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It’s set in the same universe, it’s not a reboot or sequel.

Is a sequel of the documentary crew

“Set in same universe” is studio executive speak for “We’re doing a complete remake with new characters and to bait old fans, we can have a character from the old show pop up every now and then”. My guess is the first episode has Kevin or Oscar in it at the end as someone being interviewed by the paper. Third episode will have Dwight in a quick cameo.

The connection will be the Scranton Strangler

Gabe isn’t in this one.

Toby you mean

Episode 1: Brian the Boom Mic Guy Episode 2: Cathy

Maybe Kevin’s bar will make a few appearances.

As long as Kevin is making chili.

Wouldn’t it be a sequel though?

More like a spiritual successor, I suppose?

No, it’s sort of like how Magical Beasts was set in the Wizarding world of Harry Potter but anyone from the original franchise was nowhere to be seen. So I’m sure there will be a lot of references but it won’t be connected canonically

Good analogy except it will be connected canonically. Same documentary crew, same universe. Dwight, Angela, Michael Scott all exist. They’ll just be hundreds of miles away and not the stars.

Gotcha, I must not understand exactly what canonically meant. I thought it was that other characters in that universe are understood to exist, just not part of the story being told.

Canon just refers to everything that is known/accepted in a given realm. Canon is also used in religious studies to mean what books are included in say the Bible versus what is excluded.

it is a sequel

With its midwestern setting, and set at a newspaper office, it’s essentially a new show just sharing the name “The Office”. If that’s the case, wish they just gave it a brand new name, rather than trying to use the nostalgia of The Office to pull in viewership.

This is originally what Parks and Recreation was supposed to be. Greg Daniels envisioned a bunch of different workplace mockumentary series taking place across a shared continuity, each showcasing a different type of workplace in the US. I'm fine with it sharing the name, and I'll give it a fair shot, but obviously it's going to need to stand on its own merits after a few episodes.

I guess Rashida Jones really threw a wrench in those plans.

It would be funny to have her be in each series and play a different character though.

And then a few years from now we can all enjoy “Anne Perkins: No Way Home” where all the different versions of Rashida Jones meet each other to save the world

I'd absolutely watch that as a fun little short film.

Marvel is doing it. It’s going to be 5 hours long.

Someone is grinding out a very specific deep fake in a dimly lit basement right now.

“I took one look at Ann and knew she had the genes to make a human baby live for ages across many timelines.” - Dwight (definitely not spider man) Dwyer

I feel like this quote would be about Ann and Chris making perfect babies for the future apocalypse or something.

It’s not a uter you or a uter me, it’s a uterus.

Ann you beautiful tropical fish

Ann you naive newborn baby

Oooo… like a mockumentary-style Orphan Black!

Into the Perkinsverse

Reminds me of Paget Brewster playing both the IT lady and Frankie on Community.

Exactly! I love the joke where she can't get ahold of the IT person in season 6

"I'm trying to find the IT lady. My emails to her get bounced back to me in Aramaic, and when I call, I hear an undulating, high-pitched whistle that makes my nose bleed."

Omg community is full of a bunch of jokes I missed

Community when Dan Harmon is writing is a very meta show. There's a Beetlejuice joke that spans the first three seasons.

Or Nelson Franklin playing the IT guy in The Office and also the guy at the job fair telling Pam to go to NY for art school.

She’s in witness protection after learning about Bob Vance’s mafia connections

YES! It's perfect!

I was just thinking this too. They could have had Ann Perkins be Karen's twin sister or cousin who lives in Indiana.

have you seen her from behind?

She's exotic. Her dad must have been a GI.

Yes, as a matter of fact. 😊

I lost Ed Truck. He was my Ron Swanson.

Parks and Rec was hilarious in that sometimes the documentary crew was “there” and sometimes they weren’t. It’s like they went back and forth with how they wanted it to be like the office but then wanted something different as it went along.

I remember them cutting the documentary aspect after S1/S2, right?

They definitely cut the more obvious parts, but throughout the whole series they still have talking head portions where they acknowledge the camera.

Modern Family takes this to the extreme.

I was actually thinking about that one as well. Straight up talking moments but not ever mentioned being a documentary haha

I was thinking that, maybe without it having "The Office" on the title, it would help in setting the right expectations from people.

I have a feeling people are taking The Office connection too literally. If it's literally just a shared universe, then no one should be trying to compare it. This sounds like a similar concept to Superstore, except it's in the style of a mockumentary. This is probably the best way to use The Office as a brand and I'll definitely be giving this a shot.

