THE OFFICE Offshoot THE PAPER Gets a Season 2 Renewal Ahead of the Show's Premiere This Week
The new series The Paper, which takes place in the same universe as The Office, debuts this week on Peacock, and ahead of the first season’s release, the show has already been renewed for a second season.
The early renewal was revealed Wednesday morning by series stars Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore while promoting The Paper’s launch on NBC’s Today. It will allow the comedy to return next fall.
This is something streamers have been doing more of lately to keep the gap between seasons to a year but early renewals are typically being bestowed on popular, established series. Pickups ahead of the debut of a new series are rare and represent a major vote of confidence.
The Paper is not a completely new series as it carries some of the DNA of The Office, including the same mocumentary premise, The Office developer Greg Daniels as its co-creator, executive producer and co-showrunner and Oscar Nuñez reprising his role from the NBC series.
Additionally, The Paper directors include Daniels, The Office pilot director Ken Kwapis and the mothership’s writer-producer-director (and actor) Paul Liebersten.
Daniels already is said to have ideas for a second season. The early pickup extends beyond U.S. — Sky, which carries The Paper exclusively on the UK and Ireland, has also committed to Season 2.
In The Paper, 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. The series cast also includes Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key.
This renewal is great news. I was able to watch the first episode of The Paper, and I already sense that the show has great comedic writing and acting, and a lot of heart. All 10 episodes of the series’ first season are available starting today, September 4th on Peacock.
via: Deadline