FRASIER Reboot to Set in Boston Where the Character Was Originated on CHEERS; James Burrows to Direct
The new Frasier reboot has revealed its destination, and it will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, where the character Frasier Crane originated on the series Cheers in 1984. The hit NBC spin-off Frasier moved the character to Seattle; in its finale, Frasier made the quick decision to fly to Chicago to chase a love interest, rather than head to San Francisco, where a new TV job awaited.
But as Paramount+ confirmed on Wednesday morning, the new version of Frasier will follow the character “in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston, Mass., with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.”
The first episode is set to be taped this Friday in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles. Legendary TV director James Burrows will direct the first two episodes of the new series. Burrows has a long history with the shows. He’s one of the co-creators, executive producers and directors of Cheers, and also directed the original Frasier pilot, “The Good Son,” in 1993. He continued to direct several episodes of that show’s first several seasons.
Burrows directed the majority of Cheers episodes, including 1984 episode of Cheers, the Season 3 premiere “Rebound,” which first introduced Frasier to the world.
Kelsey Grammer will be joined in the reboot by co-stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frasier’s son, Freddy; Nicholas Lyndhurst as Frasier’s old college buddy turned university professor, Alan; Toks Olagundoye as Alan’s colleague and head of the university psychology department, Olivia; Jess Salguerio as Freddy’s roommate, Eve; and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew, David.
Check out the teaser photo above, and let us know if you’re excited for the reboot of Frasier. I know I am!
via: Variety