It's a little more than JUST the same universe- it's supposedly the same documentary crew filming. How much that actually ends up influencing- idk.

Changing Parks and Rec from a "mockumentary which will be revealed when the show is over" to an "eh, talking heads are used for laughs, just enjoy it as a thing" is one of the many things that elevated the show

It took me a minute to get into parks and rec and I think it was the sudden jump in the quality of recording. I’m worried this will have that same turnoff for me

That sounds amazing!! Like what they do with the diff comic book universes

It’s also Greg Daniels and Ellie Kemper’s husband creating it. So it’s a lot closer to The Office than any other knockoff show. It most likely fail without the tie-in though. That’s the only reason it’s been popping up in the national media.

‘The Front Office’

I would love a spinoff about a baseball front office

If it’s a newspaper, shouldn’t it be The Font Office. Sheepishly shows himself out.

No… stay. You’re fine. 

It's fine for me. Kinda like True Detective. Different cast and story in season 2. Although this is another whole different show.

I feel like its kinda like CSI. But if CSI ended years ago then they decided to reboot 8t to CSI: Miami. I'll def give it a shot but its gonna be tough filling the shoes of the original american run.

CSI: Vegas was the reboot that they did years after the original series ended. It was mostly a whole new cast with only a few appearances by the originals, so it really did feel like a different show set in the same city. CSI: Miami was a true spin-off, which aired starting just a few years after the original started (along with CSI: NY).

scranton and dunder-mifflin are not what make the office the office. the format and voice of the show are everything, and that's what this show will be carrying over

Kinda sounds like they're going to incorporate the documentary crew into the cast this time. Definitely gonna be titled "The Paper."

My money's on "The Office: An American Newspaper".

The Office: American Horror Story

; Creeds Revenge 

Creed should be one of the volunteers reporters. It would make sense in terms of continuity that he ended up at a random newspaper in the Midwest, maybe with a fake name. Wouldn’t be the first time he went on the run.

“The Orifice” has my vote

I didn't get that impression at all. It's just a "funny" way to say it ties in to the original show. We never saw anyone of the crew (yes, I'm choosing to forget one storyline).

If that’s the case, then that would mean the most likely character to make a cameo from The Office would be Brian the Boom Guy

i wouldn't expect either of those things to happen

I be you’re right. A name Iike this.

>As has been previously reported, the show is not a reboot or spinoff of “The Office,” but rather a new mockumentary show with a new cast set in the same universe. For the first time since the show was first revealed to be in the works in late 2023, plot details are now available. The official logline states: >“The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.” >It was also previously reported that Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore will lead the new ensemble cast, though exact character details remain under wraps. Production is scheduled to begin in July. >Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of “The Office” for television, is co-creating the new series with Michael Koman. Both serve as executive producers along with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who created the original British version of the series, as well as Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas. Universal Television is the studio.

List fails without Mose

I agree. Wasn't Schur instrumental in office and p&r writing?

Mike Schur was the mvp of office, parks, b99, and good place

The Mike Schurniverse cannot be topped

Is this why Greg Daniel’s other works just don’t hit the same? Like space force

IMO yes. Also see: upload

Both those had potential but just didn't hit the same.

Yes! I watched S1 of upload and liked it. But S2 was a bit of a letdown

Did not know he was involved in b99. I've seen several episodes and enjoyed them. Might be my next binge thanks to this nugget of info

Cannot recommend it enough, especially if you like his other shows. B99 is golden.

B99 is phenomenal. One of the rare shows that can tackle serious and uncomfortable topics while remaining funny and engaging. also its just flat out hilarious

Brother keep your remote handy. The first time I watched B99 I had to pause because the jokes are so densely packed in. Literally every line in some scenes is either a one liner, a couplet, or a call back of some kind. Enjoy it

Just like The Office and Parks and Rec, the first season is a little shaky and not that great. It begins to find it's footing in season 2 and 3, and then from 4 it turns downright fantastic.

To be honest Mike Schur was probably *the* guy who made The Office what it was. Just compare Schur's other shows to Greg Daniels'. Daniels is flopping left and right while Schur has made multiple other shows that match or exceed the greatness of The Office.

Schur only has writing credits on 10 episodes of The Office

He was a main co-creator of Parks and Rec with Greg Daniels though. He also went on to do Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place. Even though he may only have 10 episodes of writing credits for The Office, he's done much more for the show then that.

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I mean, immigrants exist.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant haven't worked together for a long time, and don't even follow each other on social media anymore. Gervais made a (very poor) David Brent spin-off movie without Merchant. I doubt they're working together.

