Who developed the 2023 Frasier series with Joe Cristalli?

Chris Harris developed the 2023 Frasier series with Joe Cristalli. The Paramount+ revival brought Kelsey Grammer back as Frasier Crane while moving the character into a new phase of life in Boston.

The series is both a revival and a sequel to the original Frasier, which ran from 1993 to 2004. In the new story, Frasier leaves his long-running Chicago television career and returns to Boston after the death of his father, Martin. He hopes to reconnect with his adult son, Freddy, and begins teaching at Harvard.

Harris and Cristalli were credited as the show’s developers and also served as executive producers alongside Grammer and others. Their version preserves the character’s Boston origins while introducing a new supporting ensemble rather than simply recreating the Seattle apartment and radio-station setup.

The revival premiered on Paramount+ in October 2023 and ran for two seasons. It was canceled in 2025, although CBS Studios indicated that it might shop the series to other outlets. The original Frasier creators were not the developers of this revival.