The Office's Peacock Reboot Confirmation Prompts Surprisingly Bright Response From UK Co-Creator

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Summary Stephen Merchant is happy with the premise of The Office reboot, which was recently confirmed to be moving forward at Peacock.

Merchant doesn't have any inside information about the show, but is "looking forward to it."

The reboot could be completely different from the original due to the evolution of office life in recent years.

The Office's reboot confirmation prompts a surprisingly optimistic response from the show's co-creator, Stephen Merchant. Co-created by Ricky Gervais, the UK version of The Office first aired in 2001, with Greg Daniels' American version subsequently hitting NBC in 2005. The American version of the show became a sitcom sensation, and it was recently confirmed that a reboot is now officially on the way at Peacock. The reboot will follow workers at a failing Midwestern newspaper.

Following confirmation of Peacock's The Office reboot, Merchant now shares his thoughts regarding the new series during a recent interview with Deadline.

While Merchant seemingly doesn't have any information on the show beyond what has been officially revealed, he expresses excitement about the project. Check out his optimistic comments below:

“They just make us sign bits of paperwork to say they can do it and I’m looking forward to it. I like the idea … that it’s within the universe of The Office, but not necessarily in the same office. I just hope they represent what office life must be like now. I guess the whole show will just be on Zoom and people only come in like twice a week.”

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Source: Deadline