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When "Cheers" premiered in 1982 on NBC, fans became immediately invested in the Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) romance. First, there was the will they/won't they dynamic, and then they got together. However, these very mismatched love birds broke up at the end of the second season. Enter her new psychologist, Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer). We didn't know it at the time, but this very pretentious boyfriend was going to have not one, but two series set around him. I never did get his appeal during the run of "Cheers." I really hated his character ... and yet somehow found myself watching his NBC spinoff "Frasier." Yes, I bought into the tossed salad and scrambled eggs of it all like the rest of the world. Well, most of the rest of the world. 

According to a 2018 feature in The Hollywood Reporter to celebrate 25 years since the end of "Cheers,...

The new comedy TV series "Frasier", again stars Kelsey Grammer, who reprises his Emmy- Award-winning role as 'Frasier Crane', with the first two episodes directed by James Burrows, streaming October 12, 2023 on Paramount+:

"...filmed in front of a live studio audience at 'Paramount Studios' in Los Angeles, the new series follows 'Frasier Crane' (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life...

"...as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill..."

Cast also includes Jack Cutmore-Scott, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salgueiro and Anders Keith.

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A brand-new teaser for the Frasier revival has been released.

Courtesy of Paramount+, the Frasier teaser features Kelsey Grammer performing a new rendition of the original show's outro song, "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs." The Frasier teaser features minimalist art reminiscent of the classic opening titles, and states, "Frasier has reentered the building. No more callers. All new hang-ups." The teaser asks, "Oh, what fresh start is this?" in reference to a memorable Frasier quote, "Oh, what fresh hell is this?"

Related: Will the New Frasier Break LGBTQ+ Ground Like the Original?

Frasier Returns to Screens

The Frasier teaser's arrival coincides with the release of official promo images, which show the cast in action. Alongside Kelsey Grammer, the cast includes Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frasier’s son Freddy; Nicholas Lyndhurst as Frasier’s old college buddy turned university professor Alan; Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the...

“Frasier” has entered the building.

The beloved sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane returns with a “sequel series” on Paramount+. Frasier returns to Boston, where he guides his adult son Frederick (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and reunites with old college pals, like new character Alan Cornwall, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.

The synopsis for the upcoming show teases that Frasier is “off to a different city with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.” To note, Frasier originally lived in Boston when he first appeared on “Cheers.”

Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salguero, and Anders Keith also star, with original cast members Peri Gilpin and Bebe Neuwirth returning for guest roles.

“Cheers” co-creator and executive producer James Burrows will helm the first two episodes of the “Frasier” revival, with the pilot taped in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles.

Who’s ready for a second helping of tossed salads and scrambled eggs? The long-gestating “Frasier” revival, based on Kelsey Grammer’s character Frasier Crane from “Cheers” (1982-1993) and “Frasier” (1993-2004), is getting closer and closer to coming to our TV screens. The half-hour comedy will stream 10 episodes exclusively on Paramount Plus beginning October 12, 2023 and will serve as the “third act” for the popular psychiatrist.

Joe Cristalli and Chris Harris are the co-creators on the reboot, with Grammer, Tom Russo and Jordan McMahon serving as executive producers and James Burrows directing the pilot episode. In addition to Frasier Crane, you can also expect to see former characters like Lilith Crane (Bebe Neuwirth) and Roz Doyle (Peri Gilpin) pop up on the new show. Scroll through our gallery below for the “Frasier” revival cast photos.

"Frasier has reentered the building," teases Kelsey Grammer's Frasier in the first promo for the revival series.

We'll start with the great news.

The highly-anticipated revival will premiere in the U.S. and Canada on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

Two episodes will be available on that date, followed by one new episode a week.

If you're on the fence about signing up to Paramount+ for the show, CBS is airing the first two episodes back-to-back on Tuesday, October 17, out of a special episode of Big Brother.

Frasier has returned to Boston as his grown son Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott) enters college.

The titular character is also embarking on a new chapter of his life back in his old stomping grounds with new challenges, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to fulfill finally.

As for returning faces, Peri Gilpin, who played Frasier's radio producer, Roz Doyle, will return. 

Bebe Neuwirth,...

