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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Office' Spin-Off Series ‘The Paper' Sets Fall Release Date
Welcome back, 2005 — well, kinda. NBC announced the release date for The Office spin-off series, The Paper, on Thursday, revealing a Sept. 4 premiere. The Paper will debut on NBC's streaming service, Peacock. The Paper is created by The Office creator Greg Daniels, who partnered with Michael Koman, the brain behind Nathan Fielder's Comedy Central show, Nathan For You. While The Paper is officially being marketed as a spin-off from the beloved mockumentary, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013, there are some notable changes. For starters, the show doesn't follow a fictional paper company like The Office's Dunder Mifflin. Instead, the premise for The Paper revolves around a fictional newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, called The Truth Teller, whose publisher is turning to volunteer reporters in an attempt to revive the paper. The show is set in the same universe as The Office, with the same mockumentary crew filming yet another dying company in the Midwest. More from Rolling Stone 'Traitors' Season Four Brings Donna Kelce, Lisa Rinna, Tara Lipinski to the Castle Jenna Fischer Dispels Misconception That 'The Office' Got Worse Over Time It's the Last Week to get Peacock for Nearly 70% off Last year, the show's cast was revealed. The Paper will be led by Domhnall Gleeson, who plays new employee Ned, and Sabrina Impacciatore, who will act as The Truth Teller's managing editor. Gleeson is known for his leading roles in the 2013 film About Time and the 2015 sci-fi Ex Machina, while Impacciatore made a name for herself in the whirlwind Season Two of The White Lotus. Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, and Tim Key will also star in The Paper with yet-to-be-revealed roles. So far, the only returning cast member from The Office will be Oscar Nuñez, who played accountant Oscar Martinez in the original. In The Paper, Nuñez's character has moved to Toledo and has traded the failing finances of a dying paper company for the failing finances of a shrinking newspaper. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
Straits Times
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
What we know about The Paper, the upcoming spin-off of American sitcom The Office
What we know about The Paper, the upcoming spin-off of American sitcom The Office NEW YORK – It has been 20 years since the American version of The Office (2005 to 2013) debuted on NBC, where it ran for nine acclaimed seasons and endured as a pop culture juggernaut well after its finale. It lives on in countless memes and catchphrases, and the network says it remains one of its most-streamed shows. So, it should surprise no one that the sitcom, as delightfully cringey as it is lovable, is finally getting a spin-off – The Paper (2025). NBCUniversal revealed at its upfront presentation in May that The Paper would debut on its streaming platform Peacock in September. The sitcom is being created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman. Daniels was behind the American adaptation of The Office, while Koman created Comedy Central's Nathan For You (2013), alongside its star Nathan Fielder, a king of deadpan comedy. Daniels and Koman are executive producers of The Paper, as are Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the duo behind the original British version of The Office (2001 to 2003). Fans first caught wind of the potential spin-off in May 2024, when it was announced that Peacock had an untitled comedy-mockumentary series in the works. Production of The Paper began last summer. Like The Office, The Paper is a mockumentary sitcom about an industry in trouble – this time, the newspaper business, as opposed to the paper business of the original. It is also set in the same universe as the original. The same fictional documentary crew that followed the employees of Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is now following those who work at The Truth Teller, a fictional newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, whose publisher is trying to revive it with the help of volunteer reporters. Oscar Nunez is returning as Oscar Martinez, who will now work in accounting at The Truth Teller. 'I told Mr Greg Daniels that if Oscar came back, he would probably be living in a more bustling, cosmopolitan city,' Nunez said at the May presentation. 'Greg heard me, and he moved Oscar to Toledo, Ohio, which has three times the population of Scranton. So, it was nice to be heard.' So far, Nunez is the only Office alum who is confirmed for the new series, but John Krasinski, who played Jim Halpert, told Entertainment Tonight that he would make a cameo if Daniels asked him. 'I will do anything for that guy,' Krasinski said. 'He calls, I'll show up.' The new series will be led by actors Domhnall Gleeson, most famous for his role in Alex Garland's sci-fi film Ex Machina (2014) , and Sabrina Impacciatore, most famous for her role as the no-nonsense hotel manager during Season 2 of HBO's The White Lotus (2022). Impacciatore will play the managing editor of The Truth Teller, and Gleeson will play a new employee. The Paper will also star Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key. NYTIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Irish Independent
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘He was wonderful' – Domhnall Gleeson advised by Steve Carrell to take role in new The Office spinoff
The Paper was also created by Greg Daniels, who is the brains behind The Office. Gleeson said that John Krasinski, who also starred in the show, encouraged him to take on the job. "He was wonderful. I mean, his big advice that he gave me was to do it,' he told People. "And the same with Steve Carell, another just wonderful actor who I'd worked with before. 'Their advice was, if it's Greg Daniels, you should do it because getting to work with him is a treat that not many people get to have. "I'm so happy I did it because I think we have something really lovely. So I'm thrilled with it. "I mean, I like to think I would've got there on my own anyway, but certainly if [John] and Steve had been like, 'Don't do it, it's a nightmare,' I would've hightailed it, but they could not have been more positive about it, and I'm delighted I listened to them.' The Paper, a mockumentary-style show, will follow staff at a tanking Ohio newspaper, The Truth Teller. Gleeson, who plays Ned, will star alongside Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmerelda, while The Office star Oscar Nunez will reprise his role as Oscar Martinez. 'I don't know that there's much I can tease because they're being super in-house about letting the information out when the show comes out, which I think is a good way to do it,' he told Collider. "People are going to have to take the show on its own merits because it's become something different. It's a whole new city. It's not like a remake. "It's like the documentary crew went to a different city, and they're following different people. "It's not a paper company, it's a newspaper. It's a very, very different setup.' The Paper is set to premiere in September.
