“Frasier” is a revivla of the legendary sitcom of the same name that was also a spin-off of “Cheers”.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the series.
- Frasier is an upcoming American television sitcom
- It is scheduled to premiere on October 12, 2023, on Paramount+
- It is a revival of its namesake series
- Featuring the character Frasier Crane
- The character first appeared on Cheers in the 1980s
- Before receiving his own show in the 1990s
- Star Kelsey Grammer has described it as a “third act” for the character
- The series will take place in Boston, where Cheers—on which the character of Frasier was introduced—was set
- As opposed to the Seattle setting of the original Frasier
- The setting will also involve a university campus
- Variety states that the series follows Frasier “in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston, Massachusetts, with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill”
- Talks of a revival began in 2016
- But were initially denied by Grammer
- Though they resurfaced in mid-to-late 2018
- With Grammer confirming it was being looked into
- In February and March 2019, he said in several interviews that a reboot was likely
- He indicated a new series would pay tribute to John Mahoney
- Mahoney played Frasier’s father Martin in the original Frasier and who died in 2018
- In late 2019, Grammer said “we’ve hatched the plan” for a Frasier reboot and it was originally reported that it would air in 2020
- In February 2021, it was reported that the revival was being discussed at Paramount+
- Possibly for a 10-episode season order for 2022
- On February 24, 2021, the revival was greenlit for an exclusive debut on Paramount+
- Grammer said he “gleefully” anticipated “sharing the next chapter in the continuing journey of Dr. Frasier Crane” as he had “spent over 20 years” of his “creative life on the Paramount lot”
- In October 2022, Paramount+ officially gave the revival a 10-episode season order
- Casting director Jeff Greenberg returned
- David Hyde Pierce had been approached to reprise his role as Frasier’s brother Niles
- But it was later reported that he had declined and that the other actors from the original series were also either not returning or unlikely to return
- Jane Leeves, who played Niles’ love interest (later wife) and Frasier’s housekeeper Daphne Moon, and Peri Gilpin, who played Frasier’s close friend and co-worker Roz Doyle, had previously discussed the possibility of a revival
- In January 2023, Jack Cutmore-Scott joined the cast as Freddy Crane
- It was also reported that English actor Nicholas Lyndhurst would be joining the cast
- Later that month, Anders Keith was cast as Niles and Daphne’s son David, while Jess Salgueiro was cast as Freddy’s roommate Eve
- In February, Toks Olagundoye was cast as Olivia
- In March 2023, it was announced that Bebe Neuwirth would be reprising her role as Frasier’s ex-wife Lilith Sternin in the revival
- In April 2023, it was announced that Gilpin would also reprise her role as Roz
- Both would reportedly feature in guest or recurring roles, not main cast
- On January 30, 2023, Greenberg shared a picture of a script page from a table read which gave some more information about the show
- The first episode would be called “The Good Father” in a reference to the pilot episode of the original series being called “The Good Son”
- It was written by Joe Cristalli and Chris Harris and directed by veteran sitcom director James Burrows
- Burrows has directed episodes of the original run and will also direct the episode following “The Good Father”
- The first episode of the revival was filmed in February 2023
- Lead actor Kelsey Grammer directed the seventh episode, “Freddy’s Birthday”
- The episode was filmed on April 16, 2023
- Filming for the series wrapped in May
- Frasier is scheduled to premiere on October 12, 2023, on Paramount+ and Pluto TV
- The first two episodes of Frasier will air on October 17, 2023, on CBS