Frasier Crane has reentered the building. The revival of the comedy series classic “Frasier” featuring Kelsey Grammer reprising his iconic Frasier Crane role will premiere October 12 in the U.S. and Canada with a pair of episodes over Paramount+, with new episodes then dropping weekly on Thursdays thereafter. CBS is broadcasting the first two episodes back to back on October 17 at 9:15 p.m. following a super-sized original episode of “Big Brother.” (The series will launch October 13 on Paramount+ internationally.) The announcement came this morning in a press release and premiere date reveal video featuring a new recording of Grammer singing a version of the show’s theme song “Tossed Salads & Scrambled Eggs.” See the video above.

This new edition, a sequel of sorts featuring a 10-episode season, has been in development for more than five years and returns only Grammer from the original show in a regular role. Filmed...

The “Frasier” revival at Paramount+ has set its premiere date.

The return of the beloved sitcom will debut with its first two episodes on Paramount+ on Oct. 12 in the U.S. and Canada and on Oct. 13 in all other territories. In addition, the first two episodes will air back to back on CBS on Oct. 17 beginning at 9:15 pm Et/Pt. The new season consists of 10 episodes.

Paramount+ has also released first look photos from the series and a teaser featuring a new recording of series star Kelsey Grammer performing the show’s theme song, “Tossed Salads & Scrambled Eggs.” The photos and the teaser can be seen below.

Per the official description of the show, “the new series follows Frasier Crane (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.

“Frasier” has reentered the building — and announced the premiere date for its much-anticipated reboot series at Paramount+.

The streaming revival, again starring five-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer as the titular psychotherapist, will debut its first two episodes on Oct. 12, the studio announced Tuesday.

It will also notably broadcast its first two episodes, which are directed by the legendary James Burrows, Oct. 17 on CBS — five days after the show’s streaming premiere.

You can watch the series’ date reveal video, featuring a newly recorded rendition of sitcom theme song “Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs” by Grammer, in the video below.

Per an official synopsis of the series, this new iteration of “Frasier” will follow “Frasier Crane (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.” Like the original, the...

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Lisa Kudrow was initially cast as Roz Doyle in Frasier but was fired due to the pivotal Lupe Velez scene not working with her ethereal acting style. Kudrow's firing turned out for the best as she later auditioned for the role of Phoebe in Friends, which was a perfect fit for her. Peri Gilpin was perfect as Roz, as she was a fierce and feminine counterpart to Frasier, which made their dynamic interesting.

Frasier director James Burrows reveals which scene got Lisa Kudrow fired. Before joining Friends as the bubbly and eccentric Phoebe, the actor was previously up to be in the famed Cheers spin-off. Kudrow was meant to play Roz Doyle — Frasier's Kacl producer. The actor has talked about being booted out of the role, but she never got into the specifics of why she was removed from the Seattle-based sitcom.

Now,...

The upcoming Frasier reboot is the only way fans will see the beloved Cheers characters again, as a Cheers revival is unlikely to happen. Frasier's revival series takes place in Boston, hinting at a potential Cheers reunion, but it is unclear how many old drinking buddies will appear. While a Cheers reboot may not be natural or appealing, the Frasier reboot allows for the return of original sitcom characters in a more fitting and meaningful way.

Based on comments made by Cheers co-creator James Burrows, the upcoming Frasier reboot is the only way fans will see the original show's characters again. Frasier, which follows Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) as a radio show host in Seattle, is a spinoff of the beloved Boston-based '80s sitcom Cheers. Frasier was one of the regulars at the titular bar until he moved to Seattle, and his eponymous series is one of the...

Fans hopeful for a Cheers reboot or revival may be disappointed as co-creator James Burrows shoots down the idea, saying it's time to wrap it up. Ted Danson, who played Sam Malone in Cheers, also rejected the idea of a revival, joking about a potential "Cheers, The Old Age Home." Despite the lack of a Cheers revival, Burrows is reuniting with Kelsey Grammer for the Frasier reboot, directing two episodes of the upcoming series premiering on Paramount+.

Before hosting his radio talk show, Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) was a frequent guest of the bar where everybody knew his name. Now that Grammer is reprising the role of the beloved psychiatrist for Paramount+'s upcoming Frasier sequel series, it's only natural to wonder if a Cheers reboot could be next. According to Cheers co-creator James Burrows a Cheers reboot or revival won't happen. In a recent interview with TV Insider,...

Cheers creator James Burrows firmly rejects the idea of a reboot, stating that the show had a perfect ending and should be enjoyed in syndication. Unlike Kelsey Grammer's push for a Frasier revival, the lead of Cheers, Ted Danson, does not seem interested in revisiting the show, making a revival nearly impossible. Narratively, there is no compelling reason to revive Cheers, as its ending was definitive while Frasier starts his fourth act in his new show.

