Veteran lifeguard butts heads with a new recruit. DVD Digital HD Year 2017 Theatrical Release 2017-05-25 Video Release 2017-08-29 Studio Paramount Genre Action MPAA Rating R CARA language throughout, crude sexual content, and graphic nudity Color Color Runtime 119 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis BAYWATCH follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon Johnson as he butts heads with a brash new recruit Efron . Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay. Director Seth Gordon Cast Seth Gordon; Dwayne Johnson; Alexandra Daddario; Priyanka Chopra; Zac Efron; Pamela Anderson; Angelique Kenney; Charlotte McKinney; Ilfenesh Hadera; Kelly Rohrbach; Hannibal Buress