Overview
- Peacock will make all 10 episodes available at once, replacing a plan for a four-episode launch followed by two-episode weekly drops through Sept. 25.
- Executives at Peacock and Universal Television cited “overwhelmingly positive” initial responses as the reason for the pivot.
- The mockumentary extends The Office universe by following the same documentary crew to the Toledo Truth Teller, a struggling Ohio newspaper.
- Domhnall Gleeson leads the cast as editor-in-chief Ned Sampson alongside Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key, with Oscar Nuñez reprising Oscar Martinez.
- The Paper is created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman and executive produced by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas for Universal Television.