Spinoff Office Spinoff introduces a member of the OG cast that repeats its role

Office Spinoff will have a familiar face because the original cast is confirmed that it repeats their role.

Oscar Nuñez will come back as Dunder Mifflin Accountant Oscar in the upcoming Peacock series, according to Variety. Is the first member of the cast Og From Hit NBC Sitcom that officially signed up to appear next to the stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciarore, Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei and Ramon Young in spinoff.

OfficeIt broadcasts from 2005 to 2013, focused on the lives of office staff in Paper Company Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It played Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, BJ Novak, Brian Baumgartner, Melora Hardin, Kate Flanners And more famous faces.

Since the show was over, there has been a Demand for restart or revival. Creator Greg Daniels He found a way to expand the franchise by developing an original series, which will follow the same Mocmentary Format when setting in the same universe.

According to Logline, the documentary crew “, which the immortal branch of Dundera Mifflin Scranton is looking for a new object when the dying historical newspaper Midwestern and the publisher seeks to revive with voluntary reporters.” The current name of the Peacock series is paper, but no official name has been announced yet.

61 years Daniels had previously explained that while The new installment is “Set in the same universe” as the original, it is not considered to be a restart or revival.

“I hate to consider anything to restart.” Because I feel like we have ended this story beautifully. The characters were closed, ”he said Thewrap “I would never want to repeat the same show with another cast, because I think we got the happiest cast, the best cast ever, on television to do this show. So the idea of ​​restarting is not interesting. ”

As for the original cast? Nuñez, 66, signed up One month After Baumgartner, 52, weighed the project.

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NBCs of some of the original office cast have opened up about the new spinoff without the name on Peacock. Show – announced as a new mockery, with fresh members cast in the same universe as the original – was first announced in 2023. The official logline reads: “Documentary crew (…)

“Everything I have heard about it sounds amazing.” I have no doubt that fans will enjoy it, ”he said solely Us every week in January. “Michael howwho is a Cocke with Greg, is a really smart man and Greg is a genius. He was so restrained when he entered this world because he didn’t want to upset fans. However, I think at some point the gang will come back together. I don’t think we’ll do another nine, but I think we’ll get back together. ”

Carrell, 62 years old, revealed in June 2024 that he was talking to Gleeson, 41, Before the actor accepted the lead role In the Peacock series.

“He’s an excellent actor,” Carell said The tonight show playing Jimmy Fallon. “And he actually called me and asked, you know,” I should do it? “Is it something … Did you like it?” I said of course. “