Overview
- Roughly 2,000 hopefuls turned out at Marina del Rey’s Mothers Beach for the open call, many wearing the franchise’s signature red swimwear.
- To handle the turnout, the casting team operated 20 audition rooms throughout the day.
- Production is scheduled to start in March on Venice Beach and at the Fox studio lot in Century City.
- The 12-episode series for Fox’s 2026–27 season is produced by Fox Entertainment and Fremantle with showrunner Matt Nix and original co-creator Greg Bonann involved.
- Announced casting includes lead Stephen Amell and returning original David Chokachi.