For a show that was never a ratings smash during its nine-year run, “The Office” has experienced an astronomical afterlife. In fact, it had a second season thanks only to an NBC executive staking his reputation on its potential. But “The Office” — a drabby workplace sitcom that debuted in 2005 and was adapted from Ricky Gervais’s crueler British mockumentary series — has become Netflix’s most-watched show. It clocked 45.8 billion viewing minutes last year, according to Nielsen. That’s 14 billion more minutes than “Friends” garnered over that time, and 18.2 billion more than Netflix’s own hit “Stranger Things.”
So when Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly (the front desk receptionist at the fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin, based in Scranton, Pa.), and Angela Kinsey, who played Angela Martin(its no-nonsense head of accounting and the future Mrs. Dwight Schrute), wanted to find a way to continue working together creatively, they came up with an idea: a rewatch podcast full of their behind-the-scenes insights and best friend banter.
Category: Office Ladies
The Office Alums Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Say New Podcast Is a ‘Love Letter to the Fans’
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, The Office alums and real-life BBFs Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey are getting candid about their upcoming and highly anticipated Office-themed podcast, Office Ladies, which will delve into behind-the-scenes stories about Pam Beesly, Angela Martin, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), Michael Scott (Steve Carrell) and the rest of the Dunder Mifflin gang.
“We’ve been wanting to work together again ever since we stopped working together,” Fischer, 45, tells PEOPLE. “Angela and I became best friends because we were cast on The Office together, we worked together and saw each other every day. I think the hardest part for me about it ending was that I didn’t get to see my best friend every day anymore.”
“We just said, ‘You know, next year is the 15th anniversary of the show and this seems like a really fun time to share our memories. How could we do that?’ And that’s how we came up with the idea of the podcast,” she adds.
Office Ladies
Did you hear? Angela and her BFF Jenna Fischer will be doing a podcast together! Last week Angela and Jenna announced they would be working together again on a podcast titled Office Ladies.
From Angela’s post:
Our show, Office Ladies, combines two of my favorites things The Office and getting to hang out with my real life bff! They’ll be lots of behind the scenes stories and lots of us just being bffs. Office Ladies will be available on Oct. 16th on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and anywhere you can download podcasts! (Source: @angelakinsey)