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The Paper Returns Sep 10 with Award-Winning Season Two

6/26/2026

Summary

Ned Targets Club

The Paper will return on Sky and NOW with new episodes debuting on September 10.
Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg and Gbemisola Ikumelo will reprise their roles alongside guest stars.
Season two follows Ned after his Ohio Journalism Awards win as he targets a private club and pursues a romance with Mare.
The 2025-premiered series earned strong viewership and received critics’ praise for its dry, awkward brilliance reminiscent of The Office.

Summary

Peacock Releases Season 2

Peacock will release ten episodes of The Paper season 2 on September 9 2026, continuing the binge-release model from season 1.
The second season arrives one year after the series debuted on September 4 2025, showing a rapid turnaround.
Executive producers include co-creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, plus Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas.
Peacock’s marketing used a video and photos while the season adds comedians Jon Lovitz, Andy Richter, Lisa Gilroy, Matt Braunger, Toks Olagundoye and Phil Hendrie.

Summary

Ned Satirizes Journalism

Season two uses comedy to comment on journalism challenges as staff report under editor Ned Sampson.
Esmerelda Grand (Sabrina Impacciatore) still struggles to find her place.
Oscar Nunez appears as former Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martinez, tying the spin-off to its origin.
The documentary crew that filmed The Office now follows the Toledo Truth Teller, adding a meta-narrative.
Ramona Young, Alex Edelman and Tim Key join the cast.

Summary

Bob Vance Debuts

Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration appears in the premiere episode of “The Paper” season 2.
The documentary crew following the Toledo Truth Teller is the same team that previously embedded with Dunder Mifflin on “The Office.”
Peacock markets “The Paper” as a loose spinoff of “The Office,” linking its mock-documentary style to the original series.
Variety has highlighted “The Paper” as a popular title ahead of its September 9, 2026 release.

History

Historical Context

When NBC launched the American mock-documentary sitcom The Office on March 24 2005, Greg Daniels adapted Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s UK series, producing 201 episodes over nine seasons that reshaped workplace comedy. Its quick-turnaround style set a precedent that streaming service Peacock now follows, releasing the spin-off The Paper’s second season within a year.

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Ned Targets Club

The Paper will return on Sky and NOW with new episodes debuting on September 10.
Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg and Gbemisola Ikumelo will reprise their roles alongside guest stars.
Season two follows Ned after his Ohio Journalism Awards win as he targets a private club and pursues a romance with Mare.
The 2025-premiered series earned strong viewership and received critics’ praise for its dry, awkward brilliance reminiscent of The Office.

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