“The weird thing about that is when we ended it, we jumped forward a year and a lot of them aren’t working there anymore.” I think the issue is: what is left to say about the characters?” People are more open to it now it seems like. “I think it’s probably more likely now that the show is on Peacock. With momentum on the show’s side, there were even talks of The Office reunion show from Daniels himself. Cast member Brian Baumgartner – the man behind the loveable dullard, Kevin Malone – was even crowned the highest earner on Cameo for 2020. In addition to the steady increase of streaming viewership around the world, this time last year, an official Spotify podcast was launched in celebration of the show’s 15-year anniversary.
“I would want to be involved, and I’ve got two other shows I’m working on right now.”Īs mentioned earlier, despite airing its final episode in 2013, The Office certainly hasn’t declined in popularity. “It’s not impossible for sure,” Greg Daniels previously told Collider. RELATED: How Much Money Has Jerry Seinfeld Made From His Show?
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NBC, on the other hand, has only made how much it values the US adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s original series – reportedly paying approximately US$500 million to reclaim the stateside streaming rights from Netflix for its own fledgling content platform, Peacock.
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“Whenever Greg Daniels wants to do one, we’re standing by,” Susan Rovner, NBC Universal Chairman of Entertainment (Television & Streaming), tells Deadline at the Edinburgh International TV Festival initially responding with “No comment” when questioned about plans for The Office reboot during a panel session, indicating something was actually in the machinations.ĭaniels has been occupying himself with projects like the since-concluded Parks & Recreations, and more recently, reuniting with Steve Carell for Netflix’s Space Force(to extremely mixed reception).
Which is why the top brass over at NBC Universal has stated a reboot of The Office will go ahead… as soon as creator Greg Daniels is ready to retread that pathway.
From uninspiring Tinder bios to monster streaming numbers, it hasn’t exactly gone unnoticed. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and the years have done nothing but strengthen the fandom of a certain beloved mockumentary sitcom.