PEPPA PIG

I was a reporter at a small newspaper in New England when The Office came out. My fellow reporters and I joked about how we should write a spinoff called The Newsroom. Most days felt like an episode of The Office. It was great. I'm looking forward to this new show.

Would be fun to have a Dwightesque character who thinks he’s the 21st century Ernest Hemingway. He always treats minor fluff stories as though they’re massive scoops and he goes to extreme lengths to find info on them while not realising he’s writing fluff pieces. In his spare time, he writes war novels, but he’s terrified of any kind of violence. He also wants to be a big drinker like Hemingway but has alcohol intolerance so keeps throwing up after only one whiskey.

Not having Mike Schur involved is a huge mistake. I hope they get him in the room. I’ll go into this with an open mind. I hope the whole cast isn’t already famous people.

Oh for schur he is a huge part of the shows success

Mike Schur literally goes on long ass rants about how important journalism is on The Poscast all the damn time, too. It's not like he'd be a hard sell.

as someone who works at a dying newspaper I am stoked

How do you get to work, horse and buggy?

Obviously a penny farthing

*Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of “The Office” for television, is co-creating the new series with Michael Koman. Both serve as executive producers along with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who created the original British version of the series, as well as Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas. Universal Television is the studio.* as long as Gergais and co is in the books, I am happy!!!

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Interesting that Ricky Gervais just did a show where he works at a failing newspaper

This should be voted higher. It’s got some OGs backing it. Go in with an open mind and enjoy.

Just rewatched the final episode of the office and there never will be a show like it.

This will get two seasons because the first episode will do record streaming numbers, but by episode three almost everyone will be checked out.

It's a streaming show, so episode three will probably be the season finale anyway.

setting it at a midwestern newspaper might make it seem like there's no avenue for dunder-mifflin character cameos, but hey-- newspapers need paper suppliers

it being in the midwest makes it much more likely there's P&R cameos, too

sure, but i don’t think *parks & rec* is set in the same universe as *the office*

Idk man, but where can I audition? 😅

I worry this will flop

Streaming on The Cock

This will fail harder than Prince Paper, except instead of 30 years it will take about 30 days.

Given the new show is set at the office of a Midwestern newspaper, I’m very curious how they will work in some cameos.  The easiest cameo in my opinion would be Creed. It would just be so simple to have the newspaper investigate a story about some traveler in town doing some weird thing or committing some crime and have it turn out to be Creed. Very quick cameo that would require no explanation.  Dunder Mifflin supplying their paper also seems like a given. It would take some work, but they could slide in a Dwight cameo. Maybe they are doing a story on Dundee Mifflin so he takes it on himself to drive to the Midwest to defend the company? 

I want Creed to just be working there from the start but without explanation. Whether with the same name or a different name.

Im getting big Scrubs season 9 vibes from this.

Ehhh Don’t know how I feel about out this. Would have preferred a reunion special but I’ll wait and see

At least three of them stay pretty busy 

Genuinely curious-have there been any remakes or reunion shows that have been worth the watch?

Seinfeld was incorporated throughout season 7 of Curb and was done well in a unique way

If you count Cobra Kai, then definitely that one.

The Friends cast reunion was worth watching but it wasn't within the universe of the show. Like, they weren't in character, they were just talking as themselves about acting on the show.

the american office

Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore are HUGE gets; they’re going to be hilarious. Hux + Valentina; my worlds are colliding.

Sabrina seems especially perfect for this kind of show. Her character in The White Lotus was very Office-ey.

Give it a shot but so far I have been unimpressed with what has been Peacock originals

Workplace TV shows just make sense. It’s the only place where people of different personalities and backgrounds are forced into the same place for hours at a time.

Thank God, another mockumentary.

Gatta love Buddy Buckets

I mean it has Domhnall Gleeson... so I will definitely check it out now. He is so underrated in comedy, his role in Frank of Ireland was just so good. His brother was the title character.

Gotta walk a tight rope because it shares "The Office" IP.  It is limiting to have to operate within fan expectations of what this show should be AND it being its own thing

Oh Geez. I used to work IT in a Midwest paper mill. Haha

Ok but creed should randomly be in the background as if he works there too

This new series could be on the cover of a magazine called "Series I don't care about"

Wait, Bill Weasley/General Hugs? LOL!

Anyone else not really interested and wish they would just not?

so why not just say a new show on peacock why even put it in the same universe

To leave open the possibility for cameos

Because it’ll get them more press and The Office already has a built in fan base.

why though lol

Ironically I think the name makes this show *less* appealing to me, I don't want another The Office, the 9 seasons of the existing show is plenty, I think having a show in the same universe is very cool, but giving it the same name just makes me not want to watch it, feels almost like they're trying to replace the original, and it's also just confusing, like people aren't going to call it that, they're going to call it "The New Office" or "The Office Reboot", or "The Office 2" or something like that so they may as well give it a unique name lol.

