Peacock has unveiled the first trailer forThe Paper, the highly anticipated spinoff to the classic comedy sitcomThe Office. Boasting an impressive cast and crew, the streaming series will have high expectations to live up to, but the latest footage seems to indicate thatThe Paperis already on the right track.
The full trailer forThe Paperstars Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina) as the new editor-in-chief of a struggling Midwestern newspaper. The same fictional documentary crew from NBC’sThe Officeis now covering the publication’s “underdog” story, which includes a familiar face from the original sitcom. In addition to Gleeson, the cast ofThe Paperfeatures Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) Chelsea Frei (Poker Face), Melvin Gregg (American Vandal), Gbemisola Ikumelo (A League Of Their Own), Alex Edelman (Just For Us), Ramona Young (Santa Clarita Diet) Tim Key (The Witchfinder) andOscar Nuñez as Óscar Martínez. you’re able to check out the trailer below.
The Paperisset to premiereon Peacock with four episodes on September 4, and will then release two new episodes every week until September 25. Greg Daniels, who adapted the U.S. version ofThe Office, co-created the new series alongside Michael Koman (Nathan for You). Meanwhile, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the co-creators of the original British version, also serve as executive producers onThe Paper.Fans hesitant about the series might be able to breathe a sigh of relief, but the final verdict will ultimately arrive this September. The official logline forThe Paperreads:
The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.
No, ‘The Paper’ Is Not a ‘The Office’ Remake
As evidenced in the trailer,The Paperis not a remake ofThe Office, but a spinoff that acts as a sort of spiritual successor to the original series. The connections to the iconic sitcom are there, made most apparent with Oscar Nuñez returning as fan-favorite Óscar Martínez. However,The Paperseems intent on forging its own path, which includes a bevy of new characters. Not only does the dynamic between the co-workers seem different, but the protagonist is about as far from a Michael Scott copycat as he can be.
The Paperstar Domhnall Gleeson talked about his character getting compared to Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell in the 2005 sitcom. Gleeson discarded the idea that his news publication editor was anything like Scott, pointing out that Carrell and Ricky Gervais, who playedDavid Brentin the British version ofThe Office, were “incredible in loads of different ways.“The Paperwill follow suit with a brand-new character that Gleeson hopes audiences will still fall in love.
“I don’t think my character’s like Michael Scott at all. I think if you’re trying to compete with what Steve did or with what Ricky Gervais did, I think it would be a massive mistake. They are geniuses who are incredible in loads of different ways. We made a whole new character. And it’s a whole new sort of set up, but I hope people will find a reason to love him as well, just in a different way than they did the guys before.”
