5 Undisputable Reasons The Office Reboot Won't Work in 2024

Here we are at the moment when the dispute between the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP has finally been resolved. On August 25, the unions announced a tentative agreement, and two days later they officially declared the end of the strikes. And with that came news of the potential projects that could soon begin.

The Office’s creator, Greg Daniels, expressed his desire to work on a spin-off, and recently, writers Matthew Belloni and Jonathan Handel shared that Daniels is likely ready to begin development on the reboot. Here are the reasons why a reboot of The Office in 2024 (although it's likely to be later) might not be the best idea.

5. The story was complete

The Office is probably one of the few long-running series whose finale was truly satisfying, logical, and complete. Of course, many fans would love to see their favorite characters back on screen, and the actors themselves have repeatedly expressed this desire. However, we are not sure that the writers would really have anything more to say about them.

And if it is a spin-off, then guest appearances by the original cast will be nothing more than fan service. It didn't work in the case of How I Met Your Father, for example.

4. Dunder Mifflin in the 2020s?

There is no doubt that Greg Daniels is an incredibly talented and original writer who delivers hilarious stories. However, it's worth questioning whether the company that sells paper and office supplies will continue to be sustainable in the face of universal digitization.

3. Creative reimagining or commercial venture?

Of course, the new reboot could be a great story about office culture today, cleverly implying the necessity of offices as such and how tight-knit a working community can be despite the growing alienation in the social media age.

But if it's going to be a simple fan service project that NBC needs purely for profit and to attract new Peacock users, the show has a good chance of failing.

2. No attachment to the new characters and setting

If the company is new along with the characters, there will be little connection to the original series. It's the chemistry between the Dunder Mifflin regional staff that has kept us hooked for 8 years. But without fans' attachment to the new characters, a new show can be coldly received.

1. Reboot may not achieve the glory of the original

In a work-from-home and hybrid schedules era, the office routine and jokes about it are becoming less relevant. Will the new The Office be able to achieve the same success? Only time will tell.

Source: Puck News.