Iconic 90s show Baywatch in talks to return 22 years after it was axed
Classic nineties TV show Baywatch is in talks to return 22 years after it was axed, it has been reported.
The programme because a fan favourite when it aired in September 1989, before running for 11 series until 2001.
The show produced many household names during its time including David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
However, it might not be the end of Baywatch as a reboot of the iconic beach drama series has been rumoured.
It has been said that TV giant Fremantle could be in the pipeline to develop a reboot.
Pamela Anderson still owns iconic Baywatch swimsuit and still wears it now
It's thought they have "held early talks" with "a number of broadcasters and streamers".
Baywatch ran for 11 series (Baywatch Co/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)However, there are no creatives attached to the reboot yet, according to Deadline.
The drama followed a group of lifeguards who patrolled the beaches of Los Angeles, California, and Hawaii.
Originally it was cancelled after its first series but was brought back and became the most watched show of its time with a weekly audience of one billion viewers.
Producer Pearson Television North America announced it was ending in 2001 after it had moved to Hawaii.
Baywatch has had multiple spin offs throughout the yearsPresident and CEO Brian Harris said at the time: "The economics associated with bringing the program back could not be justified.
"It has been an amazing success story, but over the last couple of years, one wouldn't have been surprised with this announcement. This is a logical and natural end to the show."
Original Baywatch cast member David Chokachi said in the past that he had pitched a reboot, but believes the re-make film that came out in 2017 led to his ideas being dropped.
Baywatch produced multiple household names (Baywatch Co/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)In 2020 during an episode of The Production Meeting he said: "I had pitched them, they rebooted every show from the ’90s and I’d say half of them were hits.
"I was like, 'Why are you guys lagging on this, why didn’t you try and strike?'… Then the movie came out and the movie squashed any idea.
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"CBS was going to do the show, I had a meeting with them, a location scout. Then the movie came out and instead CBS went with Magnum P.I. that year."
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