Cheers co-creator James Burrow squashes all hope that a revival will happen even with Frasier coming back. Before Kelsey Grammer starred in his Seattle-based show, he first played Frasier Crane in Cheers, establishing that both shows take place in the same continuity. Despite being part of a single franchise, Burrows makes his stance clear about the possible reboot of the beloved Boston-set sitcom.

In a new interview with TV Insider, Burrows is asked...

On a June afternoon in Austin, a clip reel of scenes from comedies like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley, Cheers, and Friends has an audience at the annual Atx Television Festival howling with laughter. But one person watches with tears in his eyes: TV veteran James Burrows, who, over the span of a five-decade career, directed all these famous faces — Moore, Ted Danson and Shelley Long, Kelsey Grammer, and Jennifer Aniston — and helped shaped their now-classic sitcoms into the shows we know and love. As Atx honored Burrows, 82, with the festival’s Achievement in Television Excellence award, TV Guide Magazine’s West Coast bureau chief moderated a discussion with the 11-time (!) Emmy winner. It was a walk down memory lane that included everything from his first big break to the secret of his directing success to whether we’ll ever see a Cheers reboot. Valerie Harper, Mary Tyler Moore...

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Before "Cheers" ever got to rolling cameras on its very first episode, "Give Me a Ring Sometime," the show went through a great deal of evolution. In fact, the central "will they or won't they" relationship at the heart of the show's first five seasons between barkeep Sam Malone and waitress Diane Chambers didn't exist. The original pitch was to have Sam be a barkeep with a female boss, a dynamic the series would come back around to when Kirstie Alley joined the cast in season 6.

Television, maybe more so than any other storytelling medium, lends itself to constant evolution and change. Not only is there constant writing and rewriting while you are making an episode, you have audience feedback that informs how you tell your story as it goes. And sometimes a collaborator comes in that forces the creators...

Who knew that when Dr. Frasier Crane first appeared on the iconic 1980s sitcom Cheers, the character would have the staying power to last decades?

Perhaps Kelsey Grammar, who portrays the fastidious psychiatrist, did. Grammar took Frasier from pining over Shelly Long's, Diane, and drinking beers in Boston to telling radio fans, "I'm listening" in Seattle.

Where is Dr. Frasier Crane headed next? We'll take a look at everything you need to know about the new Frasier!

How Did the Original Frasier End?

When Cheers ended in 1993, Dr. Frasier Crane moved back to his hometown of Seattle, Washington. Frasier began a new phase of his career, hosting his own radio show and giving listeners advice.

He also reconnected with his family, which included his father, Martin, a retired police officer, and brother, Niles, who, to viewer's shock, was even more quirky and fastidious than Frasier!

Eleven seasons of Frasier later,...

One of the most beloved comedy shows of all time, Cheers, ended after eleven successful seasons. The show originally aired on NBC and was created by James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. Throughout its prominent run on network television, Cheers accumulated 28 Emmy Awards and became one of the most influential American sitcoms ever made. The final episode of Cheers amassed nearly 85 million live viewers, making it the second-most-viewed series finale in television history after M*A*S*H.

The iconic sitcom aired its eleven seasons beginning in 1982 before ending in 1993, the same year that the spinoff Cheers series Fraiser premiered. The show took place in a Boston bar where "everybody knows your name," especially the bartender Sam Malone (Ted Danson). Sam played professional baseball before opening up the friendly tavern where people of all types of backgrounds came to share joyous company. The feel-good show delivered a charm and...

A recent reunion featuring the cast of Cheers led to an epic roast of Woody Harrelson, though he wasn't around to respond. With the 30th anniversary of the Cheers finale, plus a revival of the Cheers spinoff Frasier on the way, the Atx Television Festival hosted a reunion that included actors Ted Danson, George Wendt, and John Ratzenberger and series co-creators James Burrows, Len, and Glen Charles. Over the course of the discussion, there were remembers of Cheers alum Kirstie Alley, who passed away in December 2022.

As reported by IndieWire, the Cheers reunion also had some lighthearted moments. Danson, who played the memorable bartender Sam, led a hilarious roast of Woody Harrelson (who played Woody Boyd). Given that Harrelson wasn't present at the Atx event, Danson encouraged others to share their funny memories of Harrelson. Went, who portrayed Norm, obliged and shared a story of how the vegetarian Harrelson reacted after eating pork.

