Oscar Nuñez Is Reprising His Role as Fan Favorite Accountant inThe Office'sNew Spinoff Series on Peacock

Mar. 15, 2025

Oscar Nuñez as Oscar Martinez on ‘The Office’ in 2006.Photo:Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Everyone’s favorite accountant is returning to Dunder Mifflin!Oscar Nuñez, who played the beloved Oscar Martinez on the American version of the hit comedyThe Office, will be back (but maybe not in Scranton, Penn.) for the upcoming Peacock follow-up series, according toVarietyandDeadline.Sources tellVarietythat Nuñez’s character won’t be central to the new series, but he has been a part of the show’s first script since the beginning.According toVariety, Nuñez, 66, is currently the only original cast member from the series set to reprise his role on the upcoming project, whichOfficecreator Greg Daniels is creating and executive producing with Michael Korman.Oscar Nuñez, Brian Baumgartner and Angela Kinsey on ‘The Office’ in 2006.Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/GettyPast casting that’s been announced includesDomhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key.The series is currently untitled, butDeadlinenotes that it is rumored to be titledThe Paper.It will follow the employees of a dying Midwestern newspaper as it attempts to be revived. Just likeThe Office, the series will be filmed in the same mockumentary style and will exist in the same universe as the hit series.Sources toldVarietythat Daniels has said he felt most ofThe Officecharacters had complete stories, but that the one character he’d be interested in revisiting was Oscar.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Daniels has been clear in the past about his desire to updateThe Officeuniverse to reflect the times.“When people hear ‘reboot,’ they think it’s the exact same show,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2022 when asked about a potentialOfficereboot. “I don’t think that would work. I also think that the content was very much pitched for that period of time, when people weren’t as sensitive to what is giving offense to people so that you could have a boss who kept putting his foot in it.”The Officepremiered in 2005 in the U.S. after the U.K. version starringRicky Gervaispremiered in 2001. It starredSteve Carellas bumbling boss Michael Scott, as well asRainn Wilson,John Krasinski,Jenna Fischer,Angela Kinsey,B.J. Novak,Mindy Kaling,Ed Helmsand more.Oscar Nunez and costars on ‘The Office’.Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyKaling, 45,previously told PEOPLEin May 2024 that she would “of course” be open to reprising her role as Kelly Kapoor.“For that group of people, I would definitely — I’d be open to it,” she shared at the time.Carell, 62, previously shared that Gleeson, 42, reached out to him when deciding whether or not to take the role in the new series.“I know Domhnall Gleeson – who I didThe Patientwith – is going to be one of the leads. I know that for sure,” Carell toldJimmy Fallonin June 2024. “He’s an excellent actor. And he actually called me and asked, you know, ‘Should I do this? Is this something… Did you enjoy it?’ I said of course.“Representatives for Nuñez and Peacock did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Everyone’s favorite accountant is returning to Dunder Mifflin!

Oscar Nuñez, who played the beloved Oscar Martinez on the American version of the hit comedyThe Office, will be back (but maybe not in Scranton, Penn.) for the upcoming Peacock follow-up series, according toVarietyandDeadline.

Sources tellVarietythat Nuñez’s character won’t be central to the new series, but he has been a part of the show’s first script since the beginning.

According toVariety, Nuñez, 66, is currently the only original cast member from the series set to reprise his role on the upcoming project, whichOfficecreator Greg Daniels is creating and executive producing with Michael Korman.

Oscar Nuñez, Brian Baumgartner and Angela Kinsey on ‘The Office’ in 2006.Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Past casting that’s been announced includesDomhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young and Tim Key.

The series is currently untitled, butDeadlinenotes that it is rumored to be titledThe Paper.It will follow the employees of a dying Midwestern newspaper as it attempts to be revived. Just likeThe Office, the series will be filmed in the same mockumentary style and will exist in the same universe as the hit series.

Sources toldVarietythat Daniels has said he felt most ofThe Officecharacters had complete stories, but that the one character he’d be interested in revisiting was Oscar.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Daniels has been clear in the past about his desire to updateThe Officeuniverse to reflect the times.

“When people hear ‘reboot,’ they think it’s the exact same show,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2022 when asked about a potentialOfficereboot. “I don’t think that would work. I also think that the content was very much pitched for that period of time, when people weren’t as sensitive to what is giving offense to people so that you could have a boss who kept putting his foot in it.”

The Officepremiered in 2005 in the U.S. after the U.K. version starringRicky Gervaispremiered in 2001. It starredSteve Carellas bumbling boss Michael Scott, as well asRainn Wilson,John Krasinski,Jenna Fischer,Angela Kinsey,B.J. Novak,Mindy Kaling,Ed Helmsand more.

Oscar Nunez and costars on ‘The Office’.Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Kaling, 45,previously told PEOPLEin May 2024 that she would “of course” be open to reprising her role as Kelly Kapoor.

“For that group of people, I would definitely — I’d be open to it,” she shared at the time.

Carell, 62, previously shared that Gleeson, 42, reached out to him when deciding whether or not to take the role in the new series.

“I know Domhnall Gleeson – who I didThe Patientwith – is going to be one of the leads. I know that for sure,” Carell toldJimmy Fallonin June 2024. “He’s an excellent actor. And he actually called me and asked, you know, ‘Should I do this? Is this something… Did you enjoy it?’ I said of course.”

Representatives for Nuñez and Peacock did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com