Director: Peter Benson

Cast: Janel Parrish, Scott Michael Foster, Erik Gow

Return To Office is a 2025 American romantic comedy TV movie directed by Peter Benson, starring Janel Parrish and Scott Michael Foster. Set in a hybrid workplace, it follows two colleagues who discover an unexpected connection through handwritten notes left on each other's desks.

What is Return To Office about?

When a company brings employees back to the office on a hybrid schedule, two coworkers find themselves sharing the same workspace on alternating days. She works Mondays; he works Tuesdays. They never meet face to face, yet they begin leaving small notes for each other — polite at first, then playful, then gradually more personal. As their written exchanges grow warmer, both begin looking forward to discovering what the other has left behind. Neither knows the other's real name or what they look like, making every note feel like a message in a bottle. The question hovering over everything is whether the real-life versions of Ms. Monday and Mr. Tuesday could possibly live up to the image each has built in their imagination.

Cast & crew

Janel Parrish, widely known for her long-running role in Pretty Little Liars, brings warmth and sharp comic timing to the lead. Scott Michael Foster, familiar to audiences from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Greek, plays her unseen office counterpart with easy charm. Erik Gow rounds out the principal cast in a supporting role. The film is directed by Peter Benson.

Context & significance

Romantic comedies built around delayed meetings and mistaken identities have a deep appeal for diaspora audiences who often navigate worlds of partial information — connecting with people across distances, time zones, and cultural gaps. Return To Office taps into the universal fantasy of falling for someone's words before their face, a premise that translates effortlessly across cultures. For Persian-speaking viewers, the film is available with a full Persian dub, so you can enjoy every note, every misunderstanding, and every almost-meeting entirely in Farsi without needing subtitles. The 84-minute runtime makes it ideal for an evening with family or a relaxed weekend watch.

Where & how to watch

Return To Office is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, so no subtitles are needed. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download. Cancel anytime.