Greg Daniels, who adapted Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s UK show “The Office” for American audiences, created “The Paper” with Michael Koman (“Nathan For You,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”). Gervais and Merchant are also producers of the new show.

In 2024, Deadline reported that Greg Daniels, the producer responsible for Americanizing Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s beloved original British series The Office, had opened up a development room for a potential follow-up series.

According to Variety, Impacciatore plays the managing editor of an ailing local newspaper, Gleeson portrays its optimistic new reporter, while The Office (US) star Oscar Nuñez reprises his role of Oscar, who is now working as the paper's accountant.