Paramount+’s forthcoming Frasier sequel collection has added one other very acquainted face to its visitor forged.
Peri Gilpin, who performed producer/foil to Kelsey Grammer’s radio host through the unique collection’ 11-season run on NBC, will reprise her position within the revival. She is ready to seem in a single episode.
As beforehand reported, the brand new collection will observe Frasier as he returns to Boston, the place he might be met with “new challenges” and “new relationships,” whereas additionally lastly fulfilling “an previous dream or two.”
Becoming a member of Grammer within the follow-up might be British actor Nicholas Lyndhurst (enjoying Frasier’s previous school pal, college professor Alan Cornwall), Jack Cutmore-Scott (as Frasier and Lilith’s son Freddy), Anders Keith (as Niles and Daphne’s son David), Jess Salgueiro (as Freddy’s roommate Eve) and Toks Olagundoye (as Alan’s colleague and head of the college psychology division).
Bebe Neuwirth can also be set to visitor star in an episode, reprising her position as Frasier’s ex Lilith.
Grammer revealed in an interview that his former TV sib David Hyde Pierce “mainly determined he wasn’t actually enthusiastic about repeating the efficiency of Niles,” though he’s holding out hope that Jane Leeves will pop in as Daphne. (John Mahoney, who performed Frasier’s dad Martin Crane, handed away in 2018.)
Though there’s been no phrase on what Frasier’s present skilled state of affairs is, it stands to purpose (based mostly on the character particulars above) that he might be kicking off a brand new chapter as a university professor.
The primary two episodes might be helmed by legendary director (and Cheers/Frasier alum) James Burrows.