The Workplace followers are lastly getting extra episodes — however with a brand new present titled The Paper.
The hit NBC sitcom, which aired from 2005 to 2013, centered on the lives of workplace workers at Dunder Mifflin paper firm in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Workplace starred Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, B.J. Novak, Melora Hardin, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery and extra acquainted faces.
Since The Workplace got here to an finish, there's been a requirement for a reboot or revival. Creator Greg Daniel discovered a approach to broaden the franchise by growing an authentic collection that may observe the identical mockumentary format whereas being set in the identical universe.
“The notion of possibly one thing like the way in which The Mandalorian is a brand new present within the Star Wars universe, you already know what I imply? One thing just like the notion of this documentary crew doing a documentary a few completely different topic,” Daniels informed TheWrap in November 2023 about his imaginative and prescient. “That, I believe, could possibly be intriguing and artistic. However I don't even know what you'd name that. I don't know if that's like a sister present or one thing. I don't know what the time period is. Nevertheless it doesn't really feel like ‘reboot' could be the suitable time period for that.”
From cubicle mates to lifelong pals, the forged of The Workplace has continued to reconnect for the reason that comedy got here to an finish in 2013. Followers have been launched to Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and his band of Dunder Mifflin paper firm staff in 2005 — the beginning of a profitable nine-season run. Through the years, John […]
Based on the logline, the documentary crew “that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton department is searching for a brand new topic once they uncover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the writer making an attempt to revive it with volunteer reporters.”
Hold scrolling for the whole lot to know concerning the subsequent chapter in The Workplace franchise:
When Is ‘The Workplace' Spinoff Premiering — and The place?
Peacock has picked up the collection for September 2025. The collection was initially slated to drop its first 4 episodes on the platform on September 4, 2025, and observe up with weekly releases. Nonetheless, TVLine reported in August that Peacock would as a substitute be dropping all 10 episodes directly, with a supply attributing the change to the “overwhelmingly constructive early response to the collection.”
What Is the Plot of ‘The Workplace' Spinoff?
The setting for The Paper is a dying historic Midwestern newspaper that makes an attempt to make a comeback with the assistance of volunteer reporters as a documentary crew information their efforts.
NBC Among the authentic forged of The Workplace have opened up concerning the new untitled spinoff airing on Peacock. The present — reported to be however a brand new mockumentary that includes contemporary forged members set in the identical universe as the unique — was first introduced in 2023. The official logline reads: “The documentary crew […]
Who Makes Up the Solid?
Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore have been the primary forged and Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei and Ramona Younger have since joined the present. The Palisadian-Submit reported in September 2024 that the three new forged members shadowed the publication's reporters in preparation for his or her roles. Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Tim Key and Eric Rahill joined the forged one month later.
Will This Be a Reboot?
Daniels has clarified that whereas the brand new installment is “set in the identical universe” as the unique, it isn't thought of a reboot or a revival.
“I don't like to consider something as a reboot. As a result of I really feel like we ended that story superbly. The characters had closure,” he informed TheWrap. “I'd by no means need to redo that very same present with a unique forged, as a result of I believe we bought the luckiest forged, one of the best forged ever, in TV, to do this present. So the notion of a reboot isn't of curiosity.”
It's been practically 20 years since viewers first adopted the workers on the Dunder Mifflin Paper Firm on The Workplace. The sitcom, which premiered in March 2005, starred Steve Carell (Michael Scott), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), John Krasinski (Jim Halpert), Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesley), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor), B.J. Novak (Ryan […]
Will There Be Cameos From the OG ‘Workplace' Stars?
Oscar Nuñez will reprise his function as Oscar. Carrell, in the meantime, revealed in June 2024 that he spoke with Gleeson earlier than the actor accepted the lead function within the Peacock collection.
“He's a superb actor,” Carell mentioned on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon. “And he really referred to as me and requested, you already know, ‘Ought to I do that? Is that this one thing … Did you get pleasure from it?' I mentioned in fact.”