With “Cheers” reaching its 30th anniversary since the series finale — and with a revival of its popular spinoff, “Frasier,” expected later this year — it was time for the Atx Television Festival to do what it does best: host a reunion. Stars Ted Danson, George Wendt, and John Ratzenberger sat down with co-creators James Burrows, Len, and Glen Charles for an hourlong discussion about the impact of NBC’s landmark series.

Danson, every bit as thoughtful and tender as his “Cheers” character Sam Malone was single-minded and unrefined, made sure to honor who wasn’t in attendance, as well as those who made the trip to Austin, TX for Friday night’s panel. Initially, he credited co-star Shelley Long for getting him the career-making role in the first place.

“I don’t think we’ve seen a character like that since Lucille Ball,” he said of Long’s ebullient lead, Diane Chambers.

Thirty years after “Cheers” came to an end, the cast and creatives got back together on Friday night, courtesy of the Atx TV Festival in Austin, Texas. The reunion panel, hosted by Variety‘s Michael Schneider, included co-creators James Burrows, Les Charles and Glen Charles and actors Ted Danson, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger.

During the conversation, the iconic creators reflected on the making of the show and the cast opened up about how they joined the series and how it’s affected their lives over the years.

“Teddy and Shelly auditioned together and they had chemistry that only makes writing better,” Burrows said of casting Danson and Shelley Long, who portrayed Diane Chambers, Sam’s love interest for five seasons.

For Danson, he praised Long, who wasn’t in attendance: “I don’t think we’d seen a character like that since Lucille Ball. I do believe I was on ‘Cheers’ because of Shelley,...

This post contains spoilers for "Ted Lasso" season 3.

"Ted Lasso" season 3 has just come to an end, leaving the fictional team of AFC Richmond at a crossroads after their head coach leaves his fish-and-chips-out-of-water life in London behind. Overall, the supposedly last season of the Apple TV+ phenomenon left a lot to be desired, failing to live up to the high points of the first two seasons where the jokes that hit far outweighed the ones that fell flat. While a lot of the episodes in season 3 felt overly long and unnecessarily melodramatic, the overall spirit of the show managed to stay intact thanks to Jason Sudeikis' naively positive "aw shucks" attitude as Ted.

Ted isn't only a sports fan, he's a pop culture aficionado raised on Thursday night primetime sitcoms from the '80s. Throughout its entire run, "Ted Lasso" has peppered in a number of clever references to the golden years of U.

Roz is back!

Peri Gilpin is returning to Frasier-verse as a guest star on the Paramount+ sequel series.

In the original series set in Seattle, Roz Doyle was the titular character’s producer on his Dr. Frasier Crane Show on Kacl-am. When viewers last saw the character in the series finale, she becomes station manager. Her role in the new series is as yet unknown.

From writers Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, the multi-camera comedy continuation is executive produced by Kelsey Grammer who is reprising his signature character, psychiatrist-turned-radio host Frasier Crane. The sequel sees Frasier (Grammer) off to a different city — Boston! — with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.

Related: 2023 Paramount+ Pilots & Series Orders

The return of Gilpin follows the reveal that Bebe Neuwirth would return as Lilith Sternin in the sequel. The character of Lilith originated on...

We are junkies and art is our drug. Family we love – but art? We are meshuggah for art. You think I wanted to leave my sisters, my mama and my papa and go stick my stupid head in the mouth of lions?”

So rants Judd Hirsch’s “Uncle Boris” in one of the pivotal scenes from Steven Spielberg’s masterful auto-biopic The Fabelmans. Boris, an eccentric crank based on the filmmaker’s real great-uncle, unleashes the abrasive life lesson on the adolescent Spielberg-alike Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel Labelle) during Hirsch’s fleeting appearance in the film. (Meshuggah, by the way, means “crazy” in Yiddish, and those lions are – for Sammy at least – metaphorical.) It was a moment that Spielberg claims made him become a director. And it was a scene that secured Hirsch his second Oscar nomination, a record-breaking 42 years after his first. Now a few days shy of 88, Hirsch would...

