The first footage is finally here—so let’s shred through everything you actually need to know before the presses roll.
After 12 years of Dwight-free Thursdays, Greg Daniels is back with The Paper, a mockumentary that swaps Scranton’s Dunder Mifflin for a dying Midwestern newspaper. With the debut trailer out in the wild, here’s the full cheat‑sheet on plot, cast, release schedule, and where this fits in the Office‑verse.
Latest news and trailer highlights
- Peacock dropped the first trailer on August 7, 2025, serving up shaky‑cam chaos inside Toledo’s Truth Teller newsroom.
- Domhnall Gleeson’s newbie editor arrives brandishing big‑city ideas and a whiteboard full of buzzwords, while Sabrina Impacciatore’s ousted boss glowers from the copy desk.
- The two‑minute teaser also confirms that Oscar Nuñez is back as accountant‑turned‑corporate auditor Oscar Martinez—yes, he still hates spreadsheets printed double‑sided.
Release date and episode rollout
Peacock will unleash the first four episodes on September 4 2025, then drop two episodes every Thursday through September 25, for a tidy eight‑episode debut season.
Setting and story: welcome to The Truth Teller
The documentary crew shifts its lens to Toledo, Ohio, where 150‑year‑old daily The Truth Teller now survives on clickbait, coupons, and corporate overlords who also sell toilet paper. Gleeson’s idealistic editor tries to modernize the newsroom—think Slack channels in a building that still runs Windows 95—while Impacciatore’s veteran newswoman plots revenge from the obits desk. Expect satire on local journalism, layoffs, and the eternal war between print loyalists and SEO goblins.
Cast and characters
- Domhnall Gleeson – Owen, the ambitious editor‑in‑chief hired to “pivot to video.”
- Sabrina Impacciatore – Valentina, the paper’s deposed editor who refuses to clear out her mug collection.
- Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei, Ramona Young, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Tim Key – assorted reporters, photographers, and one extremely enthusiastic intern.
- Oscar Nuñez – Oscar Martinez, dispatched by parent company YPS Paper Products to audit… everything.
- Guest bench: Tracy Letts, Molly Ephraim, Eric Rahill, and more pop in as sources, mayors, and HR nightmares.
Production team and filming details
Co‑creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman (of Nathan For You infamy) steer the ship, with Office godfathers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant listed as exec producers. Filming took place in Toronto standing in for Toledo—because tax breaks beat Buckeye pride every time.
How it connects to The Office
Here is a poster for the series:
Beyond Oscar’s cameo and a familiar talking‑head format, Daniels promises “occasional cross‑pollination” rather than full‑blown reunions. Translation: don’t expect Jim to prank anyone, but a rogue Schrute Farms ad might sneak into page A4.
Where to stream
The Paper is exclusive to Peacock in the U.S. International plans are TBA, though parent company NBCUniversal usually funnels releases to Sky and Hayu abroad.
The bottom line
If you’ve missed workplace cringe delivered in 4:3 conference‑room realness, The Paper looks ready to refill your stapler supply—and maybe make you subscribe to local journalism again.
“The Paper” is created by Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of “The Office,” and Michael Koman (“Nathan for You”). It is scheduled to premiere on Peacock on September 4, 2025. The streaming service will release the first four episodes on the premiere date, followed by two new episodes each week.
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