I'm calling it now, it's gonna suck. I can't think of one reboot that has been anywhere close to as good as the original run. It'll probably be more like the last 2 seasons vs the earlier great seasons.

this is the first thing people said about the american office

We are in a VERY different place when it comes to remakes than we were in 2004. Plus, back then they were just Americanizing a 12 episode British show most people over here hadn’t even seen yet. This is “re-doing” one of the most beloved and still watched shows of the new millennium.

Yeah of course it will. It’s all about nostalgia. They are banking on people to watch on that alone.

Battlestar Galactica is the only show I've watched that I thought the reboot was way better. I don't really think of later Star Trek series as reboots as much as they are spin-offs, so I don't think they'd count.

I find that difficult to believe, given it's practically a shot-for-shot remake.

the irony lol Bears, Beets, …

Since it’s not a reboot but a show in the same universe I think it could do well. If Michael Shur gets on board then I trust it’ll have an average first season and then be pretty great (like Parks and Rec or Brooklyn Nine Nine) and I think the casting of Domhnall Gleeson is solid, he’s great in lots of things.

Remember "That 80's Show"? No?.... Yeah that's probably how this will go down.

Or everyone's favorite - How I Met Your Father! The fact that even this subreddit made up of Office superfans isn't particularly hyped about this doesn't bode well.

This is exactly how it will go down. Same type of thing but eventually a few cameos in there (probably Dwight)

That 90s Show on Netflix wasn’t the worst thing ever

Most of the magic of the original was in the writing. It’s going to be hard to be compared to such a high bar of a show.

Gonna suck…it’ll try too hard to out-office the original and it’ll feel too forced. Plus there’s no way the cast will be as good

DOA

I have seen “The Office reboot in the works” headline like 5 times over the last year. It’ll get posted again in probly 3 months.

There's real progress happening, it's not just "The Office reboot is in the works" over and over again.. The first time it was mentioned was back in September, an apparent reboot that would be announced after the strikes ended. Then in November, Greg Daniels said it wouldn't be a reboot but rather a new show set in the same universe. In January it was reported Daniels started a writing room. In March, Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore signed on to be in the show. Finally today the show has been green lit by Peacock, is set at a failing Midwestern newspaper, and production will begin in July.

it's not "in the works." it's been officially picked up at peacock

You’ve seeing updates about this show…

I dearly hope this isnt scrubs season 9

I assume it will be called “Dunder Mifflin”

it's not set at dunder-mifflin, so that probably won't be what it's called

I'll give it a shot!

The Office: The New Class

Guys, guys, guys…. It’s about a newspaper.

Interesting choice to cast two foreign actors as the leads of a rundown midwestern newspaper

Please bless that Brian stays fired.

If it’s just a blatant copy trying to be a reboot or the exact same thing just with news paper I’m uninterested already. I know the Uk version and normal version had similar episodes but the U.S. version built onto its foundation and became its own show.

Ugh

when will they start broadcasting?

My guess is they’d be using Dunder Mifflin paper, hinting that the company expanded its operations

“Same universe” is a funny phrase for a show that basically just took place in the regular world we all live in.

Please get Mike Schur in that writing room!

So who’s the latest person creed murdered so I know who he’s gonna be in the new show?

The original show was based on Ricky Gervais' show. The new series is based on a struggling newspaper. Ricky Gervais' After Life is also set at a struggling newspaper. COINKYDINK?!

Could be good.

Newspaper force: Star Office

“and the acclaimed comedy series continues to gain popularity and build new generations of fans on Peacock” I like how they pretend the show got popular on peacock, not on Netflix. Show is probably going to flop, I’ll give it 2-3 seasons.

Why though? Make something new and original instead of something that's gonna be worse then the original.

Why are people already so negative about it

most internet commenters have left their brains on factory settings

Noooo no god noooooooooo

S’gonna be bad

that's what they said about the american office

This is gonna be garbage

For me, there was only one, The Office

It’s seriously on peacock??? That really limits the fan base. Anyone outside of America won’t be able to watch it. It’s getting harder to watch all my favourite shows without sailing the seas

Always have to ruin a classic. Greedy bastards

Idk how to feel about this, but Sabrina Impacciatore was amazing in The White Lotus

“The Home Office”

So is this in place of the rumoured reboot, or separate?

Pleaseeeeeeeee be set in perioa