The Office fans, are you ready? A new series called The Paper, set in the same world as The Office, premieres this week on Peacock. The spinoff series sees the old Office documentary crew working on a new project. The subject? The newsroom of a failing local newspaper, conveniently owned by a large paper company… The Paper stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman and Ramona Young. Oscar Nuñez will revise his role as Oscar Martinez — the only returning core cast member from The Office (that we know of).
All 10 episodes of The Paper premiere on Peacock on Thursday, Sept. 4, but if you’re wary that the binge-structure of the release indicates this new Office spinoff won’t make it past Season 1, fear not. It has already been confirmed for a second season! Here’s what to know about tuning into the new spinoff of The Office.
The Paper trailerWhen does The Paper come out?
The Paper release date is Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. The entire first season of The Office spinoff series will drop at once on Peacock — on the same day the streamer hosts the NFL kickoff game between the Cowboys and the Eagles. What a time to be a Peacock subscriber…
Where is The Paper streaming?
The Paper, much like its predecessor, The Office, will stream on Peacock.
How to watch The PaperThe Paper episode release schedule and time
All 10 episodes of The Paper will be released on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT.
The Paper cast
Domhnall Gleeson as Ned Sampson
Oscar Nuñez as Oscar Martinez
Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmeralda Grand
Chelsea Frei as Mare Pritti
Melvin Gregg as Detrick Moore
Gbemisola Ikumelo as Adelola Olofin
Alex Edelman as Adam Cooper
Ramona Young as Nicole Lee
The Paper guest stars
In addition to the core cast, The Paper will see plenty of guest stars in the first season, including Eric Rahill (The Bear), Duane Shepard Sr. (ER, Scrubs, Parks & Rec), Allan Havey (Seinfield, The Office), Nate Jackson (Tosh.O, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Mo Welch, Nancy Lenehan, Molly Ephraim and more.
The Paper plot
The new Office spinoff series follows Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), a toilet paper salesman working for paper-conglomerate Enervate, who gets reassigned to lead the company’s failing small-market newspaper, despite his lack of experience.
How does The Paper tie into The Office?
The Paper exists in the same universe as The Office, where, years after the premiere of the original series, the same documentary crew picks a new workplace as its subject: The newsroom of the Toledo Truth Teller.
And who happens to work in that newsroom? The Office’s Oscar Martinez (played by Oscar Núñez). The doc crew and Oscar seem to be the only characters reappearing in The Paper (for now), but behind the scenes, the U.S. Office creator Greg Daniels is responsible for this series too, along with Michael Koman and co-executive producers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from the U.K. Office team.
Will there be a Season 2 of The Paper?
Just one day prior to its series premiere, The Paper has already been renewed for a second season! Currently, there is no confirmed Season 2 premiere date.