Don’t count on a Pamela Anderson cameo in the Baywatch reboot.
Anderson, 59, rose to fame playing C.J. Parker on the 1990s series. A reboot in the works from Fox is slated to star Stephen Amell, Shay Mitchell and Brooks Nader.
When asked by Deadline if she would be making an appearance, Anderson responded: “No one’s reached out to me.”
“I don’t know much about it,” she continued. “I know that they were talking to my sons at some point about producing, but I don’t think they had a meeting of the minds. I’m not sure what happened there, but I wish them well.
Anderson maintained it was a “great job” and she “loved going to work every day on the beach.”
“At the time, it taught me a lot, and it gave me worldwide exposure,” she said. “Everything I’ve done has led me to here, which is a blessing. But I have no plans of going back to Baywatch.”
Prodding further, Deadline asked if Anderson was curious at all about what had become of her Baywatch character. But Anderson said she’s not interested in returning to the past.
“Now is my time to really play with different characters. I don’t want to just fill my time until the end of the year. I have options, and some things I’m thinking about, including some theater again,” she hinted.
“I want to make really bold choices. I want to surprise people. I want to surprise myself. And so I’m trying to do things I haven’t done in the past.”
Baywatch first aired in 1989 and went on to become one of the most-watched television series in the world.
The original series starred David Hasselhoff and featured dozens of stars during its 12-year run, including Anderson, Jeremy Jackson, Michael Newman, Gregory Alan Williams, Nicole Eggert, Carmen Electra, and more.
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The show was most recently revived as a movie in 2017, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Zac Efron, and Alexandra Daddario.
The Baywatch reboot will be co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Fremantle, and will run for 12 episodes during the 2026-2027 broadcast season. Burn Notice creator Matt Nix will serve as showrunner.
In a statement to Variety, Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network, said: “In its first run, Baywatch defined an entire era of beach life and elevated lifeguards to an iconic status. Now, with our partners at Fremantle, this television juggernaut is set for a modern-day comeback.
“Together, Fox and Fremantle, along with Matt Nix and original co-creator Greg Bonann, will bring the California dream to a whole new generation of fans with fresh stories, rising stars and all the spectacle that make the Baywatch franchise a global sensation.”
