The Workplace creator Greg Daniels is teaming up with Nathan for You’s Michael Koman to develop a brand new sequence set in the identical continuity, however it will not be a sequel. Yay?
Sitcoms are the kind of TV present that merely retains working simply superb for studios, streaming giants, and cable broadcasters. They’re low-cost (and fast) to jot down and produce, and might go on for years, if not a long time, if wanted. After all, with each Hollywood large going via their library of once-successful properties, a reboot of The Workplace taking place was solely a matter of time.
Plans for a comeback of NBC’s hit American sitcom (there was additionally a reasonably nice BBC sequence) have been in movement for some time now, however a proper dedication hadn’t been introduced but. Now, Deadline has revealed Common Tv is doubling down on the potential spinoff sequence, which is not truly described as a reboot or remake, however as a substitute as an in-continuity follow-up specializing in a wholly completely different workplace and firm.
Daniels has reportedly been working “with a bunch of writers on what may develop into an enlargement of The Workplace universe” earlier than Comedy Central’s Nathan for You (2013-2017) co-creator Michael Koman “emerged as a number one inventive voice.” The selection is smart, as Nathan for You was one other mockumentary-like office comedy of kinds that labored out very well, making Koman excellent to steer a staff of writers and attempt to crack open an attractive sufficient pitch. Moreover, Koman shares greater than a few real-life connections with Daniels, so this is not a first-ever team-up.
The truth that each Common and Daniels have been wanting on the yet-to-be-greenlit sequence as a non secular successor of kinds as a substitute of a nostalgic continuation of the story that was (principally) wrapped up in a satisfying means again in 2013 is encouraging. Many beloved sitcoms, reminiscent of Frasier, have been resurrected solely to hardly hit their targets and find yourself cheapening the unique conclusions.
After attempting to make an Workplace reunion of kinds for years, perhaps it is for one of the best to go away the unique sequence behind… even when thrilling cameos may occur.