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Tom's Guide
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Peacock's new 'The Office' spinoff just got an official release date — here's when you can stream it
"The Paper" is officially ready for print. Back in May, we got a first look at a new spinoff from "The Office" about a struggling Midwestern newspaper, the Toledo Truth Teller. With that tease, we also got a vague release window for September of this year. Now, we know that "The Paper" will premiere on Sept. 4 with a four-episode premiere on Peacock. The remaining six episodes are dropping on the streaming service in two-episode drops until the two-episode season finale on Sept. 25. If you haven't heard about this spinoff of NBC's iconic sitcom, 'The Paper' is set in the same universe as the Emmy Award-winning mockumentary. And like with the original show, pushing paper is important. As previously mentioned, this show is centered around the fictional newspaper, the Toledo Truth Teller. The team at The Truth Teller is struggling to keep it afloat despite the efforts of its eager publisher to revive it. "The Paper" stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, and Tim Key. Plus, "The Office" star Oscar Nuñez reprises his role from the original show. Eric Rahill, Tracy Letts, Molly Ephraim, Mo Welch, Allan Havey, Duane Shepard Sr., Nate Jackson and Nancy Lenehan are set to appear in guest starring roles. If you're worried this is just a money grab from NBC, let me assuage some of those concerns. "The Paper" brings back 'The Office' co-creator Greg Daniels and adds "Nathan for You" co-creator Michael Koman to the creative team. It also features the same documentary crew who spent their time recording life in Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch, providing some intriguing continuity from the original show. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Malcolm has been with Tom's Guide since 2022, and has been covering the latest in streaming shows and movies since 2023. He's not one to shy away from a hot take, including that "John Wick" is one of the four greatest films ever made. Here's what he's been watching lately:
Mint
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
‘The Paper' OTT release date OUT: Check when and where to watch follow-up to ‘The Office'
Peacock has announced that 'The Paper', its new comedy series and a spiritual follow-up to the hit mockumentary 'The Office', will premiere on September 4. The first four episodes will be available at launch, with Indian audiences able to stream the series exclusively on JioHotstar from September 5. Created, written, and executive produced by Greg Daniels ('The Office') and Michael Koman ('Nathan for You'), 'The Paper' continues Daniels' exploration of workplace dynamics through sharp, observational humour. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Following the debut, two new episodes will be released each Thursday until the series wraps on September 26. The series follows in the footsteps of 'The Office', the acclaimed American mockumentary that originally aired on NBC from 2005 to 2013 and has since become a global cultural phenomenon. While 'The Paper' is not a direct sequel, it shares creative DNA and comedic sensibility with its predecessor. Joining Daniels and Koman on the production team are executive producers Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, and Banijay Americas (formerly Reveille). Direction comes from a lineup of seasoned professionals, including Daniels himself, Ken Kwapis, Yana Gorskaya, Paul Lieberstein, and others. The cast includes Domhnall Gleeson ('Ex Machina', 'About Time'), Sabrina Impacciatore ('The White Lotus'), Chelsea Frei ('Poker Face', 'The Cleaning Lady'), Melvin Gregg ('American Vandal', 'Snowfall'), Gbemisola Ikumelo ('Black Ops', 'A League Of Their Own'), and Alex Edelman ('Just For Us', 'Unfrosted'), along with Ramona Young, Tim Key, and 'The Office' alum Oscar Nuñez. Guest stars set to appear throughout the season include Eric Rahill, Tracy Letts, Molly Ephraim, Mo Welch, Allan Havey, Duane Shepard Sr., Nate Jackson, and Nancy Lenehan. With its strong creative team, ensemble cast, and lineage tracing back to one of television's most beloved comedies, 'The Paper' is poised to offer a fresh yet familiar take on modern office life, tailored for today's audience.
