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Tom's Guide
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Peacock just teased a new ‘The Office' spinoff with a returning star — here's what we know
Peacock just gave us our first look at 'The Paper', a brand new spinoff from the beloved sitcom, 'The Office.' NBCUniversal had its 2025-26 slate presentation yesterday (May 12) at Radio City Music Hall, showcasing a bunch of upcoming content from streamer Peacock, NBC, Bravo and Universal Pictures. During the event, stars from the new series — Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore and 'The Office' alum Oscar Nuñez, who is reprising his role as Oscar Martinez — took to the Upfront stage to give us our first look at the new series, showing us the first image (above) from the series. In addition, we also learned "The Paper" would premiere exclusively on Peacock in September. An exact release date has not been confirmed, as of the time of writing. NBCUniversal confirms that 'The Paper' is set in the same universe as the Emmy Award-winning mockumentary hit, and has also shared a brief story tease about what to expect in a press release. The new mockumentary comes from 'The Office' co-creator Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, and features the same documentary crew who spent their time recording life in Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch. The team is searching for a new story when they stumble upon a historic Toledo newspaper, 'The Truth Teller', and the eager publisher trying to revive it. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Per Variety, a trailer shown at the event revealed 'The Paper' took place in the Toledo Truth Teller's offices, and saw the doc team revealing Oscar (Nuñez) is now working as an accountant at the paper… and he's not too happy to see the crew on-site. Further cast members for 'The Paper' include Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key. In addition to "The Paper', Peacock's presentation saw a ton of talent tease their upcoming projects. Keke Palmer was also in attendance for 'The Burbs' reboot, as was Elizabeth Banks for 'The Miniature Wife', Dakota Fanning for 'All Her Fault' and Amy Poehler for 'Dig.' (among others) Tiffany Haddish also appeared on stage to announce her new unscripted series 'Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,' a travelogue that sees Haddish and close childhood friends heading on a four-week adventure exploring Africa and their connection to the continent. The event also featured a presentation of features from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, and Illumination, including 'M3GAN 2.0,' 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2,' 'The Bad Guys 2,' 'How to Train Your Dragon' and 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.' All of these movies will stream first on Peacock after their theatrical and Premium Video-on-Demand (PVOD) release windows. A full rundown of the upcoming slate can be found on the NBCUniversal website. Excited for 'The Paper'? Need something new to watch to make the most out of your Peacock subscription while you wait for the show to land? Check out our round-up of the best Peacock shows for tons more streaming recommendations.
USA Today
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Here's when 'The Office' spinoff 'The Paper' will premiere: What to know
Here's when 'The Office' spinoff 'The Paper' will premiere: What to know Show Caption Hide Caption Need a show to binge? These are the must watch shows this spring. USA TODAY's TV critic Kelly Lawler breaks down the best TV shows you don't to want to miss this spring. Move over Dunder Mifflin, there's a new "Office" in town. Peacock announced Monday that new mockumentary comedy "The Paper" will premiere this September on the streaming service. The series is set in the universe of NBC's beloved "The Office," and sees the documentary crew that spent nine years in Scranton move to Toledo, Ohio. This time they're documenting the floundering newsroom of local paper The Truth Teller, and the "Eager publisher trying to revive it," according to a news release. The new series will star original "The Office" cast member Oscar Nunez, along with Domnhall Gleeson ("About Time") and Sabrina Impacciatore ("The White Lotus). "The Paper" is produced by "The Office" creator Greg Daniels alongside Michael Koman ("Nathan For You"). Peacock announced "The Paper" premiere at its annual upfront presentation in New York, where the streamer and other networks reveal new shows to advertisers to sell ad time. Gleeson, Nunez and Impacciatore were onstage at the event, where they debuted a clip of the series which Gleeson described as being about 'underdog characters that are banding together to keep journalism alive.' Peacock also announced several other new series including scripted originals 'All Her Fault,''The Miniature Wife,' 'The Burbs' and 'The Copenhagen Test' and unscripted series 'Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,' 'Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together,' 'Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks' and true crime documentary 'Gilgo Beach Killer: The House of Secrets.' "All Her Fault" stars Sarah Snook ("Succession"), Dakota Fanning and Jake Lacy ("The White Lotus") in a Chicago-set thriller in which a mother (Snook) arrives to pick up her son from a playdate only to discover he's not there. "The Miniature Wife" is a marriage comedy based on the short story by Manuel Gonzales, starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen ("Succession). Haddish's series sees the "Girls Trip" star and three close childhood friends travel together on a four-week-long trip to Africa to explore their connection to the continent. Contributing: Gary Levin.
