The Paper Season 2 Release Time: When All 10 Episodes Drop on Peacock (Sept. 9, 2026)
Short version: all ten episodes of The Paper's second season arrive on Peacock at 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Nothing is held back for later weeks.
What time does The Paper season 2 come out?
Peacock uses the standard overnight window, so the season unlocks at midnight Pacific. Here is that moment everywhere in the US.
| Time zone | When it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 3:00 a.m. Wed., Sept. 9 |
| Central | 2:00 a.m. Wed., Sept. 9 |
| Mountain | 1:00 a.m. Wed., Sept. 9 |
| Pacific | 12:00 a.m. Wed., Sept. 9 |
| Alaska | 11:00 p.m. Tue., Sept. 8 |
| Hawaii | 9:00 p.m. Tue., Sept. 8 |
West-coast viewers effectively get a Tuesday-night premiere. Anyone in Hawaii can start it in prime time the evening before.
How many episodes are there?
Ten, the same order as season one, and they are all there on day one. That works out to roughly five hours for a complete run.
Is it weekly or all at once?
All at once. NBCUniversal confirmed the full-season drop when it released the trailer and key art, and no staggered second half has been announced.
Peacock has been consistent about this with its comedies while keeping some unscripted series weekly — we track which shows use which model in our cadence guide.
What happens in season two?
The Toledo Truth Teller has just swept the Ohio Journalism Awards, and Ned goes looking for a crusade to follow it. He picks a local private club, which puts the paper at risk.
Alongside that: Ned and Mare keep circling their attraction to each other, Esmeralda tries to work out where she fits, and the staff slowly turn into actual reporters. No spoilers beyond what Peacock has published — we do not run endings on this site.
Who is in the cast?
Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Tim Key, Ramona Young, Eric Rahill, Duane Shepard Sr., Alex Edelman and Oscar Nuñez, who carries the thread back to Dunder Mifflin. Same documentary crew, different newsroom.
Where can you watch it?
Peacock only, in the US. The cheapest way in is the Select tier at $8.99 a month; Premium runs $12.99 after the August increase, and the ad-free Premium Plus is $19.99. Our price rundown has the full table and the dates each tier changed.
Because the season lands complete, one month covers it.
FAQ
Has Peacock renewed The Paper for a third season?
Nothing official. NBCUniversal's season two announcement covered the date, trailer, key art and cast, and said nothing about what comes after.
Do I need to rewatch season one first?
It helps but is not required. Season two opens on the awards sweep, which is a clean entry point.
Is it connected to The Office?
Same documentary crew, and Oscar Nuñez crosses over. The setting is a struggling Midwestern newspaper rather than a paper company.
What else drops that week?
Quite a lot — Fauda, DANG!, Crew Girl and Mormon Wives all land within 48 hours of it. See our Sept. 7–13 roundup, and Monday's list for the Office docuseries Peacock put up two days earlier.
Why does it say 3 a.m. and not midnight?
Peacock releases on Pacific time like most of its rivals. The drop-time chart compares all six services.
Sources
Date, format, synopsis and cast: NBCUniversal. Release hour: TechRadar. Episode count cross-checked with TheWrap and TVmaze listings. Listings data via TVmaze. Signing up through a link on this page may earn us a commission.