NBC announced today an hour-long primetime special dedicated to The Office , offering viewers an emotional farewell to the long-running comedy series.

Produced by NBC News, the special will showcase exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, along with a behind-the-scenes look inside the writers' room, led by Paul Lieberstein and former writers/cast members BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling. Other features include archived actor audition footage, favorite moments and a segment on the May 4th fan event being held in the real Scranton, Pennsylvania, which served as the home for The Office for its entire run.

Besides Lieberstein, Novak and Kaling, executive producers Greg Daniels and Ben Silverman, as well as actors John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, Ed Helms, Angela Kinsey, Craig Robinson, and Oscar Nunez, will take part in the special.The hour-long Office retrospective will air Thursday, May 16 at 8pm ET, as a prelude to the one-hour series finale of The Office, which will immediately follow.

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