David Hyde Pierce’s Niles Crane will not be part of Frasier’s Paramount+ revival, however his son will.
Deadline revealed this week that Anders Keith had joined the solid as Niles and David’s son, David.
Longtime followers of the franchise will recall David being born within the 2004 collection finale of Frasier.
David is described as “an ungainly school freshman with a penchant for off-kilter observations.”
“He has Niles’ intelligence, Daphne’s smile, and neither of their polish,” the outline continues.
“David’s unearned confidence might confuse some, however Frasier has a keenness for his nephew’s earnest enthusiasm.”
Hyde Pierce revealed final yr that he did not suppose he was fascinated with revisiting that universe.
“That complete time of my life, the writing on these exhibits, the actors I started working with — all of that’s deeply vital to me,” Hyde Pierce stated in an interview with Vulture in 2022.
“And I might by no means disrespect that in such a means as to say simply offhandedly, ‘Oh, no, thanks. I am not going to do this once more.’ It is too worthwhile to me,” he added.
“However by the identical token, as a result of it is so worthwhile to me, I additionally would not do it simply do it. And I imagine it may be finished with out me, too — discovering new tales to inform, in the identical means that Frasier did after Cheers. They did not deliver alongside the Cheers gang to make a brand new present.”
“They popped in sometimes and that was a blast, however there was one thing else that wanted to be stated, and it wanted to be stated another way.”
The Frasier revival additionally solid
Jess Salgueiro (Y: The Final Man) as Freddy’s roommate Eve.
Eve is described as “spontaneous, outgoing and bursting with artistic vitality…. With an innate capability to attach with each Frasier and Freddy, Eve is a essential bridge between father and son as they try and reconcile.”
Jackson Cutmore-Scott lately landed the position of Freddy.
A premiere date has not been set.
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