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Frasier’s Showrunners Explains The ‘Organic Way’ They Brought Roz Back For Season 2, But I’m Especially Touched By Peri Gilpin’s Experience With Her New Co-Stars
By Adam Holmes,
8 days ago
When the Paramount+ subscription -exclusive Frasier revival aired its first season last year, only two other familiar faces from the original Frasier also stopped by: Bebe Neuwirth’s Lilith Sternin and Peri Gilpin’s Roz Doyle. The latter appeared in the Season 1 finale, and once Season 2 starts airing on the 2024 TV schedule , we’ll see Gilpin reprise Roz in multiple episodes . In a conversation with CinemaBlend, Frasier ’s showrunners opened up about the “organic way” they brought the character back, but I was also touched in my interview with Gilpin about the positive experience she had with her new costars.
First, when I was speaking with showrunners Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, I asked the men if it was always the plan for Roz to be featured more if Frasier got renewed for a second season, as well inquired about how they came up with her narrative for this batch of episodes. Harris told me the following:
Roz’s daughter Alice was briefly mentioned in the Season 1 finale, but now we know that just like how Frasier moved back to Boston, i.e. his old Cheers stomping grounds, the young woman is also on the East Coast to attend the Rhode Island School of Design to study architecture. We’ll see what she’s like when Kelsey Grammer’s daughter Greer portrays he r this season, and it sounds like romantic sparks will fly between her and Jack Cutmore-Scott’s Freddy Crane, Frasier’s son. As Chris Harris laid out, Alice’s change of environment was more than enough justification to have Peri Gilpin reprise Roz more often, and this also comes at a time when the character is considering leaving Seattle.
Whatever ends up happening with Roz in Frasier Season 2, I pleased to hear from Peri Gilpin that she had a good time with the other actors in the Frasier revival’s main cast, Toks Olagundoye, Anders Keith, Jess Salgueiro and Nicholas Lyndhurst. As she answered when I asked what it was like for her building a dynamic with these actors:
The first two episodes of Frasier Season 2 premiere on Paramount+ this Thursday, September 19, and the remaining eight episodes will be released weekly. Head to the same streaming service if you’d like to rewatch the original Frasier or Cheers .
so pissed they want me to pay extra for a show that used to be free. So long as you're on Paramount plus I won't be watching and I really liked Fraser. Bad enough I pay extra for Netflix and other channels I can't afford more. Why couldn't you just be free?
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