Los Angeles County is coming to the rescue of an active Hollywood TV production — the reboot of the 1990s global hit “Baywatch.”
The 12-episode “Baywatch” reboot that began shooting in Venice Beach has been positioned as a key example of efforts to bring production back to Los Angeles. The series, which features the adventures of a new generation of lifeguards, will star Stephen Amell, Shay Mitchell, Noah Beck and Livvy Dunne.
But recently, producers Fox Studios and Fremantle needed help jumping over a wave of regulations that may prevent directors from shouting “action!”
County regulations that prohibit using drone cinematic technology in and around local beaches presented a problem for the show’s producers, who plan on expanding the work to local beaches but faced prohibitive county regulations. These restrictions on drone cameras threatened to drift production to friendlier shores.
To pave the way for continued production, supervisors approved a motion, giving permission to the production team to bypass the prohibition of all drone use in Venice Beach plus county beaches, including flying cameras used in film and TV production.
The county assist sets up a pilot program allowing drone-filming technology over and around Venice Beach for permitted film and television production. The “Baywatch” production also intends to expand filming to other beaches, but needed regulatory relief to do so. It is also seeking permission from the California Coastal Commission.
The pilot program will allow drone use exclusively for permitted film and television productions through July 31, with strict requirements including FAA-certified pilots, approved flight plans and restricted operating hours and zones along with environmental safeguards, the county reported.
The motion called the show that ran from 1989-1999 back to Venice Beach “iconic television,” following lifeguards making beach rescues while figuring out interpersonal relationships. The show included familiar, sun-soaked stars David Hasselhoff, Yasmine Bleeth, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra and Parker Stevenson.
Later, the show retooled as “Baywatch Hawaii” from 1999-2001. The concept was rekindled in the 2017 movie satire starring Dwayne Johnson.
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