Warning: this article contains mild spoilers for Three Day Millionaire

British heist comedy Three Day Millionaire just arrived on Netflix, and it’s certainly an entertaining watch. Part poignant Full Monty-style working class identity crisis, part Guy-Ritchie-esque geezer flick, it tells the story of a group of young trawlermen who lose everything when the Grimsby fishing industry finally folds, so they decide to pull off a daring robbery to secure the money they need to shore up their futures.

The convincing premise to this 2022 Britcom – starring Corrie’s James Burrows, Sam Glen (World’s End) and impressive newcomer Michael Kinsey – naturally makes us wonder how much of it is based on a true story.

The answer? Well, not the heist itself, at least.

But you might be surprised at some of the real details used in the film:

The Grimsby Fishing Industry Really Did Fold Overnight

‘You know, it really did die overnight,...

Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man) is set to co-star in and executive produce Welcome to the Neighborhood (fka Here Comes the Neighborhood), CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS TV Studios. Written by Jim Reynolds and directed by James Burrows, Welcome to the Neighborhood centers on the nicest guy in the Midwest, who moves his family into a tough neighborhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his extreme…...

Vice Principals alum Sheaun McKinney and Marcel Spears (The Mayor) have booked series-regular roles in CBS’ newly retitled multi-camera comedy pilot Welcome to the Neighborhood (fka Here Comes the Neighborhood), from The Big Bang Theory veteran Jim Reynolds, Kapital Entertainment and CBS TV Studios. Written by Reynolds and directed by James Burrows, Welcome to the Neighborhood centers on the nicest guy in the Midwest, who moves his family into a tough neighborhood in L.A…...

Stars: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O’Connell, Tara Ellis, Finn Atkins, Jumayn Hunter, Thomas Turgoose, James Burrows, Lorraine Bruce, Shaun Dooley | Written and Directed by James Watkins

James Watkins, a British director who has gone on to stand behind the lens on the Hammer-produced horror film, The Woman in Black, made his directorial debut in 2008 with a film he also wrote, this tense and nasty little thriller called Eden Lake.

Jenny and Steve (played with conviction by Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender) take a trip for a romantic weekend away in the country in which Steve is planning to propose. They reach a secluded beach that is surrounded by forest land, and all seems peaceful and ideally as our loving couple set up a tent and lay back on their beach towels, watching the water drift calmly along. Their peace and quiet is quickly soiled as a group of...

The good folks over at XLrator Media have just dropped the release info on us for their upcoming slasher flick Inbred, and since we're big proponents of keeping it in the horror family, we have all the details right here for ya! XLrator Media will be releasing Inbred on VOD on August 22nd and on DVD September 24th. Alex Chandon's horror comedy Inbred (review here) stars Jo Hartley, James Doherty, Seamus O'Neill, and James Burrows. The film was…...

The good folks over at XLrator Media have just dropped a new trailer and one-sheet on us for their upcoming slasher flick Inbred, and since we're big proponents of keeping it in the horror family, we have 'em here for ya!

Alex Chandon's horror comedy Inbred (review here) stars Jo Hartley, James Doherty, Seamus O'Neill and James Burrows. The film was written by Chandon and Paul Shrimpton.

Synopsis

When four troubled teens and their social workers take a community service trip to a remote Yorkshire village, a minor incident with some local inbred youths rapidly escalates into a violent, deliriously warped nightmare.

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Director: Alex Chandon. Writers: Alex Chandon and Paul Shrimpton. Cast: Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Neil Leiper, Chris Waller, Nadine Rose Mulkerrin, Terry Haywood, Damien Lloyd-Davies, Derek Melling, Mark Rathbone and Dominic Brunt. Tagline: "They came in peace...they left in pieces." Inbred is a little indie horror production from the United Kingdom and director Alex Chandon (Cradle of Fear). Chandon brings his years of experience in digital special effects to this title in bloody fashion. Very gory, Inbred is a tale of several youths sent up to the north of England to find reform with two social workers. They find a group of blood-thirsty town folk who need more bodies for their terror filled carnival. Thus, outsiders and locals collide in this horror production, which is filled with hilarious moments of dark comedy. Tim (James Burrows), Zeb (Terry Haywood), Sam (Nadine Mulkerrin) and Dwight (Chris Waller) are the dysfunctional kids.

Back at the beginning of October, Screenterrier reported on the casting of One Day Like This, a 2-part drama for BBC Three dramatising the events surrounding a fatal car crash, which devastated a small community.

