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FOX is leaving the island. Rescue: HI-Surf has been cancelled, so the drama gained’t be returning for a second season on the community. The primary season of 19 episodes completed airing in March.
An motion drama collection created by Matt Kester, the Rescue: HI-Surf TV present stars Robbie Magasiva, Arielle Kebbel, Adam Demos, Kekoa Kekumano, Alex Aiono, and Zoe Cipres. Shawn Hatosy, Ian Anthony Dale, and Sea Shimooka recur. The story follows the non-public {and professional} lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and defend the North Shore of O’ahu — probably the most well-known and harmful stretch of shoreline on the planet. Captain Harlan “Sonny” Jennings (Magasiva) and his core workforce of lifeguards save lives within the tough and sometimes life-threatening situations of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle. Sonny’s lieutenant, Emily “Em” Wright (Kebbel), and veteran lifeguards Will Prepared (Demos) and Laka Hanohano (Kekumano) monitor the damaging Hawaiian waters. In the meantime, new lifeguard recruits Hina Alexander (Cipres) and Kainalu Emerson (Aiono) have a flirtatious dynamic with each other as they compete to affix Sonny’s district. Between diving headfirst into tough and life-threatening situations to rescuing injured and in want of assist beachgoers and surfers, the lifeguards are additionally coping with their very own private points.
Airing predominantly on Monday nights, the primary season of Rescue: HI-Surf averaged a 0.22 score within the 18-49 demographic and 1.84 million viewers (contains DVR playback by means of 3:00 AM).
Whereas the collection ranked properly in comparison with FOX’s different scripted exhibits, it wasn’t the breakout hit the community hoped for. It is usually reportedly a comparatively costly present to supply, partly due to its location.
The community isn’t abandoning seaside dramas as a reboot of Baywatch is alleged to nonetheless be within the works.
What do you suppose? Have you ever favored watching the Rescue: HI-Surf collection on FOX? Are you sorry the community didn’t renew it for a second season?