Overview
- Erika Eleniak will reprise Shauni McClain in a guest role, as multiple outlets reported Thursday for Fox’s 2026–27 season rollout.
- Shauni is now a Santa Monica city councilwoman who comes back to help Hobie kick off the Beach Games, an annual Baywatch vs. Coast Guard contest.
- Stephen Amell leads as Hobie Buchannon, now Baywatch captain, in a plot sparked by the arrival of a daughter who wants to join the lifeguards.
- The ensemble features David Chokachi returning as Cody Madison alongside Jessica Belkin, Shay Mitchell, Hassie Harrison, Thaddeus LaGrone, Brooks Nader and Noah Beck.
- Co-produced by Fox and Fremantle, the series is filming in Los Angeles with California tax credits after an open casting call brought in new talent.