Here's a first look at the young cast which includes Coronation Street‘s Sacha Parkinson, Waterloo Road‘s Georgia Henshaw and Darcy Isa, Dani’s House‘s Lewis Rainer, Screenterrier rising star Josh Bolt, Skins‘ Lily Loveless and ITV Television Workshop's James Burrows.

Darlow Smithson Productions is producing the two-hour drama with Sarah Walker (The Cut and Hollyoaks) directing.

One Day Like This is expected to premiere on BBC3 in early 2013.

Since these appear to be the last two stories from Day 3 of Afm, we're combining them into one. We have Us distro news on Alex Chandon's Inbred and word of a new creature feature from Toby Wilkins.

Per Variety, XLrator Media has acquired all Us rights to Chandon's horror comedy Inbred (review here), starring Jo Hartley, James Doherty, Seamus O'Neill and James Burrows. The film, written by Chandon and Paul Shrimpton, follows four young urban offenders and their care workers as they embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village. A minor incident with some local inbred youths rapidly escalates into a nightmare for all involved.

Next, per Bloody Disgusting, Stealth Media is getting behind "Teen Wolf" and Splinter director Toby Wilkins' latest creature feature, Dead Sand, which will star Amber Heard (Machete Kills, Zombieland, and Drive Angry) . The story involves "two humvees [that] tear across a desert.

Inbred

Directed by Alex Chandon

Written by Alex Chandon and Paul Shrimpton

UK/Germany, 2011

If you’re acquainted with Karl Pilkington, the most idiosyncratic and avant-garde thinker of the 21st century, then you’ll know that Northerners are “a bit weird, innit?” In the United Kingdom, Northerners are the equivalent to American Southerners (or, if you’re Canadian, anyone outside Toronto), and are often at the brunt of aren’t-they-poor, aren’t-they-backwards, aren’t-they-stupid, and, yes, even aren’t-they-inbred jokes. A country’s regional divide can serve as fodder for socio-economic and cultural insight, or gory and insular hillbilly horror; Inbred dabbles in the former, but ultimately ends up being the latter. If Deliverance and The Hills Have Eyes came together and got to know Kes in the biblical sense, Inbred would be their unholy offspring; a film that combines grindhouse and slaughterhouse.

The story follows four juvenile delinquents from...

Inbred

Stars: Jo Hartley, Seamus O’Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Dominic Brunt | Written by Alex Chandon, Paul Shrimpton | Directed by Alex Chandon

Up north we don’t like outsiders in Yorkshire coming and trying to take over. We live on farms and drink at the local pub and keep our shotguns ready just in case… well not really, but there are a few villages with their local pubs where outsiders are frowned on and strangers watched with a nervous and distrusting eye. This is the world of the League of Gentlemen, American Werewolf in London, Emmerdale, and now Inbred.

The premise for Inbred is quite simple really; a group of young offenders (from the look and sound of them “southerners”) are taken on a weekend trip into the countryside of Yorkshire. They soon find themselves lost in the village of Mortlake where the locals like to spend their time...

To mark the release of Inbred from 8 October, we’ve got three copies of the film on Blu-ray and three Inbred T-shirts to give away!

Inbred, Directed by Alex Chandon (Cradle of Fear), is one of the most hotly anticipated genre films of 2012. Officially selected for 2011’s Frightfest, the film has grown and grown in notoriety and now the wait is finally over as this dark, witty, yet hilariously twisted tale is unleashed on DVD/ Blu-ray this 15 October.

Starring Jo Hartley (This is England 86/88, Ill Manors) and Seamus O’Neill (Dead Man’s Shoes, War Horse) as well as upcoming stars; James Burrows (Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood) and Nadine Rose Mulkerrin (Waterloo Road), Inbred boasts some stunningly realistic visual effects as well as an appearance from The Horror Channel’s Emily Booth and an unexpected but inspired cameo from Emmerdale’s Dominic Brunt as a chainsaw wielding henchman called ‘Podge.

★☆☆☆☆ What do you get if you cross The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Straw Dogs (1971), with a dash of The League of Gentlemen black humour? Answer - Inbred (2011), the new comedy horror from director Alex Chandon. We start with four young offenders, Zeb (Terry Haywood), Dwight (Chris Waller), Sam (Nadine Rose Mulkerrin), and Tim (James Burrows), along with their minders Kate (Jo Hartley) and Jeff (James Doherty), off for a weekend of bonding and rehabilitation in the wilds of Yorkshire.

