Summary
- The creator of the American version of The Office has no interest in rebooting the series, but he is open to expanding the universe with a spin-off.
- The U.S. version of The Office ended in 2013 after nine seasons, and despite criticism, it has been successful worldwide.
- An Australian version of The Office is currently in production, featuring a woman in the leading role and a new storyline set in a packaging company.
Despite recent reports about a potential reboot of The Office, the creator of the American version of the acclaimed comedy confirms he has no interest in making it happen, but he has other ideas that could expand the universe of the series.
Released in 2005 and based on the British comedy of the same name created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, The Office has become one of the most popular television comedies of all time, comparable to Friends, and Seinfeld among others. Filmed as a mockumentary, the series focuses on the experiences of a group of employees at an office of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
IMDb The Office (U.S.)
Release Date 2005-00-00
Cast Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Ellie Kemper, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Melora Hardin, Rashida Jones, Mindy Kaling, Creed Bratton, B.J. Novak, Ed Helms, Brian Baumgartner
Main Genre Comedy
Seasons 9
The show came to an end in 2013 after nine seasons, although the last installments received a lot of criticism and suffered a loss of audience, especially after the departure of its main star, Steve Carell. Despite this, The Office franchise has been very successful around the world, with location-specific versions being produced in many countries. Of course, now that the U.S. version has been dormant for a decade, it could be seen as being on the list for a reboot, just like many other franchises and movies. Apparently though, that is something that doesn’t hold any interest for creator Greg Daniels.
In an interview with The Wrap, the creator of The Office U.S., Greg Daniels addressed the recent rumors about a reboot, confirming that it is not something he wants to do, but he has considered expanding the franchise with a spin-off. He said:
“I don’t like to think of anything as a reboot, you know what I mean? Because I feel like we ended that story beautifully. The characters had closure. I would never want to redo that same show with a different cast, because I think we got the luckiest cast, the best cast ever, in TV, to do that show. So the notion of a reboot is not of interest. The notion of maybe something like the way The Mandalorian is a new show in the Star Wars universe, you know what I mean? Something like the notion of this documentary crew doing a documentary about a different subject. That, I think, could be intriguing and creative. But I don’t even know what you would call that. I don’t know if that’s like a sister show or something. I don’t know what the term is. But it doesn’t feel like ‘reboot’ would be the appropriate term for that.”
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Australia Will Give a New Twist to The Office with Their Version
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Maybe The Office U.S. is not going to have a new and updated version, and fans may have to wait a long time to see a spinoff, but in Australia they will be able to enjoy their own adaptation of the series, although it will present something a little bit different.
An Australian version of The Office is currently in production, and it will have a woman in the leading role. The comedian Felicity Ward will be the head of the office, a part played by Carell in the American version, and by Gervais himself in the British version. The show will follow Ward’s character, Hannah Howard, who is the managing director of a packaging company named Flinley Craddick.
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