First look at new Frasier reboot starring Nicholas Lyndhurst
A first look at the reboot of popular comedy series Frasier has been released ahead of its scheduled airing in October.
Paramount+ announced on Tuesday that the new show, with Kelsey Grammer reprising the titular role as psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane, will air on Oct 12 in the US and Oct 13 in the UK.
Only Fools And Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst is set to play Frasier’s old college friend-turned-university professor Alan Cornwall, as he joins the 10-episode season.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, the new series sees Frasier return to Boston, where the character had originally appeared on the American sitcom Cheers, with “new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfil”.
In 1993, Frasier had his own spin-off Seattle-based show, which ran until 2004, and also previously starred Jane Leeves as the Manchester-born home help, Daphne Moon, David Hyde Pierce as his brother, Dr Niles Crane and Peri Gilpin as the long suffering producer of his talk radio show, Roz Doyle.
After just occasional appearances in the original series, Frasier’s son, Freddy, has been recast in the Paramount+ show with Deception star and British actor Jack Cutmore-Scott joining the show.
A new character Olivia – played by Toks Olagundoye – as a colleague of Lyndhurst and head of the university’s psychology department, has also been created.
In new images, Olagundoye’s character is seen having a drink with Frasier and Alan and in another picture the psychologist-turned-radio host sits on a couch with his son.
Also joining the show is The Expanse star Jess Salgueiro as Freddy’s roommate Eve, and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David.
A teaser for the show also has a new recording of the show’s original theme song, Tossed Salads & Scrambled Eggs, and a promise that there are “no more callers” but “all new hang-ups”.
During its run, the original comedy picked up a host of awards and won widespread critical acclaim, with Grammer winning Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for his role in the show.
The series has 37 Emmys from 107 nominations overall.
