On Monday, during a presentation held by NBC Universal for advertisers, The Office actor Oscar Nunez, known for his role as an accountant at Dunder Mifflin, and other actors like Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore revealed the title of the follow-up series, The Paper, expected to premiere on streaming platform Peacock in September 2025.
“The Scranton documentary crew is heading to Toledo. #ThePaper arrives this September on Peacock,” an official Instagram post from Peacock stated.
As the title suggests, the show takes place in a newspaper company, The Truth Teller, situated in the city of Toledo, Ohio. The first-look image reveals Domhnall Gleeson as a publisher at The Truth Teller, standing atop a desk and addressing his employees. Gleeson is known for the films About Time and Ex Machina.
The new series also comes from Greg Daniels and Michael Komanhe, the creators of the award-winning original sitcom. Set in the same universe as its predecessor, The Paper follows the hustle and bustle of a newspaper company trying to stay afloat during the emergence of the Internet era. It also highlights the comedic working relationships between the employees.
“It’s about this struggling Midwestern newspaper that’s much reduced from its glory days. A lot of the storylines are about how this guy, Domhnall Gleeson’s character, is trying to restore this paper. The villain here is the internet and the ability to look at everybody’s news for free, and all the ad revenue going to Google,” said Daniels in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
