A reboot of The Office is not actively in the works, but an NBCUniversal executive has suggested the studio is very open to the idea of returning to Dunder Mifflin.
Speaking at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, NBCU content chief Susan Rovner confirmed to Deadline that the studio had not yet ruled out a reboot of the Steve Carrell-fronted sitcom. Rovner initially refused to comment on plans for a reboot, but then revealed an interest in the project, saying, "whenever Greg Daniels wants to do one, we're standing by."
In other words, any potential reboot of The Office would need to go through executive producer Greg Daniels, who shepherded the U.S. adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comedy to the small screen, though it's also unknown how many of the original cast would be interested in suiting up to give The Office a second lease of life.
Despite ending in 2013 after a successful 9-season run, The Office found a resurgence of popularity when the series joined Netflix's library, where it reportedly became 2020's most-streamed TV series in the United States, with over 57 billion minutes watched ahead of its official departure from the platform on December 31.
NBCUniversal acquired the rights to the show for its streaming service Peacock, where Peacock unveiled a never-before-seen cold open for the show in which John Krasinski's Jim Halpert plays a prank on Rainn Wilson's Dwight, plus 23 extended episodes dubbed The Office: Superfan Episodes featuring longer runtimes and footage that was previously cut.
Peacock has also played host to themed playlists of episode clips geared around Jim's best Dwight pranks, Michael Scott's various words of wisdom and the series' most memorable romantic moments. The streamer also offered a special Office Zen channel, with a continuous stream of office-related ambient noise designed to make the workday go a little bit faster.
NBCUniversal's Peacock service launched in July 2020, though The Office didn't join the platform until January of this year. Now fans can clock in to see Carrell, Krasinski and Wilson, together with co-stars Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Ed Helms, BJ Novak, Amy Ryan, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and James Spader back together again in the workplace sitcom.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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Speaking at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, NBCU content chief Susan Rovner confirmed to Deadline that the studio had not yet ruled out a reboot of the Steve Carrell-fronted sitcom. Rovner initially refused to comment on plans for a reboot, but then revealed an interest in the project, saying, "whenever Greg Daniels wants to do one, we're standing by."
In other words, any potential reboot of The Office would need to go through executive producer Greg Daniels, who shepherded the U.S. adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comedy to the small screen, though it's also unknown how many of the original cast would be interested in suiting up to give The Office a second lease of life.
Despite ending in 2013 after a successful 9-season run, The Office found a resurgence of popularity when the series joined Netflix's library, where it reportedly became 2020's most-streamed TV series in the United States, with over 57 billion minutes watched ahead of its official departure from the platform on December 31.
NBCUniversal acquired the rights to the show for its streaming service Peacock, where Peacock unveiled a never-before-seen cold open for the show in which John Krasinski's Jim Halpert plays a prank on Rainn Wilson's Dwight, plus 23 extended episodes dubbed The Office: Superfan Episodes featuring longer runtimes and footage that was previously cut.
Peacock has also played host to themed playlists of episode clips geared around Jim's best Dwight pranks, Michael Scott's various words of wisdom and the series' most memorable romantic moments. The streamer also offered a special Office Zen channel, with a continuous stream of office-related ambient noise designed to make the workday go a little bit faster.
NBCUniversal's Peacock service launched in July 2020, though The Office didn't join the platform until January of this year. Now fans can clock in to see Carrell, Krasinski and Wilson, together with co-stars Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Ed Helms, BJ Novak, Amy Ryan, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and James Spader back together again in the workplace sitcom.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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