The cast of The Paper, the planned spin-off series to The Office from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, has added seven new actors in various guest roles.
According to a recent report from THR, Duane Shepard Sr. (The People vs. O.J. Simpson), Allan Havey (Mad Men), Nate Jackson (Young Rock), comedian Mo Welch, Nancy Lenehan (Veep), Molly Ephraim (A League of Their Own), and Tracy Letts (Saturday Night) will all appear in the upcoming series in guest roles. It’s unclear exactly what their roles will be, however.
What do we know about The Paper?
The untitled The Office spin-off will reportedly be led by Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Ex-Machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus), whose character’s details remained undisclosed. It is created and executive produced by Daniels and Michael Koman.
It will also be executive produced by original The Office creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas. It is a production by Universal Television.
“It’s been more than ten years since the final episode of The Office aired on NBC, and the acclaimed comedy series continues to gain popularity and build new generations of fans on Peacock,” NBCUniversal Entertainment president Lisa Katz said in a statement. “In partnership with Universal Television and led by the creative team of Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, this new series set in the universe of Dunder Mifflin introduces a new cast of characters in a fresh setting ripe for comedic storytelling: a daily newspaper.”
NBC’s The Office was based on Ricky Gervais’ and Stephen Merchant’s original UK series of the same name. The Emmy-winning mockumentary sitcom lasted for nine seasons from 2005-2013. It starred Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Ed Helms, B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nuñez, Brian Baumgartner, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Ellie Kemper, Amy Ryan and more.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
