Remastered Baywatch Sells into 100-Plus Territories

The remastered version of the classic hit Baywatch has been sold by Fremantle into more than 110 territories worldwide.

Amazon Prime Video licensed the HD-remastered drama for the U.S., Australia, Canada, the U.K. and Ireland, while Hulu also has U.S. streaming rights. Further deals include Bell Media (Canada), Viacom (Italy), RTL (German-speaking Europe), NBCUniversal (German-speaking Europe), Rewind Networks (pan-regional Asia) and Viacom 18 (Indian sub-continent).

Baywatch has also been picked up by COSMOTE TV (Greece), Vodafone (Greece), TV2 (Norway), TV2 (Denmark), Sony (Russia), Telma TV (Macedonia), RSI (French-speaking Switzerland), AZTV (German-speaking Switzerland), FOXLIFE (Turkey) StarTimes (Africa), SBS (Belgium), RTL (Croatia), CyBC (Cyprus), AMB Baltics (Latvia and Lithuania), OriMedia (Iraq) and RTL (Netherlands).

Baywatch, which follows a group of elite lifeguards on pristine beaches in Southern California, first aired in 1989. Fremantle remastered the classic series into high-definition, 16:9 cinematic widescreen in 2018. The version also features over 350 new songs created to score the iconic Baywatch montages.

“It’s been fantastic to see such an impressive reaction to Baywatch remastered from our global buyers,” said Bob McCourt, chief operating officer, International, Fremantle. “Baywatch is renowned as one of the most iconic shows in the world and the remastered version still includes all the elements that made it a classic originally. We are looking forward to celebrating the 30th anniversary of the show this September with our broadcaster partners and fans around the world.”