Kelsey Grammer expects Frasier reboot to last for “several years to come”

Season one of the Frasier revival ends this week, with the tenth and final episode, “Reindeer Games”, arriving just before Christmas. And while Kelsey Grammer isn’t quite sure what season two of Frasier will bring – tossed salad and scrambled eggs, perhaps? – he does see the series going well past that.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Kelsey Grammer – who made his debut as Dr. Frasier Crane in the season three premiere of Cheers – was confident that Paramount+ will continue their support of the show. “I believe we have a home at Paramount+ for several years to come, and we certainly have several ideas for it.” He added that the Hollywood strikes, which stalled numerous projects but thankfully have settled, has played a role in the development. “It’s just what’s fleshing out, and we’re not sure yet because the writers went on strike, then the actors stayed on strike, and everything just sort of stalled. At least we got the episodes in under the wire before we had to just lock down.”

As for what Kelsey Grammer hopes subsequent seasons of Frasier will offer fans, he said, “But where our future is, of course, we’re going to explore the relationship between the father and the son, and that’s natural. Then involve the other characters as well. Was it intentional? Yeah, of course. Because the first few episodes of any new television show, it needs to be sort of dedicated to the idea of allowing the audience to fall in love with the new characters. I believe that’s finally started to take shape. Now we have the luxury of saying, well, let’s branch off into this area, branch off into that area, go a little heavier on this storyline, focus a little bit more on this member of the cast or members of the cast.”

Kelsey Grammer previously teased his hopes for the future of the show, mentioning that there could even be a way to throw back to Frasier’s days at Boston’s finest watering hole by bringing back a number of former Cheers cast members. Hey, why not? Everybody knows their names already!

For comparison, the original Frasier spinoff ran for 11 seasons and more than 260 episodes (just under what Cheers had), making it one of the longest-running sitcoms ever. While the reboot (a term Grammer doesn’t find apt, by the way) won’t get close to those numbers, many have found it an enjoyable throwback. You can read our own Alex Maidy’s 7/10 review here.

What did you think of the first season of the Frasier revival? How long do you expect it to last?