Stephen Amell has landed a lead role in Fox‘s upcoming “Baywatch” reboot, Variety has learned.
This is the first confirmed casting for the series, which was picked up for the 2026-2027 broadcast season by Fox back in September 2025 with a 12-episode order. Fox is set to host an open casting call for the show on Feb. 18, with production set to begin this spring in Los Angeles.
Amell will star as Hobie Buchannon, described as the “wild child we all loved from the original series” who “is now a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch,” per the official character description. “Hobie’s world is turned upside down when…