The Paper star Domhnall Gleeson is setting the report straight on the subject of the form of character he’ll be taking part in in The Workplace spinoff.
The actor spoke candidly to Folks about his new TV gig and made it clear that drawing comparisons between The Paper, which is formally set to debut on Peacock this fall, and the previous NBC comedy isn’t essentially the best factor to do. “I don’t assume my character’s like Michael Scott in any respect,” Gleeson revealed.
As viewers will recall, Steve Carell performed Michael Scott, the supervisor of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton, Pennsylvania department, and he was identified for being a little bit of a character. “I believe when you’re making an attempt to compete with what Steve did or with what Ricky Gervais did, I believe it could be an enormous mistake,” Gleeson iterated, referring to each Carell’s character and the primary onscreen supervisor portrayed by Gervais within the authentic U.Ok. model of The Workplace.
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“They’re geniuses who’re unimaginable in a great deal of other ways. We made an entire new character. And it’s an entire new type of setup, however I hope individuals will discover a purpose to like him as properly, simply another way than they did the fellows earlier than,” Gleeson added.
Whereas particulars surrounding his character, Ned, have but to be revealed, Gleeson will headline The Paper, which follows the documentary crew who captured Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton department on digicam shifting focus to a historic Midwestern newspaper that’s making an attempt to be revived by a writer.
When it got here to taking over the brand new function, Gleeson revealed recommendation he’d gotten from The Workplace‘s John Krasinski, as he instructed the outlet, “He was great. I imply, his huge recommendation that he gave me was to do it.”
Followers gained’t have to attend an excessive amount of longer to satisfy Gleeson’s Ned, who will arrive alongside an ensemble of stars, together with The Workplace alum, Oscar Nuñez reprising his function, on Peacock this fall. Keep tuned for extra on the spinoff, and tell us when you’re planning on tuning into The Paper when it arrives.
The Paper, Collection Premiere, September 2025, Peacock