Oh, look: It’s a reboot of Baywatch Hawaii! Just kidding, it’s not, though high-octane lifeguard action is a feature of FOX’s new drama Rescue: HI-Surf, which has a special premiere tonight (September 22) on FOX. Here’s how the show is described; a gallery of photos from the first episode can be found underneath the description.
At Oahu’s North Shore, captain Sonny Jennings and his core team of lifeguards – his lieutenant Em Wright and veteran lifeguards Will Ready and Laka Hanohano monitor the dangerous Hawaiian waters. Meanwhile, new lifeguard recruits Hina Alexander and Kainalu Emerson have a flirtatious dynamic with one another as they compete to join Sonny’s district. Between diving headfirst into difficult and life-threatening conditions to rescuing injured and in need of help beachgoers and surfers, the lifeguards are also dealing with their own personal issues. Sonny and his family are currently grieving after the loss of his nephew Zion in an accident that Sonny feels responsible for while Em reveals a romantic shared past with Will, although Will is now engaged to another woman. And Native Hawaiian lifeguard Laka is intrigued by his new colleague Jenn, a smart, capable and beautiful EMT. In the series premiere, the elite North Shore lifeguards face saving the lives of inexperienced tourist surfers and local teenagers while managing their own personal dilemmas in the all-new “Pilot” series premiere episode of Rescue: HI-Surf airing Sunday, Sept. 22 (8:00-9:00PM ET/5:00-6:00PM PT, live to all time zones), immediately following the NFL doubleheader on FOX. (RHS-101) (TV-14 D, L, S)
RESCUE: HI-SURF: Kekoa Kekumano in the series premiere of RESCUE: HI-SURF airing Sunday, Sept. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM live in all time zones) followed by the time period premiere on Monday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2024 Fox Media LLC. CR: Zach Dougan/FOX.
Cast: Robbie Magasiva as Harlan “Sonny” Jennings; Arielle Kebbel as Emily “Em” Wright; Adam Demos as Will Ready; Kekoa Kekumano as Laka Hanohano; Zoe Cipres as Hina Alexander; Alex Aiono as Kainalu Emerson
Guest Cast: Sea Shimooka as Jenn Lamonde; Christina Souza as Jarrah Jennings; Kaʻenaaloha Watson as Ocean Jennings; Shawn Hatosy as Clayton Emerson
