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‘The Office’ Spinoff Starring Rainn Wilson In The Works For Midseason 2013 Launch (Deadline Hollywood)
**EXCLUSIVE:** Dwight Schrute may finally be off to greener pastures…
literally. I hear that NBC is working on an _Office_ spinoff starring Rainn
Wilson for a potential midseason 2013 launch. No deals have been closed yet
but I’ve learned that the proposed spinoff is a family comedy, which was the
brainchild of Wilson and _The Office_ executive producer/showrunner Paul
Lieberstein. It will have Dwight (Wilson) living at the Schrute family beet
farm and bed & breakfast, which have been featured on the show several times,
including in an episode where Jim and Pam visited Dwight there. (photos below)
The potential spinoff will be introduced in an _Office_ episode later this
season set at Schrute Farms. “Paul and Rainn have been joking for years about
Dwight’s life on the farm, his family and how ill-suited he is to run a B&B,”
a source close to _The Offic_e said. “A while ago, it started to feel like a
show to them. NBC agreed, it’s been further developed to include multiple
generations, many cousins and neighbors. (It is unclear if that would include
cousin Mose who has been featured on the show.) At its base it will …
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