There’s a renewed sense of hope among fans of The Office, as showrunner Greg Daniels said a reboot could be possible, even though one isn’t currently in development. The NBC series spiked in popularity after Netflix made it available for fans to binge at their leisure. The show was recently acquired by the new streaming service Peacock, a move that could potentially set the stage for a highly anticipated Office reboot or spinoff of some sort.
Fan favorites Rainn Wilson, who plays overachieving salesman Dwight Schrute, and John Krasinski, who plays prankster Jim Halpert, have both expressed interest in returning to the Dunder Mifflin workplace on screen. But The Office star Steve Carell thinks a revival is a bad idea because no matter how hard the cast and crew tries, it will never be the same as the original. Carell actually left the show in season 7, and many fans agree that the show’s spark left with him.
Despite the cast’s varying degrees of interest in a reboot, The Office showrunner Greg Daniels is closing no doors, according to Collider. Although there’s no Office reboot currently in development, Daniels said one could be possible at some point in the future. He also said he would want to be involved if one were ever to happen. But unfortunately for eager Office fans, he’s currently busy working on two other shows (the Amazon dark sci-fi comedy Upload and the Netflix workplace comedy Space Force).
“No but it’s not impossible. It’s not impossible for sure. I would want to be involved, and I’ve got two other shows I’m working on right now.”
It’s good to know that Daniels wants to be involved in any potential Office reboots, as he could be a revival’s best shot at recapturing the original’s magic. Unfortunately, Carell’s concerns about an Office revival have merit. There have been too many unjustified reboots that play out like failed attempts to relive the show’s glory days. Think Netflix’s reboot of Arrested Development, for example, which many fans think tainted the show’s legacy. An Office reboot is potentially risky because it would be tampering with something that is already so beloved.
There are plenty of successful reboots, however, like Fuller House, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Gilmore Girls to name a few. There’s certainly hope that an Office reboot could add something to the original series, especially if it’s made by the same (or a similar) team. So hopefully, Daniels and the rest of the cast can convince Carell to get on board. The bottom line is that without Carell’s Michael Scott, a reboot of The Office would have to work ten times as hard to be a success.
Source: Collider
Originally from https://screenrant.com/office-reboot-possibility-greg-daniels/