Overview
- McG will direct and executive produce the first episode and has signed a development deal with Fox Entertainment via Wonderland Sound and Vision.
- Filming is scheduled to begin in March on Venice Beach with additional work on the Fox studio lot in Century City.
- Open casting is underway in Marina Del Rey as Fox looks for fresh faces with authentic Southern California energy.
- The new series plans an all‑new cast and a contemporary approach that retains the franchise’s beach‑rescue focus and SoCal setting.
- Deadline reports a $21.1 million California tax credit and says Fox Entertainment Global holds domestic rights while Fremantle manages international sales.