Fans divided after first actors announced for new series of The Office
An update on the highly anticipated The Office US follow-up series has finally been shared, revealing which actors will be starring in the upcoming show.
Greg Daniels, co-creator of the US version of the hit show, has teamed up with Michael Koman on the the spin-off series, which will be set in the same world as the original but feature a new office as well as new faces.
Sources have revealed to Deadline that Star Wars actor Domhnall Gleeson will be starring in the new series, alongside White Lotus actress Sabrina Impacciatore.
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Details of the pair's roles are still being kept firmly under wraps, as well as any further information about the upcoming comedy series.
TV boss Daniels first spoke about creating a follow-up show in November 2023, revealing he didn't want to make a reboot of The Office.
Speaking to The Wrap, he said: "I don't like to think of anything as a reboot, you know what I mean? Because I feel like we ended that story beautifully. The characters had closure.
"I would never want to redo that same show with a different cast, because I think we got the luckiest cast, the best cast ever, in TV, to do that show. So the notion of a reboot is not of interest."
Instead, Daniels said a Star Wars-style sequel would be interesting.
He continued: "The notion of maybe something like the way The Mandalorian is a new show in the Star Wars universe, you know what I mean? Something like the notion of this documentary crew doing a documentary about a different subject."
“That, I think, could be intriguing and creative. But I don’t even know what you would call that. I don’t know if that’s like a sister show or something.
"I don’t know what the term is. But it doesn’t feel like ‘reboot’ would be the appropriate term for that.”
Fans have been left divided over the news about The Office spin-off series, with some disappointed a reboot isn't in the works, while others are relieved show bosses haven't tried to recreate the iconic comedy show.
Taking to X, one person reacted to the news and aired their disappointment, writing: "Basically, it's a spin-off series then," with an unimpressed emoji.
But one said: "Glad it seems to be a spin-off rather than a literal remake," while a third added: "This is how you do it. Trying to remake The Office is a fools errand."
And one sent in their praise for Gleeson's casting, writing: "I love Domhnall Gleeson and he might hit the mark with the humour, it's just very big shoes to fill.
"But I'm hopeful!"
The Office first aired in 2001 as a British mockumentary sitcom created by and starring Ricky Gervais, as well as Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook and Lucy Davis.
The US edition of the show followed two years later, starring Steve Carell as the cringe-worthy Michael Scott.
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