This is the kind of news we wish we could deliver in slow-motion: Fox is rebooting Baywatch .

The new iteration, which has received a straight-to-series order for 12 episodes, will be helmed by Burn Notice creator Matt Nix. An exact premiere date has not been set, but Baywatch 2.0 is expected to debut during the 2026-2027 season.

“ Baywatch will feature adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry and beachside heroics that defined the original — now with an entirely new cast donning the show’s signature red swimsuits, contemporary trappings, tensions and challenges, and a renewed mission to protect Southern California’s shoreline,” reads the show’s official logline.

For the tragically uninitiated, Baywatch was a syndicated drama series about Ca

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