The Office may have ended, but its world is far from over because its spinoff, The Paper, carries on the mockumentary style and humour, introducing new characters on a new mission. This time around, the same documentary crew that followed Michael Scott and his employees at Scranton's Dunder Mifflin is focusing on a Midwest local newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, as it tries to get back on its feet with a team of (untrained) volunteer journalists.
Global News spoke with The Office director Greg Daniels, who is back at the helm of The Paper, and co-creator Michael Koman about the new series and their decision to bring back Oscar Nuñez , who is reprising his role from the original series."The bones of the show is that it's a documentary and the documentary crew is the main connective tissue. We obviously have Oscar, which is wonderful, but the crew is looking for another subject for a documentary and they start in the paper company following the absorption of the paper company into a larger conglomerate that's organized around things that use paper, like toilet paper and local newspapers," Daniels said. Story continues below advertisement Daniels said it was an easy decision to bring Nuñez back because he's a "great actor.""His character didn't have the same closure that a lot of the other characters did in the finale of The Office. There's still more adventures for him to go [on] without undoing anything that we had settled," he added. View image in full screen Pictured: (l-r) Duane Shepard Sr. as Barry, Oscar Nunez as Oscar. John P. Fleenor/PEACOCK Daniels and Koman said that in the beginning of the show, Oscar is "horrified that he's about to embark on it again." Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. "He doesn't really want to participate but the other characters are more innocent and they're just explaining what they do at The Paper. They start off a little bit dispirited until Domhnall Gleeson shows up," Daniels revealed. View image in full screen Pictured: (l-r) Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmeralda, Oscar Nunez as Oscar, Domhnall Gleeson as Ned, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Adelola. Aaron Epstein/PEACOCK Trending Now 'Ding dong ditch' shooting: New details emerge as suspect held on $1M bond End Canada's temporary foreign worker program, Poilievre says The series' cast features Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key as they try to bring the Midwestern newspaper Toledo Truth-Teller back to life. Story continues below advertisement View image in full screen Pictured: (l-r) Chelsea Frei as Mare, Ramona Young as Nicole, Melvin Gregg as Detrick, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Adelola, Alex Edelman as Adam, Eric Rahill as Travis, Oscar Nunez as Oscar. John P. Fleenor/PEACOCK The new series has already been picked up for a second season.(Watch the interview in the video, top.)-'The Paper' premieres Thursday, September 4 at 10 p.m. ET on Showcase in Canada. It streams exclusively on STACKTV.-Both Global News and Showcase are properties of Corus Entertainment. More on Entertainment More videos TIFF 2025 celebrities: Angelina Jolie, Idris Elba, Ryan Reynolds expected in Toronto Canadian comic Veronika Slowikowska joins 'SNL' cast ahead of Season 51 Graham Greene, 'Dances With Wolves' actor and Oscar nominee, dead at 73 'A bit devastating': Family Channel closure saddens fans, including many grownups 'The Paper': Spinoff of 'The Office' creators discuss inspiration behind new comedy Kaleido Family Arts Festival gets underway Canadian comedian joining cast of SNL The Morning Show: September 3