Baywatch is returning to its roots. Fox ‘s upcoming reboot will film in the Los Angeles area — with

the historic Venice Lifeguard Operations Station as a main backdrop — after the series scored a $21.1 million (40%) tax credit from the California Film Commission .

Staying in L.A. was always the intention for the project, which in September received a 12-episode straight-to-series order from the broadcast network for a premiere during the 2026-27 season.

The original series was set and shot on the beaches of Los Angeles — primarily Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades, with additional filming in Venice Beach and Malibu — for the first nine seasons before moving to Hawaii for the last two.

It’s been 25 years since Baywatch ‘s 11th and final season aired, and the new

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