The long-lasting Frasier revival is finally a chance at Paramount+. After several years of planning and many false starts, Deadline reports that a Frasier sequels are finally and officially taking place on the streaming platform Paramount+. Kelsey Grammer will return to reprise his lead role as titular radio host and psychologist as he will also star in the series in addition to executive production. The series was announced as a development project at the Paramount+ launch event in February 2021, but it was only now that it was formally ordered into series.
Very few details have been revealed about the new one Frasier series, and it’s not yet clear if it will be retitled to differentiate it from the previous version of the show. What is known is that it will take on an entirely new setting when Grammer’s Frasier Crane departs Seattle for an unnamed new city. The new setting means that only Grammer will be the only star from the original series to star in the revival, though other cast members may still be able to make guest appearances.
The revival series is from writers Chris Harris (How I met your mother) and Joe Crystalli (Life in pieces). Grammer, Harris and Cristalli also co-produce with Tom Russo and Jordan McMahon. CBS Studios produces in association with Grammer’s Grammnet NH Productions.
The original Frasiera cheers spin-off, is one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. With nearly 40 Emmy Award wins, the series was a huge success during its 11-season run from 1993 to 2004. Created by David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee, the sitcom starred Grammer as Frasier alongside David Hyde Pierce as Niles, Jane Leeves as Daphne, Peri Gilpin as Roz, John Mahoney as Martin, and let’s not forget Moose the dog as Eddie.
Kelsey Grammer has been waiting for this moment for years
Since Kelsey Grammer has been talking about this project for years, many fans probably started to doubt whether it would ever actually happen. At one point, there were reports that Grammer was in the process of reclaiming as many of the original cast members as possible. Last year, Grammer shared some details about the revival plan in an interview, suggesting the story continues with Dr. Crane getting incredibly rich.
“He thinks he’s going to do one thing, and sure enough, his life takes him in another direction. And he ends up being richer than his dreams,” Grammer teased.
In July of this year, Grammer gave a promising update on the revival’s progress. Appear on The conversation, the actor suggested that cameras could start rolling as early as October. Now that the series has officially been green-lit, Grammer’s prediction doesn’t seem to have been too far off.
“Shoot? There were some talks about October, maybe a little later,” Grammer said. “There are a few other things coming up. We’ve developed some other projects that look like they’re going to shoot first.”
The Frasier revival hasn’t set a premiere date on Paramount+ yet.