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Season 1 – The Paper

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The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.
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The Paper — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

The Paper still has edits to be made but gets off to a promising start, establishing amusing dynamics and a genuine conviction for journalism that make for a potentially worthy successor to The Office.

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Clarisse Loughrey Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jan 8
We’re comparing ten episodes of a brand new sitcom with new characters and new actors, with 201 episodes of a sitcom audiences have etched into their brains. It’s like comparing your childhood best friend to a stranger you’ve just met. Go to Full Review John Wilmes Chicago Reader Dec 23
As a metaphor for people trying to relearn how a functioning world works, it’s useful—but it will need to fine-tune its strings upon the audience’s heart if the parable is ever to broaden its appeal beyond the choir to which it preaches. Go to Full Review Graeme Blundell The Australian Sep 20
The Paper is droll enough to start, though a bit chaotic, and it will take a while for the actors to fully inhabit their roles. But then so was The Office, and look what happened to that series. Go to Full Review Tara Ariano Cracked Mar 7
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The Paper has interesting characters and amusing situations — they’re just all in the service of a premise it doesn’t take seriously enough. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ Jan 1
This demonstrates a welcome commitment to the mockumentary format and trades heavily on the juxtaposition between what they characters say and do. Go to Full Review Neely Swanson Beverly Hills Courier Dec 22
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Alexis L @SpagooterNooter 2d Not as great as the office. Reboots usually never are. The writing and the stories are okay. Some of the characters feel out of place to me. Also very woke. Gleeson has really impressed me as an actor though. Hope to see him in the future. See more Stephen D @RT37880768 6d As a former journalist, I truly believe this world is endlessly ripe for satire, but the first season never quite congealed into something insightful, clever or even particularly funny. Hopefully, the second season allows them to work out some hiccups, but I'm not sure I'm interested enough to keep up. See more Cassie C @Cassiec Aug 4 It took me a couple of episodes, but once the newsroom characters settled in, I was hooked. See more Sherrie G @RT56790953211 Jul 23 It's never going to replace The Office, but once I stopped comparing them, I found it genuinely funny. The mockumentary style still works. See more Sidhardha G @RT92535494 May 25 If you have watched, you would enjoy this so much. It is not as crazy as office. But it is soft and warm at the same time being a realistic news paper company See more Taylor O. @taylorozzo May 23 Not that interesting yet, but the first seasons of every show pretty much sucks, so I’ll keep watching to see if it gets better. See more Read all reviews
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Greg Daniels

Creator

Michael Koman

Creator

Oscar Nunez

Oscar Martinez

Domhnall Gleeson

Ned Sampson

Sabrina Impacciatore

Esmeralda Grand

Chelsea Frei

Mare Pritti

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 4, 2025 Pilot The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover the historic Toledo Truth Teller, a Midwestern newspaper, and its publisher's efforts to revive it. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 4, 2025 The Five W's Ned slowly starts with his volunteer crew until Esmeralda forces an accelerated scramble for stories; Detrick and Travis, Mare and Barry, and Adam and Adelola form Woodward and Bernstein teams with limited results. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 4, 2025 Buddy and the Dude Ned tags along on Mare's consumer sting story after Esmeralda tells him a bunch of things that get in his head; Oscar has to stick his neck out in a budget meeting; Detrick and Nicole play two truths and a lie until it blows up. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 4, 2025 TTT vs the Blogger After learning that a snarky high schooler's blog has more readers than the paper, Ned and Esmeralda team up to embarrass the corner-cutting brat; Mare and Oscar cover a beloved music teacher's last production. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 4, 2025 Scam Alert! Ned chases a story about a local scammer operating through a dating app and realizes he may already have the scoop when he learns Esmeralda was one of his victims; Nicole is full of vengeful glee. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 4, 2025 Churnalism Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves, but Esmeralda retaliates and covers one of Ned's stories and finds a scandal; Ken turns Adam into a lab rat; Oscar and Adelola compare pain tolerances. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 4, 2025 I Love You With Marv camped out in the newsroom while his office is painted, Ned and the staff find their unresolved attitudes toward authority bubbling up; Esmeralda and Ken plot a betrayal that leaks. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 4, 2025 Church and State Mare uncovers a story that pits the Truth Teller against its corporate owner; Ned's past as a high-pressure toilet paper salesman embarrasses him; Esmeralda tries to stage-mom her son into commercials; Ken participates in a cover-up. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 4, 2025 Matching Ponchos Ned and Mare take a long road trip to interview a possible cult leader after Detrick backs out; Ken drags Nicole into his corporate apology tour; Oscar is driven mad by a troll commenting on his pieces; Esmeralda is visited by an incubus. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 4, 2025 The Ohio Journalism Awards Ned stifles his desire to win at the Ohio Journalism Awards; Nicole uncovers Detrick's monogamy and becomes furious; Oscar comes to terms with the documentary; Mare brings a famous date; Esmeralda sings and Ken plots an emergency to play the hero. Details

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Season Info

Director
Paul Lieberstein
Creator
Greg Daniels, Michael Koman
Executive Producer
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman
Screenwriter
Mo Welch
Network
Peacock
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 4, 2025
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