Star Wars sequel trilogy star Domhnall Gleeson is set to feature in a spin-off from The Office, co-starring The White Lotus star Sabrina Impacciatore, making them the first cast members for the ensemble comedy that will be set in the same world as the Steve Carell hit which was itself a remake / spin-off of the 2001 BBC Two mockumentary series starring Ricky Gervais.
Details on roles that Impacciatore and Gleeson are playing are being kept under wraps given the huge expectations that come along with anything connected to this new incarnation of The Office, though sources say Daniels and Koman have been casting a wide net to find talent availabilities for the latter half of this year.
As THR previously reported, The Office creator Greg Daniels opened up a development room in early January to explore a new series that will be set in the same universe as the former NBC hit (itself a take on the British Ricky Gervais comedy). Daniels recently tapped Koman to co-create the project, which the prolific writer-producer does not consider to be a reboot of his 2005 mockumentary.
Impacciatore earned a supporting actress in a drama series Emmy nomination for her role in season two of HBO’s The White Lotus as Valentina, the manager of the Sicily hotel. Her credits include Call My Agent and she next stars in Julian Schnabel’s feature In the Hand of Dante, opposite Oscar Isaac and Gal Gadot. She’s repped by Gersh, MGMT and Gianni Chiffi.
Gleeson, meanwhile, recently wrapped filming the FX limited series The Patient, opposite The Office star Carell. He can currently be seen in PBS’ Alice & Jack opposite Andrea Riseborough. His credits include David Mandel’s HBO limited series The White House Plumbers, HBO’s Run as well as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Last Jedi and The Force Awakens. Next he has the Apple feature Echo Valley, opposite Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, and the streamer’s Fountain of Youth, opposite another former Office star, John Krasinski, and Natalie Portman. He’s repped by Paradigm, The Agency and Goodman Genow.
