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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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The Paper is an upcoming American comedy mockumentary series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman. The series is a follow-up of the American mockumentary series The Office, which originally ran on NBC from March 2005 to May 2013. The series will star Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore, and will premiere on Peacock.
In January 2024, it was announced that Greg Daniels (the developer of the American mockumentary sitcom The Office) was putting a follow-up series of the American The Office into development. The follow-up series is set in a new office with new characters, but based in the same fictional universe as the original series.[1] In March 2024, it was announced that the upcoming comedy mockumentary series will be co-created by Daniels and Michael Koman.[2]
In May 2024, it was announced that Peacock had ordered the untitled comedy mockumentary series co-created by Daniels and Koman, which will feature the fictional documentary crew that followed the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin, follow a declining historic Midwestern newspaper and its publisher try to resurrect itself with volunteer reporters.[3] In June 2024, the series title was revealed to be The Paper.[4] Production of the series began in July 2024.[5][6]
The series is executive produced by Greg Daniels, Michael Koman, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, and Ben Silverman. Production companies involved with the series are Universal Television.[3]
In April 2024, it was announced that Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore will be starring in the series.[7]
In September 2024, Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei and Ramona Young joined the cast.[8]