Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, ExMachina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) will lead the ensemble cast of the show, which is set to begin production in July. The announcement provides the first official details about the premise of the offshoot. The new Universal Televisionproduced series will see the documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflins Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern paper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters, Peacocks release reveals. As Deadline revealed exclusively in January, Daniels opened up a development room to explore ideas for a followup series to the Emmywinning The Office. The new project is not a reboot. To date, the small group of Daniels most trusted writers have penned multiple episodes for the first seasons, we hear, as casting continues with a focus on the office staff and potentially one more series lead. Its been more than ten years since the final episode of The Office aired on , and the acclaimed comedy series continues to gain popularity and build new generations of fans on Peacock, Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, Universal Entertainment 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 paper. Daniels adapted s The Office for American audiences based on the hit series of the same name from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The series premiered in 2005 with an ensemble cast that includes Carell, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, B.J. Novak, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Leslie David Baker, Melora Hardin, Kate Flannery, Brian Baumgartner, Ed Helms, Oscar Nuez and Craig Robinson.
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