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| Theme music composer | David McCormack |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Cinematography | Bevan Crothers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Production companies | BBC Studios ANZ Bunya Entertainment Amazon MGM Studios |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
The Office is an Australianmockumentarysitcom television series based on theBritish series of the same name created byRicky Gervais andStephen Merchant. The series starsFelicity Ward in the lead role, with the supportingensemble cast including Edith Poor,Steen Raskopoulos,Shari Sebbens,Josh Thomson,Jonny Brugh, Susan Ling Young, Raj Labade, Lucy Schmidt,Zoe Terakes,Pallavi Sharda, Claude Jabbour, Jason Perini,Christian Manon and Olga Tamara.
It is the first female-led series inThe Office franchise, the third English-language entry after the British andAmerican series, and the fifteenth overall adaptation. In October 2025, the series was cancelled after one season.
Hannah Howard is the managing director of Sydney's branch of Australia's fourth largest packaging company Flinley Craddick. When she gets news from Head Office that herRydalmere-based branch will be shut down and everyone will go remote, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can't keep in order to keep her "work family" together.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "IRL" | Jackie van Beek | Jackie van Beek | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 2 | "The Wake" | Christiaan Van Vuuren | Julie De Fina & Jackie van Beek | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 3 | "Melbourne Cup" | Christiaan Van Vuuren | Jesse Griffin & Julie De Fina | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 4 | "Tax Dodge" | Jessie Griffin | Julie De Fina | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 5 | "Pyjama Day" | Jackie van Beek | Julie De Fina & Jackie van Beek | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 6 | "Women in Business" | Jesse Griffin | Jesse Griffin | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 7 | "Away Day" | Jackie van Beek | Jesse Griffin | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
| 8 | "The Sales Report" | Jackie van Beek | Julie De Fina & Jackie van Beek | 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) |
An Australian adaptation of theBBC seriesThe Office, which was created byRicky Gervais andStephen Merchant, was announced to be in development in May 2023. The series is the 13th adaptation inThe Office franchise, and the third English-language version. It is co-produced by BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment, andAmazon MGM Studios. The adaptation was developed for Australia by Julie De Fina andJackie van Beek, who both serve as executive producers along with Kylie Washington and Sophia Zachariou. The series is produced by Linda Micsko.[6] Gervais commented on the series, stating "I'm very excited about Australia remaking my little show from the turn of the century. Office politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can't wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent."[7]
Felicity Ward stars in the leading role, portraying Hannah Howard, making the Australian adaptation the first series inThe Office franchise to have a female lead.[7][5] The series has been described as female-led, with many of the characters which were male in the original and American iterations being adapted as females.[8]
Principal photography took place in mid-2023, inRydalmere,Sydney.[9]
An official trailer for the series was released onYouTube on 18 September 2024 and was met with a mostly negative reception.[10] All eight episodes were released on 18 October 2024 onAmazon Prime Video, with the series being available worldwide except for the United States.[6] In October 2025 it was reported that the series had been cancelled after one season.[11]
Upon both the series' 2023 announcement and 2024 trailer release,The Office was negatively compared to other Australian comedy series, such asUtopia andDeadloch.[12][8]
Onreview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 71% rating with an average rating of 6.1/10, based on 14 reviews. The consensus reads, "RelocatingThe Office Down Under doesn't completely sidestep the pitfalls of feeling like a photocopy of a photocopy, but a likable cast keeps this new workplace highly watchable."[13]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | 14th AACTA Awards | Best Narrative Comedy Series | Sophia Zachariou, Kylie Washington, Linda Micsko | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Acting in a Comedy | Felicity Ward | Nominated |
Set-up director: Jackie van Beek
And frankly, if you want an Australian version of Michael Scott, you should go watch the excellent female-led cop dramedyDeadloch instead. [...] I've also heard good things about the Australian office comedyUtopia, though I've never watched it myself.
