The Paper: what time is The Office spin-off out in UK and USA? How to watch on Peacock, Sky and Now TV

The Paper is a spin-off of the beloved American version of The Office 🚨📺

  • The Paper is finally set to hit the presses.
  • It is a spin-off of the beloved comedy The Office.
  • But when exactly can you watch the show?

The first season of the highly anticipated comedy series The Paper is set to be delivered very soon. However, viewers in the UK will have to wait an extra day to see it.

From the makers of The Office, it follows that beloved comedy series’ faux-documentary style. Only this time it is set in a newspaper and not Dunder Mifflin.

Set in Ohio, this time, it follows the struggling Toledo Truth-Teller as it attempts to resurrect itself with volunteer reporters. But when exactly can you watch it?

When is The Paper season 1 out?

For viewers in America, the first season of the show is set to be released today (September 4). All ten episodes will come out at once, so audiences can binge to their hearts content.

However, audiences in the UK will have to wait an extra day to catch the show. It will be released tomorrow (September 5) on this side of the Atlantic.

What time is The Paper season 1 out?

Peacock will be releasing the first season all at once on September 4 in America. It is available to watch from 12am PT/ 3am.

Sky/ Now TV tends to release new shows at around 8am British time, unless it is doing simultaneous streams such as with HBO programmes.

How to watch The Paper?

In America, The Paper will be delivered by Peacock. For those in the UK it will be released on Sky and also Now TV, for those who are subscribed to that platform.

Who is in the cast of The Paper?

Despite being a spiritual follow-up to The Office, with the pitch being that it is the same crews that filmed the documentary at Dunder Mifflin, don’t expect to see too many familiar faces. The only actor confirmed to be returning will be Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez.

The cast for The Paper includes one of the stars of The White Lotus season two, along with

Domhnall Gleeson. See who is in the main roles:

  • Domhnall Gleeson as Ned Sampson
  • Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmeralda Grand
  • Chelsea Frei as Mare Pritti
  • Melvin Gregg as Detrick Moore
  • Gbemisola Ikumelo as Adelola Olofin
  • Alex Edelman as Adam Cooper
  • Ramona Young as Nicole Lee
  • Tim Key as Ken Davies
  • Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez (returning from The Office)

What to expect from The Paper?

Describing the series, Sky said: “The Paper follows the documentary crew that immortalised Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” (US) as they find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. The Paper, a mockumentary series from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, will boast an all-star cast led by Domhnall Gleeson.”

Will there be The Paper season two?

Ahead of its release on streaming this week, Peacock announced that it had renewed The Paper for a second season. No time frame has been given for when the future episodes will be released.

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