The first season of The Paper ended with the Toledo Truth Teller winning a host of Ohio journalism awards after gung-ho editor Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) took over — and also the first kiss between Ned and reporter Mare Pritti (Chelsea Frei).
The trailer for season two of the Peacock comedy suggests the show will pick up shortly after that, with Ned trying to keep the Truth Teller’s momentum going and he and Mare trying to hide their budding relationship from the rest of the staff — whose noses for a story might still need some honing. “I think it’s pretty obvious what’s happening,” Ramona Young’s Nicole says to the camera. “Mare has a new best friend.”
Watch the trailer below.
One possible big story for the crew: A possible tornado that sends staffers Adelola (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Travis (Eric Rahill) on an ill-advised storm chase. The show’s logline reads, “Ned searches for a journalistic crusade, coming for a local private club and jeopardizing the paper, while he and Mare try to figure out their attraction, Esmeralda (Sabrina Impacciatore) struggles to find her place, and the staff gradually mature as reporters.”
The cast of the mockumentary set in the world of The Office also includes Melvin Gregg, Tim Key, Duane Shepard Sr., Alex Edelman and Oscar Nuñez, reprising his Office role. Allan Havey, Jon Lovitz, Andy Richter, Lisa Gilroy, Matt Braunger, Toks Olagundoye and Phil Hendrie have guest roles in season two.
Co-creators and showrunners Greg Daniels and Michael Koman executive produce The Paper with The Office creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and Howard Klein, Ben Silverman and Banijay Americas. The full season premieres Sept. 9.
