Roz Would Be The Frasier Reboot's Best Returning Character
The Frasier reboot needs Roz. It’s not yet known which characters will return in the Frasier reboot, but Roz Doyle (Peri Gilpin) would be the best choice to join the beloved physiatrist in the next chapter of his life. Frasier is a hugely successful spinoff of Cheers, running from 1993-2004 and winning numerous Emmys. Paramount+ has ordered a Frasier reboot/revival, and Roz is arguably the only major character who could return in a meaningful capacity.
Frasier reboot will once more follow Kelsey Grammer’s lovably pompous psychiatrist who original relocated from Boston to his native Seattle after Cheers ended. In the original series, Dr. Frasier Crane reinvents himself as a local celebrity, hosting a radio psychiatry show alongside his producer, Roz Doyle. By the end of Frasier’s 11 seasons, Roz was happily raising her daughter and had been promoted to KACL's station manager, but her future in radio is uncertain.
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So much time has passed since the acclaimed original that the Frasier reboot faces considerable risks. Although Kelsey Grammer has repeatedly expressed his desire for the rest of the cast to return, nobody else has currently signed on, perhaps because some characters would be harder to incorporate into the reboot’s new setting. However, Roz isn’t tied to Seattle quite like the others, and her professional relationship with Frasier would make her the best returning character to join him in his present-day career.
Frasier’s immediate family pose significant problems for the reboot. John Mahoney has passed away, meaning Martin Crane’s death must be addressed. Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) will be raising a teenage son. Considering the
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