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With Alex Chandon’s Inbred gearing up for a 21 September UK theatrical release (with DVD/Blu-ray following on 15 October), we got word the fictional residents of Mortlake are taking a stab at the music charts with the release of the film’s gap-toothed musical number “Ee By Gum.”

Sing along now!

Synopsis

Four young urban offenders and their care workers embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. Visiting the local pub, ‘The Dirty Hole,’ which serves home-made (and suspiciously hairy) pork scratchings, they quickly realise they’ve made the wrong holiday choice. A minor incident with some local inbred youths rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved, and it’s just a case of who will survive and what will be left of them?

Starring Jo Hartley (This is England 86/88, Ill Manors...

Alex Chandon's new horror 'Inbred' is set to be the UK's answer to the barrage of inbred hillbilly based horrors that have emerged from overseas in the years gone by. It hits theatres in its homeland on 21 September and will be subsequently followed up by a Blu-ray and DVD release from 15 October. Ahead of this double hit of releases comes this new quad poster with appears to be spoofing the poster from this years Navy Seal action flick 'Act of Valor'. 'Inbred' stars Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Neil Leiper, Chris Walker, Nadine Rose Mulkerrin, Terry Haywood and Mark Rathbone and below you can check out the new quad, Blu-ray artwork as well as the Nsfw trailer....

Alex Chandon's Inbred is getting set to land in UK cinemas on September 21st and then on UK DVD and Blu-ray on October 15th, and we have the official quad one-sheet for you right here along with yesterday's Not Safe For Work trailer!

From the Press Release

Inbred, directed by Alex Chandon (Cradle of Fear), is one of the most hotly anticipated genre films of 2012. Officially selected for 2011’s Frightfest, the film has grown and grown in notoriety, and now the wait is finally over as this dark, witty, yet hilariously twisted tale is unleashed in cinemas 21 September with a DVD/ Blu-ray release 15 October.

Starring Jo Hartley (This is England 86/88, Ill Manors) and Seamus O’Neill (Dead Man’s Shoes, War Horse) as well as upcoming stars James Burrows (Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood) and Nadine Rose Mulkerrin (Waterloo Road), Inbred boasts some stunningly realistic visual effects as well...

Alex Chandon's Inbred is getting set to land in UK cinemas on September 21st and then on UK DVD and Blu-ray on October 15th, and we have a brand spanking new Not Safe For Work trailer for you right here!

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Inbred, directed by Alex Chandon (Cradle of Fear), is one of the most hotly anticipated genre films of 2012. Officially selected for 2011’s Frightfest, the film has grown and grown in notoriety, and now the wait is finally over as this dark, witty, yet hilariously twisted tale is unleashed in cinemas 21 September with a DVD/ Blu-ray release 15 October.

Starring Jo Hartley (This is England 86/88, Ill Manors) and Seamus O’Neill (Dead Man’s Shoes, War Horse) as well as upcoming stars James Burrows (Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood) and Nadine Rose Mulkerrin (Waterloo Road), Inbred boasts some stunningly realistic visual effects as well as an appearance...

Alex Chandon, director of films such as Perivella and Cradle of Fear, has finally returned to the directors chair, some Ten years after his last feature, with Inbred – a film that sounds like a British version of the classic Hollywood “backwoods hillbilly freaks” stereotype, which stars Jo Hartley, Seamus O’Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Nadine Mulkerrin, Neil Leiper, and Terry Haywood.

A disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some local inbred youths rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved.

We’ve just been sent the brand new trailer for the film, which you can watch below, and you can check out the rest of our coverage right here.

A while back we told you about a flick that had the UK all up in arms called Inbred (story here). Remember? No? Well, we have a reminder for you in the form of a second trailer.

Alex Chandon's Inbred (review here) follows a disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers who embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved. Yep. We're sold.

Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Nadine Mulkerrin, Neil Leiper, and Terry Haywood star. Look for more on this one soon!

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Some good news landed in our inbox this week for those anxious to check out UK horror-comedy Inbred in the form of a new sales agent for the flick and a big batch of new stills. Read on for the details!

Darclight Films, the horror arm of Arclight Films, will be taking Inbred (review here) to Berlin's European Film Market in February, and hopes are that distribution deals will happen soon after.

Alex Chandon's Inbred follows a disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers who embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved.

Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Nadine Mulkerrin, Neil Leiper, and Terry Haywood star.

While we await more news and a "proper" trailer soon,...

Marking its third year of bringing the fear, Sheffield’s biggest horror film festival, Celluloid Screams, returns to the Showroom Cinema for another weekend of bloody thrills and spills. Marked with a variety of special guests including the venerable Richard Stanley and a quartet of classic screenings any horror fan will devour, we’ve got the list of what to expect when the doors open between Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd October.

Feature Films – Official Selection

Opening Gala: Inbred

Director: Alex Chandon | UK | 2011 | 95 mins

With the cast of Inbred - Jo Hartley, Paddy Doherty, Seamus O’Neill, Terry Haywood, Chris Waller, Nadine Mulkerrin and James Burrows – and line producer Rob Speranza in person.

From director Alex Chandon comes Inbred, a deliriously un-pc gorefest that adds a warped new dimension to the notion of Northern hospitality. Four young offenders and their care workers embark upon a weekend of community service and...

The annual UK bash known as Film4 FrightFest is just around the corner, and with it will come all manner of extreme spookiness, which starts now with several new bits of eye candy from the freakshow that is Inbred!

Alex Chandon's Inbred follows a disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers who embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved. Yep. We're sold.

Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Nadine Mulkerrin, Neil Leiper, and Terry Haywood star. Look for more on this one soon!

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Wow, now this is quite an unnerving start to the week. Alex Chandon's new UK horror 'Inbred' already sounds pretty crazy but this welcome fact is more than solidified by the release of a bunch of new one-sheets, teaser posters and quads from the movie each more disturbing and twisted than the last. The flick premiering at London's FrightFest next weekend stars Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Neil Leiper, Chris Walker, Nadine Rose Mulkerrin, Terry Haywood and Mark Rathbone. Check out the new posters below which do all have one thing in common; the inclusion of the strapline 'They Came In Peace. They Left In Pieces'...Nice..Nice....

Inbred will have its World Premiere at London's 2011 Fright Fest August 29th at 6:30pm. This film, shot in the United Kingdom, gives a very English flavour to an often seen American theme of inbreeding and mutation. Just think of the Wrong Turn series of films and the many Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. Both of these series involve a family shunning normal societal behaviour in favour of murder and bloodshed. This stereotype was developed in the American Appalachians, to generalize a group of hard-working, but misunderstood people who mostly stuck to a clan mentality. Now, the massacre moves to the hills of Yorkshire, where a group of community workers are in for the surprise of their lives.

As well, this film is a co-production between New Flesh Films and Split Second Films. This is the first feature to be produced by New Flesh Films, but the seventh for Split Second.

Alex Chandon's British horror 'Inbred' looks to be the UK's answer to the likes of classic inbreeding horror flicks such as 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Wrong Turn'. The movie will get its World premiere screening at this years FrightFest in London later this month and it stars Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Neil Leiper, Chris Walker, Nadine Rose Mulkerrin, Terry Haywood and Mark Rathbone. Back last November we revealed a batch of new stills and a not-to-shabby poster and now today we can bring you a fresher collection of new stills as well as a new UK quad poster you lucky buggers. Check them all out below....

Alex Chandon, director of films such as Perivella and Cradle of Fear, has finally returned to the directors chair, some Ten years after his last feature, with Inbred – a film that sounds like a British version of the classic Hollywood “backwoods hillbilly freaks” stereotype, which stars Jo Hartley, Seamus O’Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Nadine Mulkerrin, Neil Leiper, and Terry Haywood.

A disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some local inbred youths rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved.

Inbred will be receiving its world premiere as part of this years London Film4 FrightFest on Monday 29th August at 6.30pm, and word has is that the film looks to be this years must-see movie, with tickets...

Alex Chandon, who made a name for himself in the 90s as the director of Perivella and Cradle of Fear, has finally returned to the directors chair, some Ten years after his last feature, with Inbred – a film that sounds like a British version of the classic Hollywood “backwoods hillbilly freaks” stereotype, which stars Jo Hartley, Seamus O’Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Nadine Mulkerrin, Neil Leiper, and Terry Haywood.

A disparate group of young urban offenders and their care workers embark on a community service weekend in the strange, remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with some local inbred youths rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare for all involved.

It’s just been announced that Inbred will be receiving its world premiere as part of this years London Film4 FrightFest on Monday 29th August, and as part of...