Practically a yr after Paramount determined to half methods with the sequence, Kelsey Grammer remains to be upset concerning the Frasier revival’s cancellation and failure to discover a new house. The sequence, which kicked off in 2023, served as a sequel to the unique Cheers spinoff, selecting up roughly 20 years after its predecessor and seeing Grammer’s titular psychotherapist transferring to Boston within the hopes of reconnecting together with his son, Frederick, whereas additionally forging forward in life as a professor at Harvard.
Developed by Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, the revival was a modest success in its preliminary season, garnering combined opinions from critics, however a hotter reception from viewers, sufficient of whom turned in to earn the present a renewal. Frasier season 2 equally noticed a modest response from each reviewers and audiences, however with out a breakout run, Paramount+ elected to cancel the sequence, with Grammer subsequently trying to store the present to different networks.
Now, in an interview with ScreenRant‘s Ash Crossan for his catastrophe thriller Turbulence, Grammer had a annoyed replace concerning the Frasier revival’s future. Starting by reflecting on his interactions with followers of the present, the six-time Emmy winner did say he nonetheless will get referred to as his character’s title on the road, whereas additionally acknowledging it “was slightly extra prevalent” through the authentic present’s primetime run.
When requested about any motion on discovering Frasier a brand new house, Grammer indicated he nonetheless has “a few concepts as to how we will truly safe extra,” and revealed he has “funding that is ready within the wings” to carry the present again. Nevertheless, the manager producer/star went on to share that “it is simply someone or Paramount+ or CBS” who’s holding it again from getting made elsewhere:
They’re digging their heels in, saying, “We do not need to let someone else take it and switch it into successful.” I am not fairly positive what the considering is. That is doubtlessly one other billion or two for Paramount, so I am considering, “Why would they not need to do it?” It is nonetheless funnier than something I am seeing on TV proper now. I nonetheless have a small voice that tells me there’s nonetheless a future for that a part of Frasier’s life.
Grammer has typically expressed his dissatisfaction with how Paramount+ dealt with the Frasier revival for a lot of its run, beforehand opining that the streamer did a poor job of selling it and that, because of a change in management, it ended up within the arms of those that did not care about it. Even nonetheless, he is remained devoted to attempting to carry it again for the reason that present was cancelled again in January 2025, and his newest feedback sound like he might need gained some floor.
Whereas he might have funding on standby for extra episodes, there are a couple of components which can be going to be working towards Grammer and the remainder of the Frasier crew to carry the revival again. For starters, as he himself talked about, both CBS Studios or Paramount+ are holding on to the present’s rights tightly. There have actually been loads of sequence saved by different platforms after being cancelled by their authentic houses, however each CBS and Paramount+ have but to see any of theirs make mentioned leaps lately.
One of many few exceptions to CBS’ historical past of cancellations was that of Mission: Unimaginable, which moved to ABC after being cancelled by the previous community. It could turn into solely a Paramount property shortly thereafter when the Tom Cruise-led movie franchise bought underway in 1996.
As straightforward as it would initially appear for one to argue for the rights to be bought to a different platform, the opposite main hurdle for Grammer and his crew is that Paramount is within the midst of main structural and enterprise adjustments. Having spent the previous 4 months combining the studio with Skydance within the notorious $8 billion merger led by the latter, Paramount can also be now within the midst of attempting to amass Warner Bros. Discovery because it discovered itself up on the market starting in October 2025.
Regardless of Netflix having initially been the winner of the bidding conflict with a joint cash-stock supply estimated to be about $82.7 billion in value, Paramount Skydance has refused to again down on buying WBD. Most lately, CEO Larry Ellison supplied a brand new deal that may have a “private assure” of $40 billion in fairness financing, cementing what many have referred to as an try at a hostile takeover of the studio behind all the things from the DC Universe to Dune franchises.
Contemplating simply how a lot cash the studio is prepared to spend money on a studio takeover, that in the end finally ends up making the Frasier revival’s return a decrease precedence for Paramount. To Grammer’s level, the present getting a brand new life on one other platform may see it turn into a worthwhile hit, contemplating many legacy sitcom returns are both within the works or nonetheless having fun with success all through Hollywood. Plus, with already a few yr gone since Frasier‘s preliminary cancellation, he and the artistic crew have had loads of time to mirror on what labored and what did not to enhance on their two most up-to-date seasons.