TheFrasierrevival has now been officially renewed for season 2 atParamount+. The streaming platform and Kelsey Grammer will continue to tell the story of the beloved blustery psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, who returned to screens last year after nearly two decades away.
“Kelsey made a triumphant return as one of the most iconic and beloved characters on television,” said Jeff Grossman, Executive Vice President, Programming, Paramount+. “The new series introduced Frasier to a whole new generation while reminding fans of Kelsey’s truly timeless portrayal of Dr. Crane. We’re so excited to see what the creative team and superb cast serve up for season two.”
A continuation of the award-winning sitcomFrasier, which ran from 1993 to 2004, the new series findsKelsey Grammerback as Frasier Crane, with the revival following the character inthe next chapter of his lifeas he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.
“Frasier is a love story, and I am very happy we will be allowed to continue it,” added Grammer, who is also an executive producer on the series. “I’m delighted that our partners at CBS Studios and Paramount+ are on board for another season, and I can’t wait for the fans to see what we have in store!”
Kelsey Grammer Has Ideas for Several More Seasons of Frasier
Kelsey Grammer previously revealed toTHRthat his plan for theFrasierrevival could span “several years” on Paramount+, with the actor having “several ideas” forthe continued adventures of Frasier Crane.
“I believe we have a home at Paramount+ for several years to come, and we certainly have several ideas for it. But where our future is, of course, we’re going to explore the relationship between the father and the son, and that’s natural. Then involve the other characters, as well … You earn that right after the first few episodes when you allow the audience to just simply become acquainted with the new people who are there and to understand the basis for the show.”
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Grammer continued, revealing thatFrasierwill continue to center on the relationship between the titular character and his son, Freddy, playing in the new series by Jack Cutmore-Scott.
“The basis of the show is that father-son relationship, but also Frasier’s new friendship, Frasier’s new life, his third or fourth act, arguably. That’s what we’re discovering. We’ve discovered that he’s probably a bit more mature, maybe still a little bit the same sort of nut, but he’s grown some — for him to have been static, for us to have started right back into the same show from 30 years ago [when the show began] to jump right back into the same story would’ve been ridiculous. For a man to spend 30 years of his life and not age would’ve been ridiculous, and not grow wiser in any way. We thought it was important to give him sort of a new set of clothes.”
Starring Anders Keith, Jess Salgueiro, Toks Olagundoye, and Nicholas Lyndhurst alongside Kelsey Grammer and Jack Cutmore-Scott, the first season ofFrasieris available to stream on Paramount+.
