Steve Carell Reveals Why He 'Will Not Be Showing Up' In New 'The Office' Series
Much to fans’ disappointment, Steve Carell has confirmed that he will not be returning for the new “Office” series.
“I will be watching, but I will not be showing up,” Carell said of the upcoming spinoff while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new movie, “IF,” on Monday.
“It’s just a new thing, and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that.”
Steve Carell says he definitely won't be showing up in the upcoming reboot of #TheOffice, but he thinks the show will be great pic.twitter.com/2QVdNVuM88
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 13, 2024
“But I’m excited about it, it sounds like a great conceit,” Carell continued. “I love the idea — I guess it’s set in a failing newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads. I did [the 2022 series] ‘The Patient’ with him, and he’s an excellent actor and a super nice guy, so I think it’ll be great.”
Carell starred as fan favorite Michael Scott in the American version of “The Office.” The beloved mockumentary sitcom ran for nine seasons, beginning in March 2005 and ending in May 2013.
Despite Carell’s elation over the new “Office” show, social media users on X, formerly called Twitter, have largely slammed the project since its announcement.
It's not a spin off or reboot. There's no crossover. It's just a new show in the style of an old show that they apparently need you to think is The Office because it isn't very good. No one called Parks and Rec an Office spin off. https://t.co/Vhykt6Nzdh
— Jared Jesulaitis (@JaredOn1017) May 9, 2024
This isn’t a spin off……..
They are making a totally different show - with totally different characters………
It just the same “documentary” format - based in a different office https://t.co/jgsx4h5sTv— Tony Butcher® (@OttButcher) May 9, 2024
Welp -- looks like there will be an Office spin-off from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman. But it's about a "dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters."
I have 1,000 thoughts.— Elahe Izadi | الهه (@ElaheIzadi) May 8, 2024
Why can’t this just be its own original show? Why does it need to be some sort of spin off of the office? It’s a different people in a different city and a different company. It’s a different show. https://t.co/Aa02yuXlFI
— david but in survival mode (@Aerocles) May 8, 2024
Co-created by Greg Daniels, who developed and executive produced “The Office,” and television writer Michael Koman, the forthcoming series will be set in the Dunder Mifflin universe and introduce a new cast of characters, Deadline reported last week.
The show, which will be on Peacock, will see “the documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters,” according to a press release from Peacock.
Production for the series, which is still untitled, will begin in July. A release date has not been announced.
