''The Paper'' is an upcoming American

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series created by

Greg Daniels Gregory Martin Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He has worked on several television series, including writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Simpsons'', adapting '' The Office'' ...

and Michael Koman. The series is a follow-up to the American mockumentary series ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'', which originally ran on

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from 2005 to 2013. The series will star

Domhnall Gleeson Domhnall Gleeson (; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. The son of actor Brendan Gleeson, he studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career by directing and writing several short films, and garne ...

and Sabrina Impacciatore, and will premiere on

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in September 2025.

Premise

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, a documentary crew focuses its efforts on ''The Truth Teller'', a historic but declining

Midwestern The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland or the American Midwest) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It ...

newspaper trying to resurrect itself with volunteer reporters.

Cast

Main

* Sabrina Impacciatore *

Melvin Gregg Melvin Gregg is an American actor known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series '' American Vandal'', Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama film '' High Flying Bird'', Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama ...

* Chelsea Frei * Ramona Young * Gbemisola Ikumelo * Alex Edelman *

Tim Key Timothy Key (born 2 September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor and screenwriter. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both as a solo act and as part of the comedy group Cowards (comedy troupe), Cowards, and plays Alan Pa ...

* Eric Rahill

Recurring

* Duane Shepard Sr. *

Allan Havey Allan Havey is an American stand-up comic and actor. He started his career as a comedian in New York City in 1981. Overview Havey made his national debut in 1986 on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and made many appearances on the show through ...

* Nate Jackson * Mo Welch *

Nancy Lenehan Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1980 action comedy film ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' and later had supporting roles in films '' She's Having a Baby'' (1988), '' Pleasantvi ...

Molly Ephraim Molly Ephraim (born May 22, 1986) is an American actress who has appeared in films, television, and Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theater productions. She is best known for her role as Mandy Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom '' Last Man Sta ...

Tracy Letts Tracy S. Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for '' August: Osage County'' (2007), for which he received t ...

Oscar Nuñez Óscar Núñez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Nunez, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as the Dunder Mifflin accountant Óscar Martínez on NBC's ''The Office''. The accolades he has receiv ...

Oscar Martinez Óscar Martínez or Oscar Martinez may refer to: *Oscar Martínez (actor) (born 1949), Argentine actor * Óscar Martínez (basketball), Paraguayan basketball coach, see Paraguay women's national basketball team * Oscar Martínez (fencer) (born 1889 ...

Production

Development

In January 2024, it was announced that

(the developer of the American mockumentary sitcom ''

'') 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

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as the original series. In March 2024, it was announced that the upcoming comedy mockumentary series will be co-created by Daniels and Michael Koman. In May 2024, it was announced that

had ordered the untitled comedy mockumentary series co-created by Daniels and Koman, which will feature the fictional documentary crew that followed the

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branch of

Dunder Mifflin Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. is a fictional paper and office supplies wholesale company featured in the American television series ''The Office''. It is analogous to Wernham Hogg in the British original of the series, and Papiers Jennings ...

, follow a declining historic

newspaper and its publisher try to resurrect itself with volunteer reporters. In June 2024, the series title was revealed to be ''The Paper''. Production of the series began in July 2024. The fictional newspaper around which the series is based was later revealed to be called ''The Truth Teller'', located in

. The series is executive produced by Greg Daniels, Michael Koman,

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003) ...

Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, writer, director, and actor. He was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003), and co-writer ...

, Howard Klein, and

Ben Silverman Benjamin Noah Silverman (born August 15, 1970) is an American media executive. He is the co-CEO and chairman of the entertainment production company Propagate. From 2007–2009, Silverman served as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universa ...

. Production companies involved with the series are

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Casting

In April 2024, it was announced that

and Sabrina Impacciatore will be starring in the series. In September 2024,

, Chelsea Frei and Ramona Young joined the cast. The following month, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman,

, and Eric Rahill were cast, with

and

added to the recurring cast in November. In February 2025, it was announced that

Oscar Nunez Óscar Núñez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Nunez, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as the Dunder Mifflin accountant Óscar Martínez on NBC's ''The Office''. The accolades he has recei ...

would be reprising his role as

, from ''The Office''.

Release

''The Paper'' is scheduled to premiere on

in September 2025.

References

External links

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