Domhnall Gleeson Shoots Down Comparisons Between “The Paper” and “The Office”: 'Massive Mistake' (Exclusive)

Domhnall Gleeson is saying not truthful accelerated to immoderate comparisons betwixt The Paper and The Office.

At nan AMC Lincoln Square, New York screening of Echo Valley, Gleeson, 42, said exclusively to PEOPLE astir his domiciled arsenic Ned successful The Paper, which is slated for merchandise successful September connected Peacock.

The Paper is simply a documentary-style drama astir a dying Midwestern newspaper's reporters and its publisher's effort to revive it. The mockumentary, created by Office showrunner Greg Daniels, is simply a spinoff of nan second series, which ran from 2005 to 2013 connected NBC.

“I don't deliberation my characters for illustration Michael Scott astatine alI,” nan Harry Potter star reflected erstwhile asked astir nan comparisons betwixt Michael Scott, nan hapless-but-lovable leader Steve Carell played connected The Office, to his characteristic successful The Paper. 

“I deliberation if you're trying to compete pinch what Steve did aliases pinch what Ricky Gervais did, I deliberation it would beryllium a monolithic mistake," Gleeson says, referring to Carell and Gervais, nan prima of nan original U.K. Office series. "They are geniuses who are unthinkable successful loads of different ways. We made a full caller character. And it's a full caller benignant of group up, but I dream group will find a logic to emotion him arsenic well, conscionable successful a different measurement than they did nan guys before."

Gleeson, who comes from a agelong statement of actors, besides revealed to PEOPLE nan proposal he’s been fixed complete nan years. His begetter is chap Harry Potter alum Brendan Gleeson and his younger relative is Peaky Blinders character Brian Gleeson.

“They're astonishing people, but besides my mother, who's not successful nan industry, my 2 different brothers who are not progressive successful acting, we each support each different and connection proposal if it's requested each nan time, but no, it's much astir support,” he explains. “I'm fortunate to beryllium a portion of a family that looks aft each other. And, truthful yeah, no, ne'er without asking, but they're bully group to move to successful a situation too.”

Last month, Gleeson besides revealed the proposal he received from The Office prima John Krasinski successful respect to nan spinoff. "He was wonderful. I mean, his large proposal that he gave maine was to do it," nan Irish character said exclusively to PEOPLE astatine nan time. Krasinski, 45, portrayed Jim Halpert successful nan tv sitcom. 

In summation to The Paper, Gleeson besides stars successful Echo Valley. The Apple TV+ show, which premieres connected June 13, focuses connected a struggling mother, Kate (Julianne Moore), who makes efforts to reconcile pinch her troubled girl Claire (Sydney Sweeney). Things take a move for nan worse erstwhile Claire arrives astatine Kate’s doorstep covered successful blood.

“It was a very analyzable characteristic who has a very chopped effect connected nan group successful nan film. He preys connected susceptible people, and he's looking for each opportunity. And truthful it was bully to play personification who's conscionable a manipulator and past find nan man down that. So I really enjoyed it,” Gleeson explains to PEOPLE astir his domiciled of Jackie successful Echo Valley.