‘The Paper’ Cast on Those ‘Office’ Easter Eggs and Jaw-Dropping Finale: “It Could Go Many Different Ways, Good or Bad”

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Paper and was conducted before the Season 2 renewal news.

Summary

The mockumentary heir to The Office follows a scrappy Toledo paper fighting to survive, and features the return of Oscar Martínez, who is sharper and foul‑mouthed, dropping sly series callbacks for the audience.

The cast, including Oscar Núñez, Chelsea Frei, Sabrina Impacciatore, Alex Edelman, and Gbemisola Ikumelo, discuss Easter eggs, on-set chemistry, and the finale of The Paper with Collider.

The finale ends in chaos with a kiss, a breakup, and awards chaos, all while the cast shares ideas for Season 2, including a death.

Twenty years ago, a little sitcom on NBC about a mid-level paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, turned awkward silences, malfunctionin