Paramount+ drops official trailer for ‘Frasier’ series revival, premiering October 12 [WATCH]

Ray Richmond
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The official trailer for the Paramount+ revival of the comedy series classic “Frasier” starring Kelsey Grammer dropped this morning, a teaser for the show that premieres with a pair of episodes back to back on October 12 in the U.S. and Canada. New episodes will then drop weekly on Thursdays, finding Grammer reprising the iconic role of Frasier Crane that he began portraying on “Cheers” in 1984 and continued for all 11 seasons of “Frasier” from 1993 to 2004 – 20 years in all. The 30th anniversary of the “Frasier” launch on NBC happens on Saturday the 16th. Watch the new trailer above.

CBS is also broadcasting the first two “Frasier” episodes back to back on October 17 at 9:15 p.m. following a super-sized original episode of “Big Brother.” (The series will launch October 13 on Paramount+ internationally.)

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SEE‘Frasier’ revival starring Kelsey Grammer to premiere October 12 on Paramount+

This new edition, a sequel of sorts featuring a 10-episode season, has been in development for more than five years and returns only Grammer from the original show in a regular role. Filmed in front of a live audience at Paramount Studios in L.A., the reboot “follows Frasier Crane in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.” Besides Grammer, it stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frasier’s grown son Freddy, who is entering college; Nicholas Lyndhurst as Frasier’s old college buddy-turned-university professor Alan; Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the university’s psychology department; Jess Salgueiro as Freddy’s roommate Eve; and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David.

It’s been confirmed that Emmy winner Bebe Neuwirth from the original “Frasier” will return to guest star, reprising her role as his ex-wife Lilith (also Freddy’s mother) in one of the episodes at a birthday party for Freddy. Also, Peri Gilpin, who played radio producer Roz Doyle in the original, will be back for a guest spot.

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“Frasier” comes from writers Chris Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Joe Cristalli (“Life in Pieces”), who executive produce along with Grammer, Tom Russo and Jordan McMahon. It’s produced by CBS Studios in association with Grammer’s Grammnet NH Productions. The first two episodes of the series are directed by 11-time Emmy winner James Burrows, the legend who has directed more than a thousand episodes of television all told. Burrows was co-creator, executive producer and primary director of “Cheers” as well as the original “Frasier,” “Will & Grace” and “Dear John.”

Ahead of the series premiere, a half-hour special on the making of the revival entitled, “Frasier: Inside the Series,” will premiere over Paramount+ on October 6 as well as on the service’s official YouTube and Facebook pages, Pluto TV and Mixible.

“Frasier” still holds the record for most Emmy wins for a comedy series with 37 (on 107 nominations). Like the show it was spun from, it had 11-season run, winning the Best Comedy Series trophy at the Emmys a then-record five consecutive years (1994-98), a mark later tied by “Modern Family.” Grammer and co-star David Hyde Pierce won four Emmys apiece for their work in the show.

The original “Frasier” series is available to stream on Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

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