The show has been ordered to series at Peacock and is being described as "a new mockumentary series set in the same universe as NBC's Emmy Award-winning hit series 'The Office.'" What's more, the streamer has confirmed the casting of Domhnall Gleeson ("About Time," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens")) and Sabrina Impacciatore ("The Passion of the Christ," "The White Lotus"), who will lead the new ensemble cast. As for the story at hand? The synopsis for the new show reads as follows:
The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters. The series is produced by Universal Television.