Fraiser: Anders Keith and Jess Salgueiro join the Paramount+ sequel series

The Fraiser sequel series is coming to Paramount+, and some fresh faces will be along for the ride. Newcomer Anders Keith is playing Niles and Daphne’s son, David Crane. Meanwhile, Jess Salgueiro (The Expanse, The Boys) plays Eve, a lead role opposite Kelsey Grammer and Jack Cutmore-Scott. Grammer reprises his role as Dr. Fraiser Winslow Crane, while Cutmore-Scott plays Fraiser and Lilith’s son, Freddy.

The Fraiser sequel series hails from Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, with Grammer executive producing. The Fraiser revival finds Fraiser (Grammer) in a different city with new challenges to overcome, new relationships to explore, and dreams to fulfill. According to the character’s description, David (Keith) is an awkward college freshman with a knack for off-kilter observations. As Fraiser’s nephew, David has Niles’ intelligence, Daphne’s smile, and myriad challenges ahead. David is stumbling through life when the sequel series begins, and he’ll need Fraiser’s help navigating uncertainty. David was introduced in the series finale of Fraiser. His name is a tribute to Fraiser co-creator David Angell, who died in the September 11th attacks in New York City.

David Hyde Pierce, who plays Niles Crane in the original series, threw a wrench into the revival’s plot by not returning. However, Grammer and his team saw Pierce’s decision as an opportunity to rework the script and welcome David into the fold. “In a very funny way, it just took us to a new place, which was what we originally wanted to do, anyway, which was a Frasier third act,” Grammer told People in November. “It’s an entirely new life for him.”

As for Salgueiro, she’ll play Eve, an unpredictable spitfire bursting with potential and radical ideas. She’s Freddy’s roommate and acts as a bridge between Fraiser and Freddy, who are attempting to reconcile.

Are you looking forward to Paramount+’s Fraiser sequel series? Were you a fan of the original? Will Fraiser succeed like Peacock’s Night Court revival, or has too much time passed since Fraiser ruled the tube? Many Kelsey Grammer fans are out there, and the world could always use more pithy observations and intelligent characters. Let’s do this!