The Office Taps New Executive Producers

The Office consulting producer Brent Forrester has been promoted to executive producer of the show alongside King of the Hill's Dan Sterling, Deadline reports.

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Neither of them has been tapped as the comedy's new showrunner nor has a showrunner been named, but Forrester and Sterling are expected to fill the void left by former showrunner/executive producer Paul Lieberstein, who exited the show to develop the Dwight (Rainn Wilson) spin-off.

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Forrester and Sterling previously worked with Office developer Greg Daniels on King of the Hill. With the spin-off in the works and Mindy Kaling's departure for her new Fox series, Daniels is planning a creative overhaul for Season 9, according to the site.Forrester has been a consulting producer on The Office since Season 3 and has written for the show as well. Sterling currently serves as consulting producer on Girls.The Office will return for its ninth season this fall on NBC.