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a b White, Peter. "FremantleMedia Eyes 'Baywatch' Reboot After Remastering 35MM Print Into HD". Deadline . Retrieved August 6, 2018. News for Baywatch". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13 . Retrieved 2016-01-21. Huff, Richard (March 1, 1999). "Aussie Town Boos Baywatch". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16 . Retrieved 2010-10-16. Terminator 2' Pulled From Schedule, 'Baywatch' Release Date Set". TheWrap. 20 January 2016 . Retrieved 2016-01-21. 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 ]Kit, Borys (January 11, 2016). " 'Quantico' Star Priyanka Chopra in Early Talks to Join Dwayne Johnson in 'Baywatch' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 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. [18] [19] 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] 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] Italy: Seasons 1–2 have been released by Koch Media, season 5–6 have been released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

SCREENPOP: Great TV and Movies on BluRay and DVD". ScreenPop Australia. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13 . Retrieved 2016-01-21. White, Peter; Andreeva, Nellie (April 14, 2023). " 'Baywatch' Remake In The Works At Fremantle As Buyers Circle". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 15, 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. [2] Theme song [ edit ] Stall, Sam; Harry, Lou; Spalding, Julia (2004). "B". The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures: 1001 Things You Hate to Love. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. p. 25. ISBN 9781931686549. OCLC 57123463 . Retrieved September 9, 2019. Ilfenesh Hadera joins Baywatch cast as Dwayne Johnson's love interest | EW.com". www.ew.com . Retrieved 2016-01-21.Daniel, Welsh (August 18, 2015). "Kelly Brook For 'Baywatch' Film Role? Star Tipped To Join Zac Efron And Dwayne Johnson". Huffington Post. Pajer, Nicole (2019-08-17). "How the 'Baywatch' Swimsuit Became a Summer Classic". New York Times . Retrieved 14 July 2021. 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. [34]

Herbert, Steven (December 25, 1990). "Baywatch: A New Wave of Popularity Overseas". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-10-15. Many of the actors from the series have become closely associated with their roles in the series. David Hasselhoff has often referenced or satirized his role as Mitch Buchannon, notably in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; in which 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. Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 18, 2015). "Alexandra Daddario Lands 'Baywatch' Female Lead". Deadline. 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 ] 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.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] 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.

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]Flint, Joe (January 1, 1995). "Eye Catchers Topping Casters' Lists". Variety . Retrieved June 3, 2023. All American Television is still casting "Baywatch" spin-off "Baywatch Nights"...