Makers behind iconic The Office to come with The Paper on THIS date

The Paper

Peacock has announced The Paper will premiere on September 5 with four episodes. The new comedy comes from creators, writers, and executive producers Greg Daniels (The Office) and Michael Koman (Nathan for You), and is produced by Universal Television. The Paper will also be available to stream in India exclusively on JioHotstar starting September 5.

About the show's launch

The show launches with four episodes on day one, followed by two new episodes every Thursday through September 26.

The official logline for 'The Paper' states, "The documentary crew that immortalised Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it," as quoted by Variety.

In a trailer played at the NBCUniversal upfront presentation, as reported by Variety, it was revealed that the show takes place in the offices of the Toledo Truth-Teller.The documentary crew were seen making their way around the room, revealing that Oscar (Nunez) is now working as an accountant for the paper. He is none too happy to see the doc crew again. Impacciatore plays the managing editor, while Gleeson plays an idealistic new employee.

Cast and crew

The series regular cast will include Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, About Time), Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus), Chelsea Frei (Poker Face, The Cleaning Lady), Melvin Gregg (American Vandal, Snowfall), Gbemisola Ikumelo (Black Ops, A League Of Their Own), Alex Edelman (Just For Us, Unfrosted), Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever, Santa Clarita Diet), Tim Key (The Witchfinder, This Time with Alan Partridge), and Oscar Nuñez (The Office, The Proposal)

The guest stars on the show will include- Eric Rahill, Tracy Letts, Molly Ephraim, Mo Welch, Allan Havey, Duane Shepard Sr., Nate Jackson, Nancy Lenehan

Directors: Greg Daniels, Ken Kwapis, Yana Gorskaya, Paul Lieberstein, Tazbah Chavez, Jason Woliner, Jennifer Celotta, Matt Sohn, Dave Rogers, Jeff Blitz.

Creators / Executive Producers / Writers: Greg Daniels (The Office) under his banner Deedle-Dee Productions, and Michael Koman (Nathan for You)

Executive Producers: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas (formerly Reveille).