Fans of the American version of the sitcom “The Office” are divided after the announcement of two actors who will be in the cast of the long-awaited spin-off.
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Greg Daniels, co-creator of the American version of the successful show, teamed up with Michael Koman on the spin-off series, which will be set in the same world as the original but will feature a new office and also new faces.
To Deadline, sources revealed that actor Domhnall Gleeson, from Star Wars, and actress Sabrina Impacciatore, from The White Lotus, will be in the cast of the new series, but their roles are still a mystery, as well as any additional information about the upcoming comedy series.
In November 2023, Daniels spoke for the first time about creating a subsequent program but revealed that he didn’t want to make a remake of “The Office.” “Because I feel like we finished that story beautifully,” he told The Wrap.
“I would never want to redo the same show with a different cast, because I think we have the luckiest cast, the best cast ever, on TV, to do that show. So, the notion of a reboot is not interesting.”
Instead, Daniels said that a sequel in the style of Star Wars would be interesting. “The notion of maybe something like ‘The Mandalorian’ is a new show in the Star Wars universe, do you get what I mean?” he explained.
“Something like the notion of a documentary crew making a documentary about a different subject. That, I think, could be intriguing and creative. But I don’t even know what you would call that. I don’t know if it’s like a sibling show or something.”
However, some fans of “The Office” claimed they were disappointed that the spin-off would not be a reboot, while others are relieved that the show’s bosses didn’t try to recreate the iconic comedy show.
“Basically, it’s a spin-off series then,” lamented a user on X (Twitter), with a disappointed emoji. “Glad it seems to be a spin-off instead of a remake,” another stated.
“I love Domhnall Gleeson and he can hit the mark with humor, it’s just a very big place to fill. But I’m hopeful!” said a third internet user.
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