Salesman Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) has always loved receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and loves sabotaging his cube-mate, the know-it-all Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best boss ever - which, of course, makes him the uncoolest, most obnoxious and annoying boss as far as his staff are concerned. Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best boss Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch via a documentary film crew's cameras. Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal, produced the show with Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions.Summary: Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch via a documentary film crew's cameras. NBCUniversal is paying $500 million for all 201 episodes of 'The Office' for the next five years. NBCUniversal outbid Netflix by $10 million a season for 'The Office' last year, CNBC reported.

'You can choose to watch the classic version of the show, or the superfan extended cuts with this new footage and other deleted scenes that we are gradually rolling out, starting with season 3.' 'Having 'The Office' back in the NBC family opens up access to a lot of extra content that we originally shot,' said 'The Office' creator Greg Daniels in a statement. In addition to 'The Office' episodes, NBCUniversal will release behind-the-scenes footage and interviews and never-before-seen clips and deleted scenes for premium subscribers. Peacock continues to negotiate with Amazon Fire TV on a distribution carriage agreement. In September, NBCUniversal reached a deal with Roku, the largest streaming distribution platform by users, just in time for 'The Office' launch. Comcast's NBCUniversal is counting on 'The Office' to drive Peacock signups as the service hopes to compete with Disney+, Netflix and a plethora of other streaming products. 'The Office,' for years Netflix's most-watched series, will be exclusively available to Peacock subscribers starting Jan.

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