Will Steve Carell appear in The Paper? Possibility of The Office star’s return, explored

The Paper is the much-awaited spinoff and follow-up of the famous series, The Office. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, The Paper is about to premiere on Peacock on September 4, 2025, and is a mockumentary sitcom series.

Featuring Domhnall Gleeson, Chelsea Frei, Tim Key, and others, the show is set in Toledo, Ohio. It follows a documentary crew capturing the staff of the Toledo Truth-Teller, a historic but declining Midwestern newspaper, as it tries to reestablish itself through its reporters and quirky antics.

Ricky Gervais is co-executive producer of the show, and the first season will have ten episodes. Gleeson will play the role of Ned Sampson, who is the new editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Further, Oscar Nunez will reprise his role of Oscar Martinez from The Office, as his character previously worked at Dunder Mifflin.

As the excitement grows over the spinoff, fans are eagerly awaiting news about stars like Steve Carell coming for a cameo in the show. Here’s more on the story.

Details explored about Steve Carell’s appearance in The Paper

While there is no news about Steve Carell or John Krasinski appearing for a cameo in The Paper till now, actress Sabrina Impacciatore told Entertainment Weekly that Carell and Krasinski did come to the sets of The Paper and wished good luck.

As the show began its first day of shoot, the famous stars from The Office, Krasinski and Carell, made it a point to crash the sets and meet the new cast members of the spinoff. Impacciatore states that she, Gleeson, and Frei were in their makeup trailer at Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles when they were visited by the two actors.

“No makeup yet. We are very anxious. Like, oh my God, we’re so scared. And then we hear knock, knock…Someone enters the trailer, and it’s Steve Carell and John Krasinski! We’re fainting. Like, what? Can you imagine? Isn’t it crazy? The first day of shooting!” Impacciatore states.

Coincidentally, Carell and Krasinski were in the same studio lot that day as they were filming for an Italian coffee brand called Lavazza next door. Impacciatore continued mentioning that the two actors stopped by the set of the show and wished the cast good luck as the series began filming. Interestingly, the actress had not seen The Office before she was hired for The Paper, and she began to binge-watch the show and loved Steve Carell. “Steve Carell became someone that I loved,” she states.

More details about The Paper

The show will release all ten episodes of season 1 on September 4, 2025, on Peacock. However, the streamer had earlier decided on rolling out the show over four weeks, as confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to the positive responses that the show has received from people who have reviewed the show, Peacock and the show’s producers decided to make the change and drop the entire season at once.

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