Steve Carell, who appeared on seven seasons of the beloved series The Office, shared his thoughts on the upcoming spinoff of the show.
“I will be watching but I will not be showing up,” Carell told The Hollywood Reporter during the premiere of his upcoming movie IF. “It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character [Michael Scott] to show up in something like that.”
The actor, 61, went on to add that while he may not be a part of the new series, he is “excited” about it. “It sounds like a great conceit. I love the idea.”
He continued, “I guess it’s set in a family newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads; I did [2022 series] The Patient with him and he’s an excellent actor and a super nice guy so I think it’ll be great.”
The Office’s Greg Daniels and Nathan for You co-creator Michael Koman are the showrunners for the new show.
The spinoff will be set in the universe of Dunder Mifflin and introduce a new cast of characters, this time centred on a dying historic Midwestern newspaper but followed by the same documentary crew that immortalized The Office’s famed Scranton office.
