Check out the the RESCUE HI-SURF Season 1 Episode 1 Photos – 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 “Pilot” series premiere encore episode of Rescue: HI-Surf airing Sunday, Sept. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM PT ONLY) on FOX. (RHS-101) (TV-14 D, L, S)
RECUSE HI-SURF CAST
Rescue Hi-Surf 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
RECUSE HI-SURF GUEST CAST
Rescue Hi-Surf Episode 1Guest Cast: Sea Shimooka as Jenn Lamonde; Christina Souza as Jarrah Jennings; Kaʻenaaloha Watson as Ocean Jennings; Shawn Hatosy as Clayton Emerson
From prolific, award-winning executive producer/director John Wells (Shameless, The West Wing, ER) and executive producer/writer Matt Kester (Animal Kingdom, Outsiders), pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: HI-Surf follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world.
Each episode will feature these dedicated, heroic, and adrenaline-seeking first-responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.
The series stars Robbie Magasiva (Wentworth, Bad Behaviour), Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries, John Tucker Must Die), Adam Demos (Sex / Life, UnReal), Kekoa Kekumano (The White Lotus, Aquaman), Alex Aiono (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Doogie Kameāloha M.D), and Zoe Cipres (Roswell, New Mexico).
Rescue: HI-Surf is co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment Studios. Matt Kester created the series. Kester, John Wells and Daniele Nathanson are executive producers and co-showrunners. Erin Jontow (John Wells Productions) is also an executive producer.
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