Steve Carell says Domhnall Gleeson reached out to ask his recommendation about starring within the upcoming follow-up collection to The Workplace.
A follow-up to The Workplace was formally given a collection order by Peacock final month, and whereas Steve Carell received’t be reprising his position as Michael Scott, he did have some recommendation for brand new star Domhnall Gleeson.
Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson starred collectively in FX’s restricted collection The Affected person, so when Gleeson was making an attempt to determine whether or not he ought to take The Workplace gig, he reached out to Carell. “I know Domhnall Gleeson – who I did ‘The Patient’ with – is going to be one of the leads. I know that for sure,” Carell advised Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Present. “He’s a superb actor. And he truly referred to as me and requested, you understand, ‘Should I do this? Is this something… Did you enjoy it?’ I stated, ‘Of course.’“
The official logline for The Workplace follow-up reads: “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.” The untitled follow-up comes from Greg Daniels (The Workplace) and Michael Koman (Nathan for You) and can star Domhnall Gleeson (Ex-Machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus). Additional members of the ensemble forged can be introduced quickly as manufacturing is predicted to kick off subsequent month.
“It’s been more than 10 years since the final episode of The Office aired on NBC, and the acclaimed comedy series continues to gain popularity and build new generations of fans on Peacock,” stated Lisa Katz, president of NBCUniversal Entertainment. “In partnership with Common Tv and led by the inventive workforce of Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, this new collection set within the universe of Dunder Mifflin introduces a brand new forged of characters in a recent setting ripe for comedic storytelling: a every day newspaper.“
In an interview final month, Carell stated that whereas he received’t be showing in The Workplace follow-up, he can be watching. “I will be watching but I will not be showing up. It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character [Michael Scott] to show up in something like that,” he stated. “However I’m enthusiastic about it, it feels like an important conceit. I really like the concept — I assume it’s set in a failing newspaper firm.“
