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Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman & More to Star in and Write New The Office Series
From The Office creator Greg Daniels comes the Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman Project, a new Peacock mockumentary series.
The Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman Project, an original Peacock mockumentary series set in the same universe as NBC's hit sitcom The Office, just got a bunch of new employees. Additional cast members for the hotly anticipated new series have been revealed.
Previously announced stars include Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, About Time), Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus), Chelsea Frei (Poker Face, The Cleaning Lady), Melvin Gregg (American Vandal, Snowfall), and Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever, Santa Clarita Diet). Creator of the original US version of the The Office, Greg Daniels, is also returning to executive produce.
“It’s been more than 10 years since the final episode of The Office aired on NBC, and the acclaimed comedy series continues to gain popularity and build new generations of fans on Peacock,” Lisa Katz, President, NBCUniversal Entertainment, previously said in a statement. "In partnership with Universal Television and led by the creative team of Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, this new series set in the universe of Dunder Mifflin introduces a new cast of characters in a fresh setting ripe for comedic storytelling: a daily newspaper."
Meet the new cast members of The Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman Project
The new actors joining the series are Gbemisola Ikumelo (Black Ops, A League Of Their Own), Alex Edelman (Just For Us, Unfrosted), Tim Key (The Witchfinder, This Time with Alan Partridge) and Eric Rahill (Friendship, The Bear). Rahill, Ikumelo and Edelman are also writers on the series, following in the footsteps of original The Office writer-actors who also pulled double duty behind and in-front of the camera: BJ Novak, Mindy Kaling, and Paul Lieberstein. (Ryan, Kelly and Toby, respectively.)
Key, Edelman, and Ikumelo are joining the cast as series regulars, while Rahill will appear in a co-star role.
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Per a press release, the series takes place in the same universe as the original show, but follows an entirely different group of people.
"The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters," the release stated.
Steve Carell is excited for the new series
Though he won't be returning as the iconic Michael Scott, Carell will be watching from home.
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Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about it, he said, “I will be watching but I will not be showing up. It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that...but I’m excited about it, it sounds like a great conceit. I love the idea — I guess it’s set in a failing newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads; I did [2022 series] The Patient with him and he’s an excellent actor and a super nice guy so I think it’ll be great.”
We think so too, Steve.
