Domhnall Gleeson stars in The Office spinoff, The Paper

by Vanely Barumire |

11 September 2025

So, a US spinoff of a critically-acclaimed US spinoff of a UK TV show. 

Domhnall Gleeson

A brain teaser no one really asked for, but a refreshing take on the demise of print journalism. 

Mixing the humour and fly-on-the-wall filming that made The Office so beloved, The Paper is both a social commentary and its own product at the same time. 

Finding a balance between making a statement about the state of local journalism and being a comedy, the series is both thought-provoking and witty. 

Desperate to revive a failing Midwestern newspaper, new Editor in Chief Ned Sampson enlists the help of untrained journalists to fill the print version of the Toledo Truth-Teller, in this mock-documentary series from the same minds behind The Office. 

There is real potential in the show even after two episodes. 

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Domnhall Gleeson’s Ned Sampson is a refreshing take on Michael Scott (Steve Carell), whose over-enthusiasm became annoying nearing the end of the show’s first season. 

The slightly self-deprecating, self-proclaimed over-romanticiser, Ned Sampson, is a welcomed contrast to the Dunder Mifflin regional manager. 

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