Toto, I dont think were in Scranton anymore.The Officeis officially going Down Under with a new Australian update on the hit comedy series.
Prime Videoannounced Monday that the Australian OriginalThe Officewill debut all eight episodes Oct. 18 on the streamer while revealing a first-look image atFelicity Ward(Time Bandits,Wakefield,The Inbetweeners 2) as the franchises first-ever female lead, playing new boss Hannah Howard, managing director of Flinley Craddick packaging company.
When she gets news from Head Office that they will be shutting down her branch and making everyone work from home, Hannah goes into survival mode, making promises she cant keep so you can keep her work family together.
Felicity Ward as Hannah Howard on ‘The Office’.John Platt/Prime Video
The staff of Flinley Craddick indulge her and must endure Hannahs outlandish plots as they work toward the impossible targets that have been set for them.
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The Officealso stars Edith Poor, Steen Raskopoulos,Shari Sebbens, Josh Thomson, Jonny Brugh, Susan Ling Young, Raj Labade, Lucy Schmidt,Zoe Terakes,Pallavi Shardaand Claude Jabbour, with Susie Youssef, Justin Rosniiak, Carlo Ritchie, Rick Donald and Chris Bunton in guest roles.
FromBBC StudiosAustralia& New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment andAmazon MGM Studios, the show was developed by Julie De Fina andJackie van Beek, who also serve as executive producers with Kylie Washington.
The 13th global version of the workplace mockumentary comes after the originalBBCversion ofThe Officeran for two seasons from 2001 to 2003, starringRicky Gervaisas boss David Brent.
The US version ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013 onNBC, withSteve Carells Michael Scott leading a majority of the run.
Other international versions have since aired in Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Israel, South Africa and more.
