A reboot of The Office could very well be on the horizon.
According to Puck, The Office reboot was slated to be announced following the end of the writers’ strike. Puck’s Matthew Belloni and Jonathan Handel revealed that Greg Daniels, the creator of The U.S. version of The Office, was looking to revamp the series.
“Greg Daniels is set to do a reboot of The Office, for instance,” they wrote, explaining upcoming Hollywood moves. “Disney’s Dana Walden will finally be able to announce the return of her BFF Ryan Murphy from Netflix. A ton of high-profile movie scripts will come in. The industry will chug back to normal.”
Sunday, tthe Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced they reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). This comes after a 146-day strike.
A remake of the UK sitcom of the same name, The Office ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013 on NBC.
The mockumentary sitcom, which earned four Primetime Emmy Awards, starred Steve Carrell, Rainn Wilson, Mindy Kaling, and John Krasinski.