Every Office Easter Egg, reference and secret in The Paper only true fans will spot

*Warning - this article contains spoilers for The Paper*

After years of rumours, reports and general speculation the follow up to the beloved sitcom The Office is finally here.

Greg Daniels, one of the creative minds to bring the American version of the British classic to screen as well as making Parks and Recreation and King of the Hill, is co-creator of the project.

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The Paper is a ten-episode series that follows a very familiar set up and style to its predecessor. It might be related to The Office but it very much wants to be its own thing.

Its premise is that the documentary crew that followed employees of Dunder Mifflin for nearly a decade have finally started their next project. That is to film what it's like working on a local newspaper in a city in Ohio, just as its new Editor-in-Chief starts their new job.

The show introduces mostly a brand new cast including Star Wars sequels actor Domhnall Gleeson, The White Lotus star Sabrina Impacciatore, plus British comedian Tim Key to name a few.

Oscar Nunez returns to reprise his role of Oscar Martinez from the original American Office series after appearing in all nine seasons. He is not the only connection though, here are the other references you may or may not have noticed. Be warned though, below are spoilers.

There's a few references straight from the off in The Paper. In fact, the opening scene takes place back at Dunder Mifflin in Scranton. The documentary crew are seemingly dropping in to see how things are going more than a decade later.

Despite all this time, Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration is still there and welcomes the camera. He mentions how the paper company were bought once again. Viewers will remember they were owned by Sabre, then owned by David Wallace.

Bob reveals that a company called Enervate bought out Dunder Mifflin and Phyllis was offered a job in Ohio. Turns out Enervate are sort of a paper company too, although primarily toilet paper. We soon discover they also own and run a newspaper, it seems because they bought their old building.

In the second episode, after the revamped Toledo Truth Teller finally puts out an issue, it is revealed Oscar was the one who left the Sudoku puzzle on Ned's desk. He did this while pretending he didn't want to be involved.

He is first in line to pick up a copy at the newsstand and sees his creation on the front page. Delighted, he calls up someone who is clearly an old friend as he asks if the puzzle is too difficult or too easy.

We find out, he's talking to none other than his former Dunder Mifflin colleague Stanley. One of the salesman, Stanley was regularly seen, including in meetings, completing puzzles during The Office.

The fourth episode opens with our new reporters taking part in a Q&A session with a class of journalism students. While it doesn't take long to figure out who knows more about the job, there is a slight nod to The Office the new series clearly didn't want to rush.

As one of the Truth Teller staffers asks if they can shadow the students in class, one of them reacts and looks directly into the nearest camera. Fans sometimes refer to this as to 'Jim the camera'.

John Kransinski's character Jim Halpert would regularly look directly at the camera in The Office as he reacted to bizarre moments or interactions with his colleagues.

In the final episode, Oscar tells Ned: "A great man once said you miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Before adding: "Also an idiot I used to know."

This is one of Steve Carrell's character Michael Scott's favourite quotations. Although it originates from hockey player Wayne Gretzky, Michael still cites himself as saying it. He even writes the quote on the white board when he leaves to found his own paper company.

The Paper is streaming on Sky Max and NOW.