James Burrows On “Seamless” Return To ‘Frasier Alongside Kelsey Grammer, His Wish For The Show’s Conclusion & ‘Cheers’ Nod In ‘Ted Lasso’
deadline.comTonight, the doctor is in again as Kelsey Grammer returns to the small screen as Frasier Crane in the Paramount+ comedy Frasier.
The sequel series, with an almost entirely new cast, will drop the first two episodes of Season 1 at midnight on Thursday. The titular character made his television debut in Season 3 of the hit NBC series Cheers which aired originally in 1984.
When Cheers concluded in 1993, Frasier moved to Seattle and his story continued in the eponymous spin-off series, Frasier. Grammer will come full circle in Season 1 of the Paramount+ project as his character returns to Boston, the city where it all began for him, and where the bar where everybody knows your name is located.
For a third time as part of the Cheers-verse, Grammer reunited with renowned TV producer and director James Burrows. Burrows co-created Cheers alongside Glen and Les Charles and also directed multiple episodes of the OG Frasier.
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