The Workplace comply with-up comedy show, which will revolve close to a dying Midwestern newspaper, officially receives a series obtain at Peacock.

The Workplace lives! A abide by-up to the acclaimed mockumentary comedy series has officially been supplied a sequence obtain at Peacock, and the 1st plot information of the new Location of operate show have also been disclosed.

The official logline reads: “The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton division is in analysis of a new subject when they learn a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher attempting to revive it with volunteer reporters.” The untitled adhere to-up comes from Greg Daniels (The Workplace) and Michael Koman (Nathan for You) and will star Domhnall Gleeson (Ex-Machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus). Even additional customers of the ensemble forged will be declared speedily as manufacturing is anticipated to kick off in July.

“It is been further than ten a extended time contemplating that the closing episode of The Workplace atmosphere aired on NBC, and the acclaimed comedy collection proceeds to obtain acceptance and build new generations of followers on Peacock,” stated Lisa Katz, president of NBCUniversal Amusement. “In partnership with Universal Television and led by the artistic group of Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, this new sequence set in the universe of Dunder Mifflin introduces a new cast of folks in a fresh atmosphere ripe for comedic storytelling: a everyday newspaper.“

Primarily based on the BBC collection of the precise identical title produced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Service provider, The Enterprise was a mockumentary sitcom that adopted the day-to-day get the job accomplished lives of the workforce of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Firm. The sequence ran on NBC from 2005 to 2013 for a total of nine seasons consisting of 201 episodes. Despite the fact that the series came to an finish in excess of a decade ago, it continues to be just as typical as ever, in specific on streaming firms. The sequence racked up some big numbers on Netflix just prior to it departed for Peacock, with NBCUniversal shelling out Frequent Television $one hundred million on a yearly basis for the following five a extended time.

When it might properly confirm difficult to capture that lightning in a bottle following all more than once again, I’m ready to give this new collection a shot. The setting of a failing day-to-day newspaper has a superior deal of most likely and require to provide a diverse type of electrical energy from its predecessor. What do you really feel?