‘The Office’ spinoff ‘The Paper’ first look and premiere month revealed during NBC Upfront

From a paper company to a paper.

During NBC’s Upfront presentation on Monday, Peacock revealed the first look at The Paper, the upcoming spinoff of The Office.

In addition to the new photo — see it above — the streaming service also announced the show will premiere in September. No specific release date was revealed at this time.

Created by The Office boss Greg Daniels and Michael Koman (Late Night With Conan O’Brien and the spouse of former The Office star Ellie Kemper), the spinoff series brings the documentary crew that immortalized paper company Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch into the world of newspaper publishing and focuses on a struggling Midwestern paper in Toledo, Ohio.  

Cast members include Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, Tim Key, and original The Office star Oscar Nuñez, who reprises his role as Oscar Martinez and can be seen in the new photo. Outside of Nuñez, no other original The Office cast member is expected to appear in the new series.

Gleeson, Impacciatore, and Nuñez appeared during Monday's Upfront presentation but didn’t reveal any new footage from The Paper. Nuñez, however, joked that he was excited to see Oscar in a more urban setting since Toledo has three times the population of Scranton, Pa.

Previously, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Daniels teased what to expect from the new series. “It’s about this struggling Midwestern newspaper that’s much reduced from its glory days. A lot of the story lines are about how this guy, Domhnall Gleeson’s character, is trying to restore this paper, and he just doesn’t have the budget for hiring reporters, and he has to use all the staff that work there on a volunteer basis to be reporters. They’re completely untrained and don’t know what they’re doing,” Daniels said. “It’s a fruitful premise. There’s a tremendous history for local papers. The villain here is the internet and the ability to look at everybody’s news for free, and all the ad revenue going to Google.”

The Office won five overall Emmy Awards in its lifetime, including Best Comedy Series. Overall, the NBC comedy received 42 nominations, including multiple bids for star Steve Carell.