Washington DC, Feb. 18 -- Actor David Chokachi is set to reprise his original role of Cody Madison in Fox's new Baywatch series developed by Matt Nix, reported Deadline. The series will star Stephen Amell as Hobie Buchannon, taking the lead role in the reboot.

Chokachi will recur on the series as OG heartthrob Cody Madison, who is returning to the beach. In the series, Cody runs 'The Shoreline', the unofficially official Baywatch bar-and-grill, where he still dons the red trunks for the occasional shift saving lives.

According to the outlet, the new Baywatch series will feature adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry and beachside heroics that defined the original, now with an entirely new cast donning th...