The Office Reboot Adds Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore as First Cast Members
The Office is hiring: Domhnall Gleeson (The Patient) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) are the first cast members to sign on for a new reboot in the works from original series co-creator Greg Daniels, our sister site Deadline reports.
The new take on the hit NBC workplace comedy, which starred Steve Carell as the inept branch manager of a Pennsylvania paper company, will be set in a new office with new characters but will take place in the same universe as the original series. Details on Gleeson and Impacciatore’s roles have not been released, but they’re said to be part of an ensemble cast.
The Office reboot was first announced back in September, with a writers’ room convening in January. Michael Koman (Nathan For You) has since joined the project as a co-creator along with Daniels. No network or streamer is officially attached to the project yet, though.
Gleeson earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing serial killer Sam — opposite Carell, in fact — in FX/Hulu’s The Patient. He currently stars alongside Andrea Riseborough in the PBS romantic drama Alice & Jack. His film credits include the recent Star Wars sequels, the final two Harry Potter films, Ex Machina and About Time.
Impacciatore, a celebrated comedic actress in her native Italy, played hotel manager Valentina in Season 2 of HBO’s The White Lotus, earning an Emmy nomination last year for the role.
Are you ready to clock in to a new version of The Office? And what kind of roles do you think Gleeson and Impacciatore should play? Hit the break room — er, the comments — below and make your voice heard.
Oh my
I will give this a fair shot. Greg Daniels has proven himself to put out quality television in the things has done since the office began, with Parks and Rec and Upload being favorites.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should.
They’re really doing this? I long ago stopped watching anything in this format (except tor “The Muppets” – because it was the muppets.)
I thought a reboot was a reimagination of the original? And a revival was a continuation of the original with the same cast? Cant this just be a new show by the same creator set in the same sort of environment? Cant they call it something else too? This isn’t “The Office” without the original ensemble.
Read the “Deadline” article. Nothing about it says the show is a “reboot” nor even gonna be called “The Office”. This is likely gonna be another offshoot like “Parks & Rec”. Title and content is pretty misleading.
Well, if it’s anywhere near as good as Parks & Rec ended up being, then that’s a good thing
I don’t have good feelings about this show whatsoever but this casting is rather bizarre as the two actors resumes don’t scream “great choice to cast in a silly comedic sitcom” but I guess I’ll save my judgement for the pilot
Actually I think Sabrina Impacciatore is pretty damn good casting. Her comedic timing is excellent. Her involvement definitely puts this reboot higher on my radar now.
Comedies have a straight man. Also the original Office had people who were “serious” types but hilarious. Sabrina was wonderful in white lotus. Her scenes had quite a bit of levity. im keen to check this out and see how it turns out. Most reboots/rivavals are not as good as the originals but enjoyable in their own right.
We already have The Office at a new workplace with new characters. It’s called Abbott Elementary.
Nobody wants this.
I like that the first 2 announced characters are relative unknowns, in the same vein as when all the characters in the original were similarly unknown, at the time, even Steve Carrell.
I like Nathan Fielder alot-could bring a lot to the show.
I just hope that if the show gets off on solid footing, it doesnt fall into the trap of “character arc” like we began to see in season 4 of the office.
The best sitcoms have FLAWED characters, and growth of a flawed character only takes away from the humor.
The last 5 seasons of Seinfeld were better than the first 4 and the final episode they were all in jail—that’s why its probabaly the best sitcom ever
I thought the co-creators of “The Office” were Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. This is a rekindling of a remake, if anything.
#Tim>Jim