Felicity Ward announced as first ever female lead of The Office

The Office is coming Down Under!

Prime Video has announced the Australian remake of The Office will function the collection’ first-ever female lead. 

Australian author and comic, Felicity Ward, has been forged as the hopeless regional supervisor named Hannah Howard within the new adaptation. 

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The 42-year-old is greatest recognized for her performances in Thank God You’re Here, Any Questions for Ben and The Inbetweeners 2. 

The Prime Video synopsis reveals that the collection will happen at a packaging firm the place workers members are despatched to make money working from home. 

Ward will tackle the coveted function as a “modern-day David Brent” within the Australian tackle the long-lasting office sitcom.

The UK collection, The Office, is a timeless basic as far as sitcoms go, crammed with hilarious British humour and characters awkwardly making eye contact with the digital camera. 

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The collection was co-created and co-written by British comic, Ricky Gervais in 2001. 

Gervais starred as the inappropriate supervisor of Wernham Hogg paper firm within the mockumentary sitcom collection which aired for 2 seasons on BBC Two. 

The UK collection additionally starred the likes of Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook and Lucy Davis. 

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Following the important success of the sitcom, the US launched their adaptation in 2005 starring Steve Carrell in Gervais’ function as the bumbling and inappropriate supervisor of a paper firm. 

The US collection was additionally a smash hit amongst audiences, outlasting the unique with 9 seasons earlier than concluding in 2013. 

It additionally helped launch the careers of actors John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson and Mindy Kaling amongst different forged members. 

Now, with the announcement of The Office Australia that’s set to launch in 2024, the person who began all of it has commented on information of the most recent adaptation. 

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Gervais has revealed he’s “very excited about Australia remaking my little show from the turn of the century.”

The new remake will undoubtedly put an Aussie humour spin on the basic mockumentary fashion that has made The Office so beloved amongst followers. 

The British comic shared he’s wanting to see how the collection will showcase how “office politics have changed a bit in 20 years”. 

The Australian model will probably be co-produced by BBC Studios, Bunya Entertainment and Amazon Studios and will probably be eight-episodes of enjoyable, belly-laugh inducing tv.

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Kylie Washington, common supervisor of BBC Studios ANZ has shared the choice behind casting the collection’ first ever female lead. 

“We figured the world is ready for a lovable, flawed, lady boss, ruling over her packaging empire”, she disclosed. 

Edith Poor, Steen Raskopoulos, Shari Sebbens and Josh Thomson are additionally set to star within the Aussie remake. 

The Office Australia will begin filming in Sydney this June and will probably be coming in 2024 to Prime Video globally (excluding the U.S.) in additional than 240 nations and territories with Prime Membership entry.

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