Sunday World
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Domhnall Gleeson advised by Steve Carrell to take role in new The Office spinoff
The show is set to premiere later this year. Domhnall Gleeson has revealed that Steve Carrell advised him to take a role in an upcoming spinoff of his hit TV show The Office. The Paper was also created by Greg Daniels, who is the brains behind The Office. Gleeson said that John Krasinski, who also starred in the show, encouraged him to take on the job. "He was wonderful. I mean, his big advice that he gave me was to do it,' he told People. John Kransinski, Jenna Fischer and Steve Carrell with the cast of The Office "And the same with Steve Carell, another just wonderful actor who I'd worked with before. 'Their advice was, if it's Greg Daniels, you should do it because getting to work with him is a treat that not many people get to have.' "I'm so happy I did it because I think we have something really lovely. So I'm thrilled with it," he added. "I mean, I like to think I would've got there on my own anyway, but certainly if [John] and Steve had been like, 'Don't do it, it's a nightmare,' I would've hightailed it, but they could not have been more positive about it, and I'm delighted I listened to them.' The Paper, a mockumentary-style show, will follow staff at a tanking Ohio newspaper, The Truth Teller. Gleeson, who plays Ned, will star alongside Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmerelda, while The Office star Oscar Nunez will reprise his role as Oscar Martinez. 'I don't know that there's much I can tease because they're being super in-house about letting the information out when the show comes out, which I think is a good way to do it,' he told Collider. "People are going to have to take the show on its own merits because it's become something different. It's a whole new city. It's not like a remake. "It's like the documentary crew went to a different city, and they're following different people. " It's not a paper company, it's a newspaper. It's a very, very different setup.' The Paper is set to premiere in September.
American Military News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- American Military News
‘The Office' spinoff about struggling Toledo newspaper to stream this fall
The eagerly anticipated spinoff of the TV juggernaut 'The Office' will begin streaming this fall. Titled 'The Paper,' the half-hour sitcom will follow staffers of a struggling, historic Toledo newspaper, named The Truth Teller, and shot in the same documentary crew style of its predecessor, which launched the careers of Steve Carell, John Krasinski and Mindy Kaling among others. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, who adapted 'The Office' from the U.K. version that came before it, the new series was unveiled Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 'It's about this struggling Midwestern newspaper that's much reduced from its glory days. A lot of the story lines are about how this guy… is trying to resstore this paper and he just doesn't have the budget for hiring reporters, and he has to sue all the staff that work there on a volunteer basis to be reporters,' Daniels said. 'They're completely untrained and don't know what they're doing. It's a fruitful premise. There's a tremendous history for local papers. The villain here is the internet and the ability to look at everybody's news for free, and all the add revenue going to Google.' 'About Time' star Domhnall Gleeson leads the cast, which also includes Emmy-nominated actress Sabrina Impacciatore (of 'The White Lotus') and Óscar Núñez — who played the openly gay account Oscar Martinez in 'The Office.' 'Greg heard me and moved Oscar to Toledo, Ohio, which has three times the population of Scranton,' Nuñez told the audience about suggesting his character being moved to the 'more, bustling, cosmopolitan city' than the Pennsylvania town where 'The Office' was set. 'So it's nice to be heard.' Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo and Eric Rahill have also been cast, alongside Nancy Lenehan, Molly Ephraim and Tracy Letts tapped for recurring roles in the mockumentary, which began production last summer. 'The Office' ran from 2005 to 2013, earning five Emmys and 42 nominations. Over 10 years since its finale, the workplace comedies remain one of the most-watched series thanks to its constant rotation in syndication and streaming on platforms like Netflix and Peacock. ___ © 2025 New York Daily News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
