A show set in the same universe as 'The Office' has received a series order from Peacock. The project is co-created by 'The Office's' Greg Daniels and 'Nathan For You' co-creator Michael Koman. Like NBC's former Emmy-winning comedy starring Steve Carell, the series will also be a mockumentary. It features Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore leading the ensemble cast. Production will begin in July.
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00:00 A show set in the same universe as The Office has received a series order from Peacock.
00:04 The project is co-created by The Office's Greg Daniels and Nathan4U co-creator Michael Komen.
00:12 Like NBC's former Emmy-winning comedy starring Steve Carell, the series will be a mockumentary.
00:17 It features Donal Gleeson and Sabrina Impacatore leading the ensemble cast.
00:22 Production will begin in July. The president of NBC Universal Entertainment, Lisa Katz,
00:27 said in a statement, "It's been more than 10 years since the final episode of The Office
00:31 aired on NBC, and the acclaimed comedy series continues to gain popularity and build new
00:35 generations of fans on Peacock." She went on to say, "This new series set in the universe
00:40 of Dunder Mifflin introduces a new cast of characters in a fresh setting ripe for comedic
00:45 storytelling, a daily newspaper." According to the show's logline, the documentary crew that
00:49 immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a
00:54 dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer
00:58 reporters. The untitled mockumentary hails from the same studio behind the former NBC favorite,
01:04 Universal Television. For more on this story and the latest TV news,
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