The Paper Season 2 Update: Domhnall Gleeson Reveals Where Things Stand

Good news in the land of 'will this show actually come back?': Peacock's 'The Paper' is already spinning up Season 2 just a few months after its first run. Shocking concept, I know — a comedy about print journalism delivering on time.

Where Season 2 stands right now

Domhnall Gleeson — Ned Sampson himself — is at the Sundance Film Festival promoting his new movie 'The Incomer,' and he says the machine is moving. Scripts are in hand, he has read them, and he sounded genuinely into it. Also, crucial, he got the hair back. He permed it in the film (yes, a real perm), then cut that out so he can look like Ned again. The man is committed to newsroom accuracy, follicular edition.

"The fact that it’s a really local place, you can find the small things that mean bigger things. And in a way, that’s always the news that really matters, is the one that’s just on your street."

Gleeson also called it nice to do something silly about a serious field, which is pretty much the show's lane.

Quick refresher on Season 1

• Ned took over the Toledo Truth Teller and dragged the paper back to respectability, complete with a pile of journalism awards.
• Romance sparked between Ned and Mare Pritti (Chelsea Frei), setting up a will-they-won't-they that actually had some bite.
• The big scoop: an expose on not-so-flushable 'Man Mitts' made by Softees Toilet Paper — awkward, since Softees is owned by the paper's parent company. Conflict of interest, meet comedy of errors.

What to expect in Season 2 (so far)

No story specifics yet. What Gleeson did make clear: they are not going wide with big national topics. The show is staying hyperlocal to Toledo, wringing comedy out of smaller civic weirdness that somehow says more about everything. That creative choice worked in Season 1, and it sounds like they know it.

Timing, renewal, and where to watch

Peacock actually renewed Season 2 before the show premiered last September, and with production gearing up now, fall 2026 is the reasonable window to expect new episodes. Nothing official, but that timeline tracks.

If you want to refresh your memory (or finally see what a 'Man Mitt' even is), Season 1 is streaming on Peacock.