Nicole Eggert is Producing a Film Documentary on “Baywatch”

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Filmmakers Matthew Felker and Brian Corso have lined up some of the show's top-billed castmembers and are working on bringing aboard Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra.

It's been a TV show (twice) and a movie (that landed with a a blip on U.S. shores), and now Baywatch is about to become … a documentary.

Filmmakers Matthew Felker, 39, and Brian Corso, 44 — whose first collaboration, the documentary Public Figure, about the invidiousness of social media, is streaming on Amazon Prime — have lined up some of the show's top-billed castmembers to take a walk down memory lane for Baywatch: The Documentary and talk about their time on the show and the hours they spent in skimpy red suits.

But beyond the iconic beachwear, Baywatch: The Documentary, will take a deeper dive into the cultural impact of the long-running syndicated show, which during its tenure from 1989-2001 was the most watched show in the world and one that left a lasting impact on the zeitgeist. Further, it will investigate the cast, their participation, anecdotes from filming and where they are now.

Red Button Films and Antisocial Hero are producing the project with individual producer credits going to Felker, Corso, Nicole Eggert, Ari Shofet and Drew Arnold. "We want to show the audience how it culturally shaped an entire decade," explains Felker, who says he hit the beach because of it and became an open water lifeguard. "The look and feel and tone of Baywatch bled into everything '90s. Baywatch is about as synonymous with a decade as the Kardashians are to today’s current pop culture."

Already confirmed for sit-down interviews are Baywatch stars David Hasselhoff, Eggert, David Chokachi, Alexandra Paul, Erika Eleniak, Gena Lee Nolin Hulse, Jason Simmons and Jeremy Jackson. Producers are said to be out to Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra and Michael Bergin. They’re eyeing an August or September start date.

The doc is the latest incarnation of the beloved beach series, and it follows the 2017 film starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron that earned a paltry $58 million at the domestic box office. It made up for it overseas where it took in $119 million for a global cume of $177.8 million on a reported $69 million budget.

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with a few members of the principal cast and the filmmakers for their take on how Baywatch changed culture and why they're suiting up for another deep dive.