Frasier reboot suddenly axed by Paramount+ after just two seasons

The much-awaited instrumentality of deed 90s sitcom Frasier has been abruptly chopped abbreviated aft Paramount+ announced it would not beryllium renewing for a 3rd season, with producers scrambling to find it a caller home

Paramount+ has axed the reboot of deed 90s sitcom Frasier aft conscionable 2 seasons, with the streaming work deciding not to renew for a third.

The hugely palmy bid returned aft astir 20 years since it aired its last occurrence backmost successful 2004, but the much-awaited instrumentality was short-lived. After it aired successful 2023, CBS Studios are present reportedly searching for a caller location for the series, aft Paramount+ declined to proceed it.

Starring archetypal formed subordinate Kelsey Grammer arsenic the titular quality Dr Frasier Crane, the reboot followed the retired scientist arsenic helium relocates from Seattle to Boston. Frasier was archetypal introduced successful Boston successful bar-based sitcom Cheers successful 1984, earlier going connected to prima successful his ain spin-off.

The erstwhile vigor big moved backmost to Boston to beryllium person to his lad Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott). But erstwhile the reboot aired successful 2023, 2 years aft it was announced, die-hard fans were disappointed by the notable lack of 1 large quality - Frasier's member Niles.

Now, Deadline reports that shaper CBS Studios is "committed" to uncovering different taker, with its ain sibling web CBS reportedly improbable to instrumentality it connected arsenic it has nary space. Other targets are large streamers Prime Video and Hulu, some of which transportation the archetypal run, with the 2 revival bid said to beryllium remaining connected Paramount+ to stream.

Niles' lack didn't spell unnoticed, with the character's actor, David Hyde Pierce declining to appear. The histrion took portion successful each 264 episodes of the archetypal 11-season run.

David adjacent bagged 4 Emmy awards for his portrayal of Frasier's neurotic younger brother. In an interrogation with The Guardian successful 2022, Pierce has said helium was "interested to spot what they travel up with."

But aft his on-screen member decided to springiness it a miss, Grammer said it really helped the story. He told the Associated Press: "I approached our bequest cast, and David honestly wasn't precise funny successful playing that relation again, and I get that. He’s an actor, which successful a weird mode propelled america to a full caller communicative and that really is what I wanted to bash anyway.”

In Niles' absence, the originative squad brought successful caller characters, including Niles' lad David, who was calved successful the show's finale successful 2004. Meanwhile, Only Fools and Horses prima Nicholas Lyndhurst plays Frasier's aged assemblage person Alan.

Also absent from the Frasier reboot was Frasier and Niles’ father, Martin, who was primitively played by John Mahoney. The histrion died aged 77 successful 2018, aft processing complications from pharynx cancer. The opening occurrence of the reboot featured a touching tribute to the Blackpool-born actor.

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