Peacock’s upcoming The Office followup has officially landed its first original cast member. According to Deadline, Oscar Nuñez will reprise his role as Oscar Martinez from the NBC sitcom for the new series, currently just known as Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman Projects. Set in the same universe as The Office, the new series, rumored to be called The Paper, will take place at a dying historic newspaper in the Midwest. The documentary crew from Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch take on the new assignment as the publisher tries to revive the newspaper with volunteer reporters.
While it’s unknown what kind of role Dunder Mifflin’s accountant will have at a Midwestern newspaper, he will be a character in the show, and Nuñez has been involved from the start. The actor joins an ensemble cast that includes Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, and Tim
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