The office It may be one of the most streamed shows on Netflix, but the comedy series is about to jump into Peacock soon. The new NBCUniversal streaming platform will finally launch on Wednesday, July 15. However, fans won’t be able to enjoy Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and the rest of the Dunder Mifflin team at launch. So when The office to be released in Peacock? This is what we know.
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In June 2019, Netflix confirmed the nine seasons of The office It will be streaming from January 2021. This means fans can watch the NBC series on Netflix until December 31, 2020.
“We are sad that NBC has decided to take The office back to their own streaming platform, “wrote Netflix’s Twitter account.” But members can watch the show without content on Netflix until January 2021. “
When will ‘The Office’ be released in Peacock?
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It looks like there won’t be much of a gap when The office Moves from Netflix to Peacock. Once again, the show will not be on the new streaming service after launch in July 2020. However, every episode of The office It is expected to launch in January 2021, according to Variety.
Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that NBCU received exclusive national broadcast rights to The office through 2026. The company will pay $ 100 million for the next five years. So don’t expect comedy in the workplace to return to Netflix anytime soon.
Will there be a restart or a meeting when ‘The Office’ launches in Peacock?
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In September 2019, Bonnie Hammer, then president of NBCU’s direct consumer and digital businesses, revealed the company’s hope of restarting. The office for the peacock.
“It is my hope and objective that we make a Office restart, “Hammer told Deadline at the time, adding that details would be discussed when the show hits the streaming platform in January 2021.” We want there to be some connective tissue with what we also have in the library. “
Now NBCU has big plans for when The office arrives in Peacock next year. In an interview with Deadline published in July 2020, NBCU Entertainment Networks and Direct-to-Consumer President of Original Content Bill McGoldrick scoffed at the possibility of a meeting.
“Many of those ideas have been shared with people internally and with Greg Daniels and people associated with the program,” said McGoldrick when asked about a Office meeting. “As you can imagine, there are so many creative ideas, we haven’t come up with any at the moment.”
Said that The office the reboot is not on the cards for the Peacock launch of the program in January 2021.
“Because it won’t launch until January, we haven’t specifically talked about The office restart for Peacock, ”said McGoldrick. “We have talked about things we can do to support The office once it reaches our service, but it has not been restarted specifically for Peacock. “
Whatever happens when The office is available on Peacock, there seems to be a possibility of new content in the future. But until then, fans have less than six months to watch all nine seasons of the NBC comedy on Netflix. Very happy watching.
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