Brooks Nader Joins Upcoming “Baywatch” Reboot Series as a 'Sharp-Tongued' Lifeguard Captain
Brooks Nader Joins Upcoming “Baywatch” Reboot Series as a 'Sharp-Tongued' Lifeguard Captain
Liza EsquibiasMon, March 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM UTC
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Brooks Nader is joining the Baywatch reboot cast as Selene, "a sharp-tongued" lifeguard captain
According to the official character synopsis, she has a rivalry with Stephen Amell's Hobie Buchannon, who is also a captain
The series, which comes 25 years after the original ended, is set to debut in the 2026-2027 season on FOX
Brooks Nader is the newest Baywatch babe!
On Monday, March 9, FOX revealed that the Love Thy Nader star, 29, is joining the cast for the upcoming reboot series, set to premiere as part of the 2026-2027 season. Nader will be playing series regular Selene, alongside lead Stephen Amell’s Hobie Buchannon.
"Selene is the sharp-tongued Captain of the Zuma beach lifeguards,” Nader’s official character description reads. “While she is excellent at her job, she and Baywatch Captain Hobie Buchannon have a very different approach to saving lives that is a constant source of friction.”
Brooks Nader; Stephen AmellCredit: Getty(2)
“Never on good terms, their relationship only goes downhill after Hobie brings his daughter Charlie [Jessica Belkin] onto his team… and it becomes clear that their rivalry goes much deeper than lifeguarding,” it concludes.
In addition to Nader, Amell and Belkin, other cast members include Hassie Harrison as Nat, Thaddeus LaGrone as Brad and David Chokachi, who is reprising his original role of Cody Madison.
The news comes three years after Nader rocked a Baywatch-esque red one-piece on the cover of the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. She announced the news on Instagram Stories and re-posted a photo of her SI Swim cover writing, "I've been manifesting this for a minute @si_swimsuit."
Baywatch’s return was announced in September, nearly 25 years after the original came to an end in May 2001. It first made its debut in 1989 and ran for 11 seasons, becoming one of the most-watched TV series.
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The lifeguard drama initially followed stars like David Hasselhoff — whose shirtless scenes as the sand-and-surf sweetheart Mitch Buchannon made him a pop culture icon — along with Carmen Electra as Lani McKenzie and Pamela Anderson as C.J. Parker.
It also featured Michael Newman as Michael "Newmie" Newman, Alexandra Paul as lifeguard Stephanie Holden, Nicole Eggert as Roberta "Summer" Quinn and Jeremy Jackson as Mitch Buchannon's young son, Hobie.
Alexandra Paul, Jaason Simmons, Jeremy Jackson, David Charvet, Yasmine Bleeth, David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Gregory Alan Williams Baywatch - 1989-2001Credit: Baywatch Co/Kobal/Shutterstock
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According to the reboot’s official synopsis, “Fans can expect all the adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry and beachside heroics that defined the original — now with an entirely new cast, contemporary trappings, tensions and challenges, and a renewed mission to protect Southern California’s shoreline.”
Amell’s Hobie is described as Mitch’s “wild child” all grown up and “following in the footsteps of his legendary father” as a Baywatch Captain. However, “Hobie’s world is turned upside down when Charlie, the daughter he never knew, shows up on his doorstep, eager to carry on the Buchannon family legacy and become a Baywatch lifeguard alongside her dad.”
Meanwhile, Chokachi steps back into his heartthrob character Cody. While he is now running The Shoreline bar-and-grill, he “still puts on the red trunks for the occasional shift saving lives” and acts as a “mentor” and “friend” of the new generation of lifeguards.
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