The Office Australia: Everything we know so far

While not the revival one has anticipated, The Office franchise is getting an Australian original, which is all set to be released on October 18, 2024.

Rick Gervais and Stephan Merchant created the BBC mockumentary-style sitcom that has seen 12 iterations to date. The Australian adaptation is the 13th in the official lineup. It adds a fresh cultural twist and the same ingredients to the latest workplace comedy.

The new adaptation will be co-produced by BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment, and Amazon MGM Studios. Jackie van Beek and Julie De Fina will be developing the series, while also serving as executive producers alongside Kylie Washington, Sophia Zachariou, and Linda Mickso.

Jesse Griffin is revealed to be the writer for the series. Van Beek will also be the set-up director alongside Christian Van Vuuren, who will be helming the show. Follow along with the article to learn more.

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The Office Australia will be released globally on October 18, 2024

Slated for an eight-episode run, the Australian version of The Office will feature Felicity Ward as the main lead, who will be playing the role of Hannah Howard. Ward’s character is a managing director of a packaging company called Finley Craddick. As revealed in the logline, the story will kick off with seemingly bad news for Ward and her colleagues.

Ward will be receiving news from the Head Office that their branch will be closed, making the employees work from home. This will leave Ward in a tight spot where she will go into survival mode to keep her “work family” together.

Channeling the eccentric and witty energy of David Brent and Michael Scott, Ward has to navigate chaos with her own unique flair, determined to face challenges head-on and keep up with the impossible targets.

Introduced 20 years ago by Gervais and Merchant, the iconic mockumentary gained worldwide fame, inspiring twelve adaptations in countries including Canada, Israel, France, and India. Given the franchise’s popularity, the expectations from the new Australian leg are on a whole other level.

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Cast & characters

All cast members in The Office Australia and where you have seen them before:

• Felicity Ward (Collette in Wakefield/Mrs. Haddock in Time Bandits)
• Edith Poor (The Nomad in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power/Tanya in The Power of Dog)
• Steen Raskopoulos (Evan in The Duchess/Pete Lewis in Feel Good)
• Shari Sebbens (Kay in The Sapphires/Random Asgardian Thor: Love and Thunder)
• Josh Thomson (Ben in How to Please a Woman/Bob in Young Rock)
• Jonny Brugh (Rapu in Thor: Love and Thunder/Damon in Time Bandits)
• Susan Ling Young (Judge in Reckoning/Stella Le in Hungry Ghosts)
• Raj Labade (Zal Verma in Appetite/Lewis in Back of the Net)
• Lucy Schmidt (Alma Cage in The Pledge/Shelley Bowman in Golden)
• Zoe Terakes (Hayley in Talk To Me/Glory in Nine Perfect Strangers)
• Pallavi Sharda (Corrie D'Souza in The Twelve/Asha in the Wedding season)
• Claude Jabbour (Sa, Ibrahim in Last King of the Cross/Farid in Stateless)
• Susie Youssef (Aleyna Rahme in Deadloch/Gez in Rosehaven)
• Justin Rosniak (Gary in Mr Inbetween/Declan Mooney in Last King of the Cross)
• Carlo Ritchie (Mo in Mikki vs the World/Judd in Hit the Ground Running)
• Rick Donald (Leon Croydman in Population 11/Sean Brody in Wentworth)
• Chris Bunton (Jamie in Relic/Albert in Wolf Like Me)

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Where to watch the Australian adaptation of The Office

The Office Australia will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video. The streamer confirmed that the series will be available in all 240 countries and territories globally (excluding the US) for Prime members. The series can be watched on the Prime Video app for handheld devices and smart TVs, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, and online.

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Stay tuned for more news and updates on the Australian adaptation of The Office and all your favorite TV shows and movies as 2024 progresses.