SAF3 

The series follows Southern California's elite rescue task force, SAF3 (pronouced "safe") , consists of the cream-of-the-crop from the sea, air, and fire divisions of the Malibu Fire ... See full summary »

Creators:

Gregory J. Bonann, Tanquil Lisa Collins

Stars:

Texas Battle, Katie Meehan, Karl Thaning

Cast

Series cast summary:
Texas Battle	...	Texas Daly 20 episodes, 2013-2014
Katie Meehan	...	Charley Frazer 20 episodes, 2013-2014
Karl Thaning	...	Jared Taylor 20 episodes, 2013-2014
Lydia Hull	...	Lily Maddox 20 episodes, 2013-2014
Danielle Caley Anderson	...	Kacie West 20 episodes, 2013-2014
Jocelyn Osorio	...	Graciela Vega 20 episodes, 2013-2014
J.R. Martinez	...	Alfonso Rivera 19 episodes, 2013-2014
Chris Fisher	...	Bryce Elliot 15 episodes, 2013-2014
Dolph Lundgren	...	John Eriksson 15 episodes, 2013-2014
Pia Lamberg	...	Heather 10 episodes, 2013-2014

Storyline

The series follows Southern California's elite rescue task force, SAF3 (pronouced "safe") , consists of the cream-of-the-crop from the sea, air, and fire divisions of the Malibu Fire Department. They are the heroes who answer the most challenging calls; specialists who collaborate, coordinate, and initiate daring rescues in the most dangerous venues to save human life, always aware of the harsh reality that one of them may not return.

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Plot Keywords:

fire | bikini | lifeguard | beach | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

KEFSKI Creative Services [United States] Official Instagram page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rescue 3

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films),Engine Entertainment,Envision Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The absence of lead character John Eriksson for several episodes is notably due to the fact that Dolph Lundgren had to leave the production for several weeks to film 'The Expendables 3' (2014)_ and travel back and forth between South Africa and Bulgaria. Lundgren's distancing from the project seems to have made the producers rewrite 'J.R. Martinez''s character the lead instead.

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Connections

Referenced in 'Rescue 3' Promo Reel (2013)

User Reviews

Awful

I made it to minute 18. I wasn't surprised to read that it was taking its inspiration from Baywatch - but presumably that meant the rather poor later seasons rather than the earlier and better ones.

The acting is so wooden I was genuinely worried that they would all spontaneously combust when getting to close to the fires that they are supposed to fight. Lundgren and Lyster are clearly too old to be in the rescue services on the front line, and the rest of the cast all look far too young. Everything about these first 18 minutes tells me that I'm only going to regret it if I carry on watching. Like a car crash, I might not be able to resist it though.