Los Angeles Times
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
With ‘The Rehearsal,' Nathan Fielder needs his own Emmy category
Yes, Tom Cruise will soon own an Oscar. But has he ever flown a Boeing 737 with 150 passengers on board? I'm Glenn Whipp, columnist for the Los Angeles Times and host of The Envelope newsletter, here to explain why Nathan Fielder should be the Top Gun of this Emmy season. The second season of Nathan Fielder's brilliantly bonkers 'The Rehearsal' opens inside a commercial jet cockpit where the plane's captain and first officer are having a tense exchange as they prepare to land at a fogged-in runway. The first officer suggests they're off course. The captain disagrees but is soon proved wrong as the plane crashes. We see the pilots slumped in the cockpit, dead. Then the camera pans to Fielder, surveying the fiery aftermath, a disaster he just re-created in a simulator on a soundstage. With that prelude, it may seem strange to tell you that I laughed out loud as many times watching 'The Rehearsal' as I did any other TV series this season. Not during the simulated disasters, of course, which Fielder used to illustrate what he believes to be biggest issue in airline travel today — pilots failing to communicate during a crisis. So, yes, 'The Rehearsal' is about airline safety. Mostly. But Fielder is a master of misdirection. There is no way you can predict where he'll direct his premise, and I found myself delighting in utter surprise at the tangents he took in 'The Rehearsal' this season. An alternate biopic of pilot Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, with Fielder playing Sully from diapered baby to the Evanescence-loving hero landing in the Hudson River? Yes! Re-creating the German subsidiary of Paramount+ as a Nazi headquarters? OK! Vacuuming up air from San Jose to help train a cloned dog in Los Angeles while he attempts to understand how the nature-vs.-nurture dynamic might play out in human behavior? Ummmmm ... sure. We'll go with it! With Fielder's incisive mind, the detours are everything. Even the destination this season came as a jolt. Yes, it involves that Boeing 737 I mentioned in the intro, and, no, I'm not going to elaborate because I still feel like not enough people have watched 'The Rehearsal.' The series' first two seasons are available on HBO, as are all four seasons of Fielder's Comedy Central docuseries 'Nathan for You,' which had Fielder 'helping' small-business owners improve their sales. (Example: Pitching a Santa Clarita liquor store owner that he should sell booze to minors but just not let them take it home until they turned 21.) The humor in 'The Rehearsal' can be just as outrageous as 'Nathan for You,' but the overall tone is more thoughtful, as it also explores loneliness and the masks we all wear at times to hide our alienation. For the Emmys, HBO has submitted 'The Rehearsal' in the comedy categories. Where else would they put it? But the show is so singular that I wonder if even its fans in the Television Academy will remember to vote for it. They should. It's funny, insightful, occasionally terrifying, utterly unforgettable. And I hope Isabella Henao, the winner of the series' reality show competition, goes places. She sure can sing! Meanwhile, that other pilot, Tom Cruise, will finally receive an Oscar, an honorary one, in November at the Governors Awards, alongside production designer Wynn Thomas and choreographer and actor Debbie Allen. Dolly Parton, singer, actor and beloved icon, will be given the annual Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her charitable work. Cruise has been nominated for three acting Oscars over the years — for playing Marine Corps Sgt. Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's 1989 antiwar movie 'Born on the Fourth of July,' the sports agent who had Renée Zellweger at hello in Cameron Crowe's 1996 classic 'Jerry Maguire' and the chauvinistic motivational speaker in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 opus 'Magnolia.' Cruise was also nominated as a producer for 2022's dad cinema favorite 'Top Gun: Maverick.' Cruise should have won the supporting actor Oscar for 'Magnolia,' a ferocious turn in which he harnessed his strutting brashness to play an odious character hiding a deep well of pain. It came the same year as his star turn opposite then-wife Nicole Kidman in 'Eyes Wide Shut.' Not a bad double feature! Instead, Michael Caine won for 'Cider House Rules' during an Oscar era in which there was seemingly no prize Harvey Weinstein couldn't land. It wasn't even Caine's first Oscar; he had already won for 'Hannah and Her Sisters.' Cruise has devoted himself to commercial action movies, mostly of the 'Mission: Impossible' variety, for the past two decades. He did recently complete filming a comedy with director Alejandro González Iñárritu, scheduled for release next year. It'd be funny if Cruise wins a competitive Oscar after picking up an honorary one. It happened with Paul Newman, Cruise's co-star in 'The Color of Money.'
