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The highly-anticipated trailer for The Office Australia was released on September 18, 2024, by Prime Video. The comedy series features Felicity Ward as Hannah Howard, the managing director of Sydney's packaging company, Flinley Craddick.
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The Office Australia is the 13th international adaptation of the mockumentary-style comedy series that was first introduced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in 2001 for the BBC. The US iteration of the series garnered popularity and praise from fans; other iterations include adaptations in French, German, Sweden, and more.
The latest adaptation, The Office Australia, is the first and only iteration of the series to feature a female lead.
Everything we know about The Office Australia so far
In addition to Felicity Ward playing Hannah Howard, the comedy series also features Edith Poor as the receptionist, front desk executive, and productivity manager Lizze Moyle. Steen Raskopoulos plays the sales representative Nick Fletcher, while Shari Sebbens stars as his love interest and fellow sales rep, Greta King. Lastly, Josh Thomson plays the head of human resources, Martin Katavake.
Other cast members of the series include Susan Ling Young, Jonny Brugh, Zoe Terakes, Lucy Schmidt, Raj Labade, Pallavi Sharda, Jason Perini, and Claude Jabbour. The series also features guest stars like Susie Youssef, Rick Donald, Justin Rosniiak, Chris Bunton, and Carlo Ritchie.
The Office Australia features eight episodes and each episode will highlight Hannah's antics as she tries to win over her staff members with her natural charisma and unconventional leadership.
The series will premiere on Prime Video on October 18, 2024. It will be available in 240 countries and territories worldwide, except for the United States.
How many adaptations of The Office are there?
Since The Office UK premiered in 2001, it has been remade into numerous versions, with the American version being the most popular and globally-watched series of them all. The Office US aired for nine seasons from 2005 until 2013 and earned several accolades for its cast and crew members throughout its run.
Other international adaptations of the cult series include Le Bureau (France), Stromberg (Germany), La Job (Canada), HaMisrad (Israel), La Ofis (Chile), The Office (Poland), Kancl (Czechia), Kontoret (Sweden), The Office (India), Al Maktab (Saudi Arabia), etc.
In May 2024, an official reboot of the American version of The Office was confirmed. The series will air on Peacock and focus on a struggling Midwestern newspaper company. So far, Sabrina Impacciatore, Domhnall Gleeson, Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei, and Ramona Young have been confirmed in undisclosed roles.
Furthermore, Greg Daniels and Michael Koman will serve as the showrunners, while Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant will executive produce the reboot series.
Stay tuned for more updates on The Office Australia and other upcoming series for 2024.
