The next iteration of The Office is coming together.
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the new take on the beloved NBC Steve Carell comedy has cast the first two members of what will be the ensemble comedy with Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) and Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) becoming the first two to join the cast of the potential series.
Reps for Universal Television, which is producing the updated take from creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman (Nathan for You), declined to comment as the details surrounding the project remain closely guarded. A platform for the project has not yet been determined as sources say Daniels and the studio want to make sure the take is right before setting it up at a network/streamer. Peacock remains the exclusive streaming home for Daniels’ The Office after paying millions to secure the rights back from Netflix, where the show reached millions of new fans.
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Details on roles that Impacciatore and Gleeson are playing are being kept under wraps given the huge expectations that come along with anything connected to this new incarnation of The Office, though sources say Daniels and Koman have been casting a wide net to find talent availabilities for the latter half of this year.
As THR previously reported, The Office creator Greg Daniels opened up a development room in early January to explore a new series that will be set in the same universe as the former NBC hit (itself a take on the British Ricky Gervais comedy). Daniels recently tapped Koman to co-create the project, which the prolific writer-producer does not consider to be a reboot of his 2005 mockumentary.
Impacciatore earned a supporting actress in a drama series Emmy nomination for her role in season two of HBO’s The White Lotus as Valentina, the manager of the Sicily hotel. Her credits include Call My Agent and she next stars in Julian Schnabel’s feature In the Hand of Dante, opposite Oscar Isaac and Gal Gadot. She’s repped by Gersh, MGMT and Gianni Chiffi.
Gleeson, meanwhile, recently wrapped filming the FX limited series The Patient, opposite The Office star Carell. He can currently be seen in PBS’ Alice & Jack opposite Andrea Riseborough. His credits include David Mandel’s HBO limited series The White House Plumbers, HBO’s Run as well as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Last Jedi and The Force Awakens. Next he has the Apple feature Echo Valley, opposite Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, and the streamer’s Fountain of Youth, opposite another former Office star, John Krasinski, and Natalie Portman. He’s repped by Paradigm, The Agency and Goodman Genow.
The new take on The Office comes at a busy time for Daniels, who recently scored a final season renewal for his Amazon comedy Upload. The prolific creator and producer is also reteaming with Mike Judge for a new season of his beloved animated comedy King of the Hill for Hulu. Together, the duo also has a wildly successful animation company with multiple series across a slew of streamers.
Borys Kit contributed reporting.