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nathan Fielder Reveals Why Paramount+ Removed ‘Nathan for You' Episode
On HBO and Max, Nathan Fielder is attempting to rid America of all air disasters. But The Rehearsal just made a stop in Paramount-bashing territory. On Sunday's episode of The Rehearsal, Fielder revealed a conversation he had with Paramount after discovery Paramount+ had removed a 2015 episode of his series Nathan for You, which originally aired on Comedy Central, one of Paramount Global's cable channels. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'The Rehearsal' Season 2 Trailer: Nathan Fielder Believes He Has the Answer to Recent Air Disasters Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone Take a Ride on the Wild Side as TV's Cringiest Couple All the Stars Who Attended Kate Berlant's One-Woman Show Opening Night at Pasadena Playhouse In Nathan for You season three's second episode, titled 'Horseback Riding/Man Zone,' after the Vancouver-based jacket company Taiga posted a tribute to Doug Collins, a Holocaust denier, Fielder launches a (real) winter-wear line called Summit Ice. Fielder is from Vancouver; Taiga touts its apparel as 'German-engineered' and 'Canadian-made.' Though like all things Fielder the endeavor began as a low-key goof, Summit Ice is actually a very real brand. It donates all of its profits to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre in Vancouver. Fielder, who is Jewish, says sales since 2015 have raised 'millions of dollars.' On The Rehearsal season two episode two, Fielder calls Summit Ice his 'proudest achievement' and said it reiterates the stated mission of the current season, proving that 'a comedy show could make a difference.' In the case of this current season of this comedy show, Fielder has been using his trademark elaborate setups (and a whole bunch of HBO money) to ostensibly help empower co-pilots to stand up to captains in dangerous in-flight scenarios. Lately, Summit Ice has been raising awareness (and again, money) without the episode of its creation even being available to stream. 'In late 2023, I discovered that the episode of Nathan for You featuring the Summit Ice story mysteriously went missing from the Paramount+ streaming service,' Fielder said on The Rehearsal. So Fielder emailed 'some contacts I had at Paramount.' Striking the correct tone was 'complicated,' he said. 'The tricky thing is, Paramount is currently airing a different series of mine: a scripted drama that hadn't yet been renewed,' Fielder continued, referring to Showtime's (also owned by Paramount) The Curse. It still has not been renewed (or officially canceled). 'How I spoke to them could have career repercussions.' That's not wholly dissimilar to what can happen when a co-pilot takes the controls from their captain, Fielder argues. A bit of a stretch, but it works. 'I remember wanting to convey how urgent this was for me, and yet my email was extremely cordial, using phrases like 'Forever grateful' and 'Happy Holidays,'' Fielder recalled, pulling up the emails. Fielder hired an actor to re-create the scene as he awkwardly hovered over his shoulder. The Fielder Method, as we're occasionally told. Paramount told Fielder the Summit Ice episode had been 'taken down intentionally' due to 'sensitivities,' he read off the emails. The decision originated with Paramount+ in Germany, where executives expressed being 'uncomfortable' with 'anything that touches on antisemitism' in the wake of the Israel/Hamas conflict, the emails stated. It was a local decision that soon went global. 'Before long, the ideology of Paramount+ Germany had spread to the entire globe, eliminating all Jewish content that made them uncomfortable,' Fielder says, adding, 'This is real, by the way.' It is real: Fielder is correct that the Summit Ice episode is not streaming on Paramount+. The decision came 'following a standards review,' a spokesperson for Paramount told The Hollywood Reporter. 'Currently on the Paramount app, there are 50 results for 'nazi,' 10 for 'Hitler' and zero for 'Judaism,'' Fielder said. 'We've been erased.' THR re-created those searches, and Fielder is about right, give or take. The results for 'nazi' though includes some kids shows that are definitely not about nazis, so it's an imperfect system. A search for 'jew' yielded four results. Last night's episode of The Rehearsal goes on to see Fielder visiting a ridiculous re-creation of what he guesses the Paramount Germany offices to look like, as Fielder gives himself a chance to express what he really wanted to say in those hesitant emails. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Show That Makes Being Awkward Feel Good
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily's Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what's keeping them entertained. Today's special guest is Serena Dai, a senior editor who has written about the easiest way to keep your friends, the art of the restaurateur, and the endless hunt to make meaning of marriage. Serena was surprised by how much she enjoyed The Rehearsal, the comedian Nathan Fielder's latest pseudo-reality series. She's also an avid romance-novel reader, a newly minted Jonas Brothers fan, and a longtime admirer of Kathryn Hahn's work. The Culture Survey: Serena Dai The television show I'm most enjoying right now: I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I could not bear to watch Nathan for You, a beloved show where the comedian Nathan Fielder suggests outlandish plans to help small businesses. Every person I trusted assured me that Fielder was a genius, and I got the sense that I must lack some sort of sophistication for not enjoying it. The entrepreneurs he was trying to 'help' with suggestions such as poop-flavored frozen yogurt were real people; I felt too badly for them to find the show entertaining. So I was surprised to discover that I loved his new series, The Rehearsal—and now, a few episodes into the second season, I finally understand the 'genius' moniker that my buddies have bequeathed him. Similar to Nathan for You, the show pairs Fielder's monotonous tone with outrageous conceits, but this time, the premise is staging 'rehearsals' to help people prepare for difficult moments. Though he's still cringey (and still allegedly misleading real people), he also poses questions about how comedy can effect real-life change, and reveals some insights about his own role in the entertainment industry's worst impulses. His critiques feel organic instead of forced, something that is not easy. By the second episode of the new season, I found myself not only in awe of the lengths he would go for a bit but also laughing out loud at the results. [Related: Nathan Fielder is his own worst enemy.] The upcoming entertainment event I'm most looking forward to: The return of Lena Dunham's work to our TV screens, with her upcoming Netflix show, Too Much. I recently rewatched the first season of Girls, and seeing it in my 30s (long after the heated discourse about Millennials and nepo babies that surrounded the show's debut), I had a deeper appreciation for Dunham's talent for writing sharply drawn characters—ones who, even when they're infuriating, you can't help but love. When she hits, she hits! The new show, which debuts on July 10, stars one of my favorite internet personalities, the comedian Megan Stalter. She has an intensity in her facial expressions that makes me laugh before she even says a word, and I am eager to see how Dunham works with her talents. [Related: Eight perfect episodes of TV] An actor I would watch in anything: Kathryn Hahn. She's funny and moving in so much that she does, but I really fell for her in I Love Dick, an adaptation of the Chris Kraus novel where she excels at playing a woman who wants and wants and wants. My favorite way of wasting time on my phone: This year, I finally did something that I've been thinking about for years: I started pulling up the Kindle app to read a book when I had the instinct to refresh my Instagram feed. I read an essay a long time ago recommending it as a way both to read more books and to make phone time feel less terrible, but I hadn't done it. For years, I still felt that any extended time I spent on my phone meant something bad about me, and frankly, I was also just easily distracted. But I decided I didn't need to read Proust, only stay off social media; as a result, I have probably tripled my intake of romance novels, which are breezy yet still require an attention span longer than 30 seconds. I recently dipped my toe into historical romance and have been loving the Ravenels series, by Lisa Kleypas, which you may also enjoy if you're a fan of Bridgerton. I do still spend plenty of time on Instagram trying to remind myself to not pay too much attention to parenting or fitness influencers, but I promise it's less. Much, much less. An author I will read anything by: Jasmine Guillory. I love romance, I love love, and I love her characters. An online creator whom I'm a fan of: I've been finding small ways to incorporate more Mandarin into my life because I'm trying to speak it more to my toddler, and a friend recommended following her Chinese teacher, Neruda Ling, on Instagram. He blends internet humor with Mandarin lessons, which is exactly what I need after a lifetime of associating the language with textbooks and long Sunday mornings in suburban community-college classrooms. Crucially, he also explains curse words and gay slang, something my immigrant mother would never have done in depth. To be honest, I'm not sure if I remember any of the phrases he's taught, and even if I did, I doubt that I would have the guts to deploy them in casual conversation. Mostly, these videos remind me that the language doesn't have to feel inherently stiff like it did when I was growing up, and that Mandarin can, in fact, be a source of joy. A good recommendation I recently received: I can't believe I'm saying this, but have you heard the latest Jonas Brothers single? It's called 'Love Me to Heaven,' and my husband stopped everything in our apartment one busy Saturday to make me listen to it. If you, like me, had kind of written them off as Disney Channel heartthrobs or tabloid fodder or reality-show jokesters, you too might be delighted to hear this pop-rock bop. I want to drive a convertible to the beach with the roof down and blast this song the whole way there. Here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic: The vanishers: secrets of the world's greatest privacy experts The mother who never stopped believing her son was still there The talented Mr. Vance The Week Ahead Karate Kid: Legends, an action movie starring Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio (in theaters Friday) Season 3 of And Just Like That, a sequel to Sex and the City (premieres Thursday on Max) Never Flinch, a crime novel by Stephen King about a killer and a dangerous stalker (out Tuesday) Essay The Pedestrians Who Abetted a Hawk's Deadly Attack By Katherine J. Wu In November of 2021, Vladimir Dinets was driving his daughter to school when he first noticed a hawk using a pedestrian crosswalk. The bird—a young Cooper's hawk, to be exact—wasn't using the crosswalk, in the sense of treading on the painted white stripes to reach the other side of the road in West Orange, New Jersey. But it was using the crosswalk—more specifically, the pedestrian-crossing signal that people activate to keep traffic out of said crosswalk—to ambush prey. Read the full article. More in Culture The unbearable weight of Mission: Impossible Time for scary movies to make us laugh again. America's Johnson & Johnson problem No one is better at being looked at than Kim Kardashian. What is Alison Bechdel's secret? Catch Up on The largest upward transfer of wealth in American history The decline and fall of Elon Musk The anti-natalist's revenge Photo Album Take a look at these photos of the week, showing a swannery in southern England, tornado damage in Kentucky, a rally race in a Chinese desert, and more. Explore all of our newsletters. When you buy a book using a link in this newsletter, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic. Article originally published at The Atlantic
