The Office creator says although a reboot is off the cards, he is keen to make a spin-off series
Nov. 13, 2023The Office US creator hints at a possible future spin-off series
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Although it wasannounced earlierthis year that The Office US would be getting a reboot, now co-creator Greg Daniels says this won’t be happening, but that doesn’t mean all Office-themed projects are off the table.
The creator explained toThe Wrapwhy he doesn’t want to replicate the iconic mockumentary. “I feel like we ended that story beautifully. The characters had closure.” he said, “I would never want to redo that same show with a different cast, because I think we got the luckiest cast, the best cast ever, in TV, to do that show. So the notion of a reboot is not of interest.”
But not all hope is lost as although a remake of one of thebest showsof all time is unlikely to happen, a spin-off may be in the works one day. Daniels, who has also worked on other hit comedy shows such as Parks and Recreation andThe Simpsons, says that what he would like to do is continue in The Office world but with a different storyline, similar to the Star Wars spin-off showThe Mandalorian, which still takes place in George Lucas’s fictional universe, only with different characters.
Daniels explains, “Something like the notion of this documentary crew doing 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 that’s like a sister show or something." The comedy writer concluded by saying that the term ‘reboot’ is not appropriate for what he has in mind.
Although we may never see our favorite paper-selling workers back in action, a new series with all of the Office charm, awkward camera glances, and inappropriate humor, may suffice.
The Office is available to stream in its entirety on Netflix and Prime Video. For more shows to stream check out our list of thebest shows on Prime Videoand thebest shows on Netflixright now.
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