The trailer forThe Paperpulls back the curtain on the long-awaited spinoff ofThe Office. A follow-up to the American version ofThe Office, from creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman,The Paperbrings back the documentary crew that immortalizedDunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch. Searching for a new subject, they discover a struggling Midwestern newspaper and its publisher, who is trying to revive it.
Led by Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina,Star Wars:The Force Awakens) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus), along with a supporting cast that includes Oscar Nuñez reprising his role as Oscar Martinez,The Paperwill premiere on Peacock with four episodes on September 4. It’ll then be followed by two new episodes every Thursday until the finale on September 25.
Peacock has now unveiled the trailer forThe Paper, which introduces the struggling newspaper. It also highlights the characters played by Gleeson and Impacciatore, in addition to teasing the fact that Oscar Nuñez isn’t exactly thrilled to be followed around by the same documentary crew. Check out the video below:
What The Paper Trailer Reveals About The Office Spinoff
The trailer for the spinoff swiftly establishes the premise. The crew that followed Dunder Mifflin is back to chronicle a different kind of office setting. Though the Midwestern newspaper in question once had a proud legacy, it is struggling. Gleeson’s character has lofty goals about restoring the institution to something that resembles its former glory, but he has his work cut out for him.
The team that he works for may not be well-suited for the job. Asked whether they have experience, some employees share that they have written tweets in the past, but don’t show a ton of enthusiasm. Impacciatore’s character does have a lot of excitement, for her part, but that also seems to put her at odds with Gleeson’s protagonist, who appears more subdued.
Daniels and Koman are among the executive producers, as areThe Officecreators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, in addition to Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, and Banijay Americas.
With a main cast that includes Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, and Tim Key,The Paperhails from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and a team of comedy vets. Daniels served as showrunner onthe American version ofThe Office,and Koman worked on the cult favoriteNathan For You.
Our Take On The Office Spinoff
With guest actors featuring Eric Rahill, Tracy Letts, Molly Ephraim, Mo Welch, Allan Havey, Duane Shepard Sr., Nate Jackson, and Nancy Lenehan, there’s a lot Paperthat has yet to be revealed. One thing that made the NBC classic work so well is the long episode count, which gaveThe Officecastroom to grow. Hopefully, that same magic can exist in streaming.
