Nothing will ever come close to topping either of the originals (both the British and American versions of The Office), but this doesn't look bad? Not hilarious or anything, but at least worth a shot...

The Paper
Season 1 (10 Episodes)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32159809/
September 4, 2025
Peacock

Surprisingly looks a lot better than I expected it to.

“The Paper,” a loose spinoff of the beloved sitcom “The Office,” is now switching to a binge model and will release all 10 episodes on Sept. 4 on Peacock.

The series was initially set to debut four episodes on that date, followed by weekly drops.https://t.co/Mlt9En3YS1 pic.twitter.com/JuUpqCH5f4

— Variety (@Variety) August 21, 2025

I will definitely give this a try.

Tim Key - the guy who plays Ken - was in a quirky little movie called "The Ballad of Wallis Island" I stumbled upon a few weeks ago and really enjoyed him and the movie.

Saw The Ballad of Wallis Island as well a couple weeks back. Really nice little movie. I thought the first half was better than the second half, but Key was great throughout. Could easily see him being the breakout from this.

TCTTS said:

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Saw The Ballad of Wallis Island as well a couple weeks back. Really nice little movie. I thought the first half was better than the second half, but Key was great throughout. Could easily see him being the breakout from this.

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Agree with you first half/second half thoughts. But a pleasant surprise overall.

Hmm I wonder why they made this switch. Originally the show was supposed to release the first 4 episodes then the other 6 weekly. Now they are going to drop all 10 episodes at once.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/how-to-watch-the-paper-office-spinoff-1236495353/

Who knows how true this is, but this is the official reason...

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Citing positive responses from people who have previewed the series (though not in print; reviews are embargoed until closer to the premiere), Peacock, Universal Television and the show's producers decided to make the change and drop the entire season at once. The move will also put the entirety of The Paper in front of audiences several weeks before the start of the traditional TV season makes the premiere calendar even more crowded.

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/office-spinoff-the-paper-binge-release-peacock-1236350502/

I wil keep my eyes on this

This will be one of those where I wait until Black Friday when peacock can be gotten for something like 99 cents/month, just like hulu

First clip for the new ‘THE OFFICE’ series ‘THE PAPER’

The series follows the Dunder Mifflin documentary crew as they focus on a dying Midwestern newspaper & its reporters. pic.twitter.com/6oka6yRlWV

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 27, 2025

Is the red headed dude the guy from Star Wars?

easttexasaggie04 said:

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Is the red headed dude the guy from Star Wars?

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yes

The new ‘The Office’ series ‘THE PAPER’ has already been renewed for Season 2 at Peacock. pic.twitter.com/UMxqUy5hxT

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 3, 2025

Season one premieres tomorrow, btw.

Ratings?

TCTTS said:

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The new ‘The Office’ series ‘THE PAPER’ has already been renewed for Season 2 at Peacock. pic.twitter.com/UMxqUy5hxT

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 3, 2025

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Oh, good. So in three years will get a four episode "Season 2 Part 1" and then six months later we'll get a two episode "Season 2 Part 2."

all I see is the sneak peak.

8 PM Central.

Why is Oscar in the key art? Will he be a series regular?

IGN rates it 8/10

looks like we are about to find out the answer to the "would the office work today" question that's often asked.

IMHO, the only way this works is if they aren't afraid to offend. I really want this to be good because the Office (both versions) are two of my most beloved shows of all time

easttexasaggie04 said:

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Is the red headed dude the guy from Star Wars?

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No...it's the guy from Peter Rabbit

Watched the first two episodes. I thought it was actually pretty decent. It felt more Parks and Rec than The Office in my opinion, which isn't necessarily bad. I love both for different reasons.

The pilot does an alright job of kicking things off, but I thought the second episode was better. Hopefully it keeps getting better with each episode.

Oscar feels forced in though. So far I kind of wish he hadn't been included. Hopefully his inclusion gets better later.

Similar to how the US office started out mirroring the British version heavily until it grew into its own, I'm hoping this show lays off the forced references to the original and becomes its own show.

Bob Vance was looking old in the intro

Any good?

Really like this show. Really good. It stands alone as its own thing. Not once has it felt like it is trying to replicate the office.

I like it so far but Esmerelda is lame, so much that its getting annoying. There's definitely been some funny stuff. Agree it feels like an Office and Parks hybrid.

How is Parks different from The Office? I never watched the former.

They're similar since both are set in offices with the documentary element. But the style and characters here feel more like Parks especially without Dwight and Jim as rivals. Still early, we'll see how it turns out.