who now runs The Shoreline, the unofficial Baywatch bar and grill . Megan Thee Stallion also makes an appearance in the series, seen in the trailer as a beachgoer begging to be saved . Additional recurring cast members include Ashley Moore, Luke Eisner, Nadia Gray, Kylar Miranda, and Charlie McElveen .
What the Trailer Shows About the New Series
The three-minute trailer opens with Hobie leading a rescue mission after a plane collides with a parasail . The footage leans into the elements that made the original a global hit: slow-motion running, beachside chemistry, and high-stakes water rescues . Fox has described the series as celebrating the franchise’s legacy while updating it for today’s audience, with “adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry and beachside heroics” .
“Is that man real? How can I get him to save me?” — Megan Thee Stallion in the Baywatch trailer
The Team Behind the Reboot
Matt Nix, known for Burn Notice and The Gifted, serves as showrunner and executive producer . McG directed the premiere episode and executive produces alongside Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, Dante Di Loreto, and Mike Horowitz . Berk and Bonann are original Baywatch creators, which ties the reboot directly to the source material .
Fox picked up the reboot in September 2025 with a straight-to-series order for 12 episodes for the 2026-2027 broadcast season . Production began in Los Angeles in the spring of 2026 after an open casting call.
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The Original Baywatch Legacy
The original Baywatch debuted in 1989 and ran for 11 seasons, becoming the most-watched show in the world at its peak, airing in more than 200 countries . David Hasselhoff starred as Mitch Buchannon, and the series helped launch the careers of Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Jason Momoa, and Yasmine Bleeth . The franchise also produced the spinoff Baywatch Nights and a 2017 feature film starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron .
Fox has not released its full midseason schedule, but the January 6 date places Baywatch in a winter launch window that the network has used for recent scripted debuts . The 12-episode season will run weekly on Fox, with next-day streaming on Hulu .
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