Domhnall Gleeson shares details about ‘The Office’ spinoff ‘The Paper’

Further! Further! Learn all about it! The celebrities of The Paper are sharing the within scoop on what The Workplace followers can anticipate from their spinoff. 

Throughout NBCUniversal’s Upfront on Monday morning, Oscar Nuñez, Domhnall Gleeson, and Sabrina Impacciatore screened a brief clip from the collection inside Radio Metropolis Music Corridor earlier than teasing a bit of what is in retailer for his or her characters.

The mockumentary, which is created by Workplace showrunner Greg Daniels and Nathan For You‘s Michael Koman, sees the digicam crew who memorialized the Dunder Mifflin Paper Firm flip their consideration to a failing Midwestern newspaper referred to as The Fact Teller. It is there that the crew run into Oscar (Nuñez), who’s working on the publication alongside Gleeson and Impacciatore.

“I told Mr. Greg Daniels that if Oscar came back, he would probably be living in a more bustling, cosmopolitan city,” Nuñez informed the viewers. “Greg heard me and he moved Oscar to Toledo, Ohio — which has three times the population of Scranton. So, it was nice to be heard.”

He continued, “Greg and Michael have invited us into the familiar world of the workplace, or should we say the office place? It’s a comedy, and it’s called The Paper.”

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Nuñez then handed the baton over to Gleeson, who revealed that — regardless of what his hair colour could counsel — he’s taking part in a completely new character within the forthcoming comedy.  

“Fans of The Office will be delighted to Oscar back at work, and some older fans will look at me and be glad that Meredith is also coming back,” Gleeson teased, referencing Kate Flannery’s character from the unique collection. “That’s a red hair joke.” 

As an alternative, the Ex Machina actor mentioned that viewers would quickly be attending to know the journalists that make up The Fact Teller‘s newsroom.

“We are three members of a wonderful ensemble cast of underdog characters that are banding together to keep journalism alive,” Gleeson mentioned earlier than Impacciatore burst out laughing. “She keeps doing that. My character has the unwavering optimistic belief that he can turn The Truth Teller to the glory of its heyday… And, if you’re wondering, I will not be using this Irish accent.”

White Lotus‘ Impacciatore then confirmed that the collection will start streaming this September on Peacock. “We can do it!” Nuñez cheered. “We can do it, you guys!”

Becoming a member of Gleeson, Nuñez, and Impacciatore on their quest to avoid wasting print journalism are their costars Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Younger and Tim Key. And, whereas their involvement within the venture hasn’t been formally confirmed, fellow Workplace alum Angela Kinsey confirmed final month that she beforehand visited the present’s set with costar Jenna Fischer. 

“Greg had invited us, and we showed up, and not only was Oscar there, but our crew, so many of these wonderful people,” She recalled on the pair’s Workplace Women rewatch podcast. “‘Cause the crew was our extended family, and we’re still really close with them, and that was really moving to see.”

Along with their position as creators, Daniels and Koman additionally function writers and government producers on the venture alongside Ricky Gervais and Stephen Service provider — who created the U.Okay. model of The Workplace and served as government producers on its U.S. adaptation — Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, and manufacturing studio Banijay Americas.