The Office spin-off The Paper debuts to a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than the original show, but has left critics divided

Domhnall Gleeson in The Paper.

After over a decade of The Office US being off our television screens, new spin-off series The Paper is almost here, and most critics are surprisingly loving the show.

Despite viewers having to wait a little longer to see the new mockumentary, critics have already watched The Paper, and the show has debuted to an impressive 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is 4 points higher than The Office's average score of 81%.