It’s time to go back to the office! Prime Video announces

SYDNEY—19 August 2024—New office. New Australian boss. Today, Prime Video announced that the highly anticipated Australian original The office will premiere on October 18. The comedy series is the thirteenth installment in the global hit franchise and has the first female lead in the iconic role, comedian and actress Felicity Ward (Time Bandits, Wakefield, The Inbetweeners 2), who plays Hannah Howard, CEO of Flinley Craddick. All eight episodes of The office will be available exclusively on Prime Video in 240 countries and regions worldwide (excluding the US) as a Prime member starting October 18. Prime members around the world enjoy savings, convenience and entertainment – all in a single membership.

Prime Video has also released a first image of the series, which features an ensemble of Australian and New Zealand comedy talent. In addition to Felicity Ward, Edith Poor (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Power of the Hound), Steen Raskopoulos (The Duchess, Well-Being), Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, Thor: Love and Thunder), Josh Thomson (How to please a woman, Young Rock), Jonny Brugh (Thor: Love and Thunder, What We Do in the Shadows), Susan Ling-Young (Reckoning, Hungry Ghosts), Raj Labade (appetite), Lucy Schmidt (The promise), Zoe TerakeS (Talk to me, nine complete strangers), Pallavi Sharda (The Twelve), Claude Jabbour (Last King of the Cross, Stateless) with Susie Youssef (Dead Hole, Rosehaven), Justin Rosniak (Mr Inbetween, last King of the Cross), Carlo Ritchie (Mikki against the rest of the world), Rick Donald (Population 11, Wentworth), And Chris Bunton (Relic, Wolf Like Me) in guest roles.

In The officeHannah Howard is the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick. When she receives news from head office that her branch is closing and everyone must work from home, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can’t keep in order to keep her “work family” together. The employees of Flinley Craddick oblige her and must endure Hannah’s outlandish plans while working towards the impossible goals they have been given.

Over 20 years ago, the world was introduced to the wonderfully dark mockumentary world of The officecreated by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. While many aspects of the workplace have changed since then, especially post-2020, the physical office is a timeless place for comedy, and one that will never tire an audience as long as the characters are authentic, familiar, faced with relatable dilemmas and, most importantly, entertaining and hilarious. This global appeal has led to the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning cult comedy being remade for audiences around the world, including France, Canada, Chile, Israel, India, the Middle East and Poland, where a third season has just been announced. This Australian version is the thirteenth adaptation.

The eight-part Australian Amazon Original series The office is co-produced by BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios and is based on a BBC Studios format. The office was written for Australia by the authors Julie De Fina (aftertaste) and Jackie van Beek (The Breaker Upperers, Naked Tuesday) The couple also served as executive producers. Kylie Washington (Return to Paradise) is executive producer with senior producer Sophia Zachariou (Ladies in Black, The moth effect) and producer Linda Micsko (The Disappointment, Laid). Van Beek also serves as set-up director (Time Bandits, What We Do in the Shadows, Wellington Paranormal) alongside directors Christiaan Van Vuuren (Bondi Hipsters, A Sunburnt Christmas) and Jesse Griffin (Educators), who also serves as the series’ author.

Since 2019, Prime Video has commissioned 30 Australian original series and films in Australia –The Test Season One-Three, Her Mark, LOL: Last One Laughing Australia with Rebel Wilson, Back to Rafters, Luxe Listings Sydney Season 1-3, award-winning feature-length documentary combustion, The moth effectHead above water, Kicking like Tayla, warrior on the field, graduating class of 2007, Deadloch Season 1 and 2, The Lost Flowers by Alice Hart, dance life, the lifestyle special Hugh van Cuylenburg: GEMa series of ten stand-up comedy specials, Neighbours, Hot Potato: The Story of the Wobble, Five Blind Dates, The Office and the upcoming The narrow path to the deep north And Top-End-Boy.

Prime members can watch all episodes of The office anywhere, anytime via the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