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Season 2 – 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.

Critics Reviews

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Peter Martin ScreenAnarchy 1h
3.5/5.0
It's lovely to see that Season 2 enables every aspect of the show -- most notably, its characters and its storylines -- to congeal more fully and authentically, making The Paper something that's worth binging. Go to Full Review Katie Doll CBR 3h
7/10
Where The Paper continues to thrive is showing off different types of personalities within the journalism landscape, and the witty jokes that arise from it. Go to Full Review Megan Lachinski Next Best Picture 4h
6/10
A disjointed ensemble of comedic gems carries it and has just enough of the originals’ charm to make it worth the visit. Go to Full Review Tania Hussain Collider 5h
8/10
With Season 2, The Paper feels less like a show living in The Office’s shadow and more like a workplace comedy that can actually stand beside it. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 5h
4/5
…maybe all this isn’t quite as generally relatable as the sales team in The Office, but The Paper credibly dramatises the real issues involved in print and digital journalism, and finds considerable good humour there…. Go to Full Review Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club 5h
While there’s some impressive recalibration that has gone into the second, 10-episode season of the series... A lot of that recalibration went in entirely the wrong directions. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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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 Airs Sep 9 The Best of Us After a magical weekend sweeping the Ohio Journalism Awards, Ned tries to find the right time to ask Marv for a bigger budget; Esmeralda loudly plays the grief card. Details Episode 2 Airs Sep 9 Weekend Ned Ned and Mare ditch the documentary crew, leaving Adam and Adelola in charge of the weekend edition; Esmeralda recruits Ken to be her son's pretend dad. Details Episode 3 Airs Sep 9 Hearst's Mistress Ned and Mare search for a journalistic crusade and find themselves at her apartment; Oscar negotiates the rights to Mr. Digit with Marv. Details Episode 4 Airs undefined Impressing a Cop Mare finds a fabulous story after Ned has a bruising interaction at his cop source's gun range; Oscar enjoys "The Real Single Ladies of Toledo"; Esmeralda plans a not-so-scary haunted house. Details Episode 5 Airs undefined Dueling Pencils Ned and Mare's crusade is delayed when their new podcast gets too spicy; Esmeralda pays the price for embarrassing the company. Details Episode 6 Airs undefined 125 Years Young Ned invites journalists to witness the paper's 125th birthday and finds out what it's like to be the story; Esmeralda has to make up years of skipped HR training and gets creative. Details Episode 7 Airs undefined Tornado Alert When a tornado threatens Toledo, Ned struggles with his emergency messaging; the staff at the Cincinnati Chronicle consider Mare primitive; Esmeralda tries to prove she is not a narcissist; Travis and Adelola storm chase. Details Episode 8 Airs undefined Secret Team Ned forms a secret team after he's told he can't cover an important story; Esmeralda forms her own covert squad to find out what Ned's secret team is up to. Details Episode 9 Airs undefined Who's Marv Marving? Ned tries to protect Mare from nasty rumors; Esmeralda interviews to be the consort of a powerful 90-year-old; Marv and Ann go undercover to help with the investigation. Details Episode 10 Airs undefined The NS Board Ned finds publishing his and Detrick's big story will require sacrifices, as do other worthwhile things; Esmeralda goes undercover to expose prejudice; Mare has a choice to make if she wants to play in the big leagues. Details

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Season Info

Creator
Greg Daniels, Michael Koman
Executive Producer
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman
Network
Peacock
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 9, 2026
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