Plot Details About New Version Of "The Office" Revealed

Details about a new version of �The Office� were released this week.

This project is apparently not a spinoff or reboot, but is rather a show with
all new characters set in the same universe and shot in the same mockumentary
style as the original.

A logline for the new series says, �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.�

Per a report from Variety, the new comedy has been picked up by Peacock and
will begin production in July.

�It�s been more than ten 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 of scripted
content for NBCU Entertainment, said.

�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.�

The American version of �The Office� was based on a British show of the same
name starring Ricky Gervais. It was set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and
followed the staff at the Dunder-Mifflin paper company. The cast included
Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms, Mindy
Kaling, and B.J. Novak, and others.

The Emmy Award-winning show ran for 9 seasons beginning in 2005.

One of the most beloved aspects of the American version of �The Office� was
the irreverent humor, which one of the show�s stars said would never be
accepted in entertainment now.

Mindy Kaling acknowledged that the popular NBC comedy couldn�t exist in
today�s hyper-sensitive, politically correct culture and said she believed
most characters �would be canceled.�

�That show is so inappropriate now,� Kaling said during an interview with
�Good Morning America� in December 2022.

�The writers who I�m still in touch with now, we always talk about how so
much of that show we probably couldn�t make now,� she added.

�Tastes have changed, and honestly what offends people has changed so much
now. I think that actually is one of the reasons the show is popular, because
people feel like there�s something kind of fearless about it or taboo.�

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