The Officefranchise is expanding once more, this time in the streaming world. Peacock is releasing a spin-off of the Steve Carrell-led comedy, which will now shift the focus to a struggling midwestern newspaper publication. While it was alreadyexpected to release this year, Peacock has officially unveiled when fans will be able to return to the world ofThe Office.
Peacock released a new poster forThe Paper, which confirmed that it will premiere the first four episodes on the streamer on September 4 this year. Two episodes will then be released on a weekly basis until September 25. The show stars Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus).The Paperwas co-created byThe Office’s Greg Daniels alongside Michael Koman (Nathan for You). As the official synopsis suggests,The Papersees the same documentary crew from the original series move on to find their next big story. It seems they landed on a struggling newspaper that Gleeson’s character is trying to bring back from the dead in the modern media landscape. Read the logline below:
“The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.”
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In addition to Gleeson and Impacciatore,The Paperstars Chelsea Frei (Poker Face), Melvin Gregg (American Vandal), Gbemisola Ikumelo (A League Of Their Own), Alex Edelman (Just For Us), Ramona Young (Santa Clarita Diet) and Tim Key (The Witchfinder) and Oscar Nuñez as Óscar Martínez. Nuñez is returning ashis fan-favorite character fromThe Office, making him the only actor confirmed to reprise their role thus far. However, behind the scenes, there are plenty of familiar faces. The co-creators of the original British version ofThe Office, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, serve as executive producers onThe Paperalongside Daniels, Koman, Howard Klein, and Ben Silverman.
Don’t Expect a Michael Scott Rip-Off in ‘The Paper’
During a recent interview last month, Domhnall Gleesondiscussed his starring role inThe Paperand early comparisons to Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell in the NBC series. He confirmed that he did not plan to one-up Carell or Ricky Gervais' performances, but instead bring a “whole new character” to life that fits within the story being told inThe Office. Gleeson thinks fans will fall in love with the character, but just in a totally different way than how it occurred with Carell and Gervais. His quote:
“I don’t think my character’s like Michael Scott at all. I think if you’re trying to compete with what Steve did or with what Ricky Gervais did, I think it would be a massive mistake. They are geniuses who are incredible in loads of different ways. We made a whole new character. And it’s a whole new sort of set up, but I hope people will find a reason to love him as well, just in a different way than they did the guys before.”
Source:Peacock
