Greg Daniels should actually have missed cubicles: “The Workplace” creator is again with a documentary-style sitcom spinoff collection, titled “The Paper,” that reunites him with a slew of “Workplace” alums. Daniels and “Nathan For You” co-creator Michael Koman are the co-creators, co-showrunner, writers, and govt producers of the highly-anticipated Peacock collection.
Very similar to “The Workplace,” “The Paper” revolves round an ensemble solid together with Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Younger, Tim Key, and “The Workplace” alum Oscar Nuñez. Authentic (AKA British) “The Workplace” stars and co-creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Service provider govt produce “The Paper” together with Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, and Banijay Americas (previously Reveille).
“The Workplace” was initially created for BBC by Gervais and Service provider, the place it ran from 2001 to 2003 earlier than Daniels tailored it for American tv in 2005. The U.S. model ran for 9 seasons and earned 42 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, together with 5 wins.
“The Paper” follows the identical fictional documentary crew that “immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton department within the Emmy Award-winning collection ‘The Workplace’ as they discover a new topic after they uncover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the writer making an attempt to revive it,” the synopsis reads. Tracy Letts, Eric Rahill, Molly Ephraim, Mo Welch, Allan Havey, Duane Shepard Sr., Nate Jackson, and Nancy Lenehan visitor star.
Daniels directs the pilot episode, with Ken Kwapis, Yana Gorskaya, Paul Lieberstein, Tazbah Chavez, Jason Woliner, Jennifer Celotta, Matt Sohn, Dave Rogers, and Jeff Blitz helming the remainder of the 10-episode season. “The Paper” is a Common Tv collection from the division of Common Studio Group.
Daniels, in the meantime, has appeared to maintain the door open to a doable “The Workplace” reboot. The director mentioned in 2021 {that a} revival is “not inconceivable, for positive,” however he must be a part of it. “I might need to be concerned, and I’ve obtained two different exhibits I’m engaged on proper now,” Daniels advised Collider. (Daniels served because the showrunner for the primary 4 seasons of “The Workplace” earlier than departing to co-create NBCUniversal’s similarly-beloved “Parks and Recreation.” Daniels resumed showrunner duties for the ninth and last season of “The Workplace,” which concluded in 2013.)
“The Paper” premieres on Peacock with 4 episodes September 4, adopted by two new episodes each Thursday via September 25. Try the trailer under.