Frasier‘s return has hit a significant bump. Paramount+ has opted to not renew the Kelsey Grammer-led comedy for a 3rd season. Producer CBS Studios stays dedicated to the sequence and plans to buy it to different shops.
These aren’t anticipated to incorporate probably the most logical residence for a multi-camera sitcom that originated on broadcast — CBS Studios’ sibling CBS. The community, which is eying a planted spinoff of The Neighborhood amongst different comedies in improvement, has no present shelf area obtainable. Prospects embrace Prime Video and Hulu, which each carry the library of Frasier‘s authentic run. Seasons 1 and a couple of of the revival, together with the unique library episodes, will stay obtainable on Paramount+.
Paramount+ ordered Frasier to sequence in 2022 with James Burrows directing the primary episode. Season 1 premiered a 12 months later and Season 2 dropped in September.
Regardless of its well-known title and Grammer reprising his standard title position, Frasier couldn’t break by way of in a significant means on Paramount+, which has turn out to be generally known as a drama vacation spot and the house of the Taylor Sheridan and Star Trek universes.
Frasier was a lone multi-camera sitcom and considered one of solely two authentic comedy sequence on the platform, alongside the single-camera worldwide co-production Colin From Accounts, which is finished beneath a distinct mannequin and is trying good to proceed.
The brand new Frasier follows Frasier Crane — a personality Grammer originated on NBC’s Cheers after which reprised on the community’s spinoff Frasier — within the subsequent chapter of his life after he returns to Boston to face new challenges, forge new relationships, and – with hope – lastly fulfill an outdated dream or two.
The sequence additionally stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frasier’s son, Freddy; Nicholas Lyndhurst as Alan, Frasier’s outdated school buddy turned college professor; Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the college’s psychology division; Jess Salgueiro as Eve, Frasier and Freddy’s neighbor; and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew, David.
Whereas the solid was comprised of recent actors, there have been loads of acquainted faces who made appearances together with Bebe Neuwirth, reprising the position of Frasier’s ex-wife Lilith, Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle, Dan Butler as Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton and Harriet Sansom Harris as Frasier’s delightfully devilish agent, Bebe Glazer. Grammer spoke to Deadline at the Emmys final January about his want to see Shelley Lengthy return to the position of Diane Chambers in a future season of Frasier.
David Hyde Pierce opted to not reprise the character of Niles Crane within the new spinoff sequence, a lot to the chagrin of longtime followers of the unique Frasier.
The sequence comes from writers Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, who govt produce with Grammer, Tom Russo and Jordan McMahon. The sequence is produced by CBS Studios in affiliation with Grammer’s Grammnet NH Productions.
