{"id":166819,"date":"2025-05-07T16:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/fox-cancels-rescue-hi-surf-after-1-season-ahead-of-baywatch-reboot\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:15:17","slug":"fox-cancels-rescue-hi-surf-after-1-season-ahead-of-baywatch-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/fox-cancels-rescue-hi-surf-after-1-season-ahead-of-baywatch-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Cancels Rescue HI-Surf After 1 Season Ahead of Baywatch Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fox has officially cancelled <em>Rescue HI-Surf<\/em> after only one season \u2014 is the network\u2019s planned <em>Baywatch<\/em> reboot to blame?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/rescue-hi-surf-canceled-fox-1236385592\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a> confirmed on Wednesday, May 7, that <em>Rescue HI-Surf<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-ending-in-2025-the-handmaids-tale-stranger-things-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would not be returning<\/a> for a second season and there are no plans to shop to show to other networks or streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation comes after<em> Rescue HI-Surf<\/em> received high ratings for its premiere but couldn\u2019t retain viewership week to week. Before Fox pulled the plug, it was announced that <em>The Floor<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/fox-replaces-rescue-hi-surf-with-the-floor-in-post-super-bowl-slot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> would be taking over<\/a> for <em>Rescue: HI-Surf<\/em> after the Super Bowl in February. The scripted series was pushed to Mondays in favor of <strong>Rob Lowe<\/strong>\u2019s game show, which scored the coveted post-game slot.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rescue: HI-Surf<\/em>, which premiered in September 2024, followed the personal and professional lives of the open-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O\u2019ahu a.k.a the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. In addition to <strong>Arielle Kebbel<\/strong>, the series starred <strong>Robbie Magasiva, Adam Demos, Kekoa Scott Kekumano, Zoe Cipres<\/strong> and <strong>Alex Aiono<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-canceled-in-2025-2026-which-arent-renewed-for-more-seasons\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-canceled-in-2025-2026-which-arent-renewed-for-more-seasons\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Which TV Shows Are Canceled in 2025-2026?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t2025 has been brutal when it comes to our favorite TV shows getting canceled. Netflix cut ties with Girls5eva after saving it from cancellation. The musical comedy initially premiered on Peacock in 2021 and followed four women who were part of a girl group. After becoming a one-hit-wonder, the former friends reunited later in life [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During its now-series finale, Will (Demos) returned to Australia but told Em (Kebbel) he would be back for her. Series creator Matt Kester confirmed to TV Insider in March that Will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/arielle-kebbel-rescue-hi-surf-finale-will-shock-em-and-will-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was expected to return<\/a> if the show got renewed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-3975241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Fox Cancels Rescue HI-Surf\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf11.jpg?w=2400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Zach Dugan\/FOX. \u00a92025 FOX Media LLC.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kebbel previously teased the finale to <em>Us Weekly<\/em>, saying in regards to Em and Will\u2019s relationship: \u201c[Creator <strong>Matt Kester<\/strong>] always said we want this to be a will-they, won\u2019t-they all season long, so that at the finale, people are shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deadline reported on Wednesday that <em>Rescue HI-Surf\u2019<\/em>s production value got to be too high since it filmed in Hawaii. The outlet, however, denied that Fox\u2019s planned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-reboots-and-revivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Baywatch<\/em> reboot played<\/a> a significant role in <em>Rescue HI-Surf<\/em> getting cut from the roster. According to the outlet, Fox planned to air both shows \u2014 one during the season and the other during the summer. (<em>Baywatch<\/em> has not been officially ordered to series yet.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/original-baywatch-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20-Years-After-The-Finale-The-Original-Baywatch-Cast-Where-Are-They-Now-001.jpg?crop=4px%2C0px%2C1996px%2C1127px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"20 Years After The Finale The Original Baywatch Cast Where Are They Now\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20-Years-After-The-Finale-The-Original-Baywatch-Cast-Where-Are-They-Now-001.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/original-baywatch-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Original \u2018Baywatch\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe red bathing suits, tan bodies and slow-motion running makes Baywatch impossible to forget \u2014 even decades after it originally aired. Baywatch followed lifeguards on a California (and later, Hawaii) beach as they saved innocent people from drowning, sharks and the occasional serial killer. The drama first premiered on NBC in 1989 and ran for [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before the news that Rescue HI-Surf isn\u2019t coming back, Kebbel had gushed about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/was-arielle-kebbel-actually-running-underwater-on-rescue-hi-surf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">getting the chance to play<\/a> a lifeguard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-3975238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Fox Cancels Rescue HI-Surf\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fox-Cancels-Rescue-HI-Surf.jpg?w=2400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Patrick Ecclesine\/FOX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve played an assassin, a firefighter, a police officer, and nothing could prepare me for the amount of work it is to be a lifeguard,\u201d Kebbel shared in February, before noting there are \u201cno second chances\u201d when it comes to filming in rough waters. \u201cThis is what [Em has] always wanted to do. She\u2019s a true maverick. She\u2019s not only a great lifeguard, but she\u2019s also a great surfer and a paddler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress continued: \u201cShe is also pretty primal at times and a little rough around the edges, especially when it comes to running her mouth, but it\u2019s also because it\u2019s always based in a place of truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Demos, 39, also reflected on how <em>Rescue: HI-Surf<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rescue-hi-surfs-arielle-kebbel-more-cast-break-down-their-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was different<\/a> from every other show, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s just more of an authentic look to the North Shore lifeguards \u2026 and how heroic these first responder lifeguards are. I think everyone\u2019s going to be stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/fox-cancels-rescue-hi-surf-after-1-season-ahead-of-baywatch-reboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox has officially cancelled Rescue HI-Surf after only one season \u2014 is the network\u2019s planned Baywatch reboot to blame? Deadline confirmed on Wednesday, May 7, that Rescue HI-Surf would not be returning for a second season and there are no plans to shop to show to other networks or streaming services. The cancellation comes after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-166819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}