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"NBC has confirmed the broadcast date of the final episode of The Office. The sitcom will come to an end with its 200th episode, which will be an hour-long special, on Thursday, May 16 at 9/8c.   Plot details for the final episode have yet to be revealed, but it will be directed by He&amp;#039;s Just Not That Into You&amp;#039;s Ken Kwapis. Steve Carell recently confirmed that he will not be reprising his role of Michael Scott for the show&amp;#039;s finale. The actor said that it &amp;quot;wouldn&amp;#039;t feel right&amp;quot; if his character made a return to Scranton. However, former stars and writers Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak recently revealed their hopes of making a return of some form. John Krasinski - who plays Jim Halpert in the show - has reassured fans that they will be satisfied by the comedy&amp;#039;s conclusion. Ellie Kemper (Erin Hannon) has signed up for the lead role in an upcoming comedy pilot titled Brenda Forever. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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