Frasier re-enters the building for Season 2 on Paramount+!
The streaming service announced in February 2024 that the revival series – the saw Kelsey Grammer Resuming the title role of Dr. Frasier Crane as he embarked on the next chapter of his life – has been renewed for a second season.
“Kelsey made a triumphant return as one of the most recognizable and beloved characters on television,” Jeff Grossman, executive vice president, programming, Paramount+, said in a statement. “The new series introduced Frasier to a whole new generation while reminding fans of Kelsey’s truly timeless portrayal of Dr. Crane to remember. We are so excited to see what the creative team and amazing cast will bring to the table for season two.”
“Frasier is a love story and I’m very happy that we get to continue it,” added Grammer, who also serves as an executive producer on the series. “I’m excited to have our partners at CBS Studios and Paramount+ on board for another season and I can’t wait for fans to see what we have in store!”
Production on the second season began in May 2024. The show showed a video in which Grammer can be seen arriving to the set on his bike, ready to film some new episodes.
In the first season of the revival, Frasier returned to his old style Bottom up You’re out and about in Boston, facing new challenges, making new relationships and finally fulfilling an old dream or two. New cast members included Jack Cutmore-Scott, who plays Frasier’s adult son Freddy, and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David, the son of Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves).
“He’s not the same guy anymore,” Grammer said in ETs Exclusive look behind the scenes ahead of the show’s premiere in October 2023. “He’s a little wiser, maybe even a little funnier, willing to laugh at himself. A little more confident and he has a new mission in life.”
As season 2 news continues to emerge, ET has a look at the cast — from franchise newcomers to OGs from the original series — as well as premiere date details, photos and more.
THE OCCUPATION
The OGs
Kelsey Grammer
Grammer returned to direct the update, which follows Frasier as he begins a new chapter in his life. The actor was the only star from the original series to return as a regular for the new series.
Although the resumption of the OG presence was weak in the first season, Grammer noted that the first episode, titled “The Good Father,” is a direct nod to “The Good Father.” FrasierThe series premiere of “The Good Son” was called “The Good Son.” There were also a lot of references and allusions to characters that came through Frasier, particularly the late John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s father Martin Crane. “There’s a reference to my father in the show, John Mahoney,” gram inch ET. “You’ll see things about John throughout the show. I think people will be very happy to see him being honored in the way he performs on the show.”
Bebe Neuwirth
Neuwirth was the first original actress, alongside Grammer, to officially announce that she would be reprising her role in the upcoming reboot. She was a guest in the seventh episode of the first season when Lilith and Frasier had one of their classic showdowns at Freddy’s birthday party. However, after the love-hate relationship between the two threatened their relationship with their son, the former couple agreed to amicably part ways with their family plans for Freddy’s sake.
Perry Gilpin
Gilpin returned for the season 1 finale Frasier Reboot, reprising her role as Roz, Frasier’s long-time friend and former radio co-host. When Frasier was struggling to grieve his father during the holidays, Freddy had the ultimate Christmas present and surprised him with Roz to cheer him up. In May 2024, it was announced that Gilpin would return for the second season in a recurring guest role.
The newcomers
Jack Cutmore Scott
Cutmore-Scott was introduced to viewers in Season 1 as Freddy, Frasier’s adult son. (A younger version of the character was played by Luke Tarsitano and Trevor Einhorn in the original series.)
While Freddy was the reason Frasier returned to Boston, the father-son reunion is a complicated matter. Freddy shuns his father’s elitist, academic personality and, despite being accepted to Harvard himself, works as a firefighter, a job that both frustrates and worries his father. When the pair come together, it creates an interesting mirror image of the original series, with the contrasting personalities providing plenty of fodder for the series’ escapades.
Nicholas Lyndhurst
The stage actor plays Alan, an old college friend of Frasier’s who is now a professor – although he seems to have more of a taste for a good, stiff drink than any of his students. Lyndhurst has a connection to Grammer, as the two starred in a London production of ” Man of La Mancha in 2019.
Toks Olagundoye
Olagundoye joins the series as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the university’s psychology department. She idolizes Frasier, having been an avid fan of his TV talk show, and works tirelessly to convince him to join the faculty, eventually becoming part of his inner circle of friends.
Jess Salgueiro
Salgueiro portrays Eve, Freddy’s roommate, in the new series. While Frasier initially suspects that the two have a romantic relationship, it later turns out that Eve is the widow of one of Freddy’s former colleagues and moved in with Freddy with her young son John after the accident. As a bartender and struggling actress, Eve is often caught up in the antics of the Crane men.
Different Keith
The Frasier Reboot marks Keith’s professional acting debut, playing Frasier’s nephew David, the son of Niles Crane and Daphne Moon. Unfortunately, David seems to share both his father’s genteel reserve and his mother’s penchant for crazy shenanigans, which often makes him the butt of jokes. He is a student of Alan’s at Harvard and eventually becomes his teaching assistant, much to the chagrin of both of them.
Where we left off
In Season 1, Frasier readjusted to life in Boston and tried once again to be a supportive father to his now-grown son. He also had to adjust to academic life after years in the radio and television spotlight and dealing with the complicated behind-the-scenes politics of an institution like Harvard.
Meanwhile, Freddy faced his own challenges, from trying to reconnect with a father he couldn’t be more different from, to supporting Eve and her young son, to his own survivor’s guilt. The emotions culminated in the season 1 finale, where Freddy felt pulled in all directions as he tried to support everyone in his life. However, Roz’s surprise arrival put everyone at ease as they celebrated and paid tribute to Martin and his most wonderful time of the year.
PRODUCTION AND PREMIERE DATE
Frasier’s The 10-episode first season – as well as the entire original series – is currently streaming on Paramount+. Production on the second season began in May 2024, but there is no information yet on when the new episodes will premiere.
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