The Office might not get a reboot, but the show does appear to be making a comeback of sorts in a different fashion. Sources told Deadline that The Office veteran Greg Daniels is putting together a development room beginning today, January 16, to have his “trusted writers” think about ideas for another version of The Office.
This reported new version of The Office will not be a reboot, but instead could be a show that takes place in a different workplace with new characters. However, the report said this show would exist within the same universe, which would leave open the possibility for characters and events from the NBC series to potentially appear or be referenced in the follow-up.
The Office, which was based on the BBC series from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, took place at the offices of fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania. There is no word yet about what the story or setting could be for a potential sequel series.