Better With You actor Jake Lacy
is joining NBC’s The
Office as a series regular next season.
Not a whole lot is known about Lacy’s role, but
sources say he’ll play a new hire named Pete who’s also a potential
love interest for Erin (Ellie Kemper). In describing his new gig to a
cute barista in a rough-draft scene, Pete quips, “Not only am I the new
guy who has to do the coffee runs, but it’s a paper company, so pretty
much a non-stop adrenaline rush.”
Lacy was going to star in Fox’s midseason
comedy The Goodwin Games next season, but was replaced by T.J. Miller
after the pilot was shot. The Office is adding some new characters while
saying goodbye next season to B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling and James
Spader. Expect Kaling, who’s launching The Mindy Project on Fox this
fall, to have a chance to send off her character on The Office
this fall.
