Season 9

The ninth season of The Office premiered from September 20, 2012 and ended on May 16, 2013.

Production
It is the final season of the American series and consisted of 22 episodes. It was the show's first season without head writer Paul Lieberstein, who was replaced by Dan Sterling. Writer Mindy Kaling also departed from the show. Ed Helms and Catherine Tate reprise their roles as Regional Manager Andy Bernard, and Special Projects Manager Nellie Bertram. Several new characters are introduced. Namely: Pete (New Jim, Plop) and Clark (New Guy, Dwight Jr.). On August 3, 2012, it was announced that David Denman who played Roy Anderson would guest star in Episode 2 of the season. This season was marketed as The Farewell Season for its DVD and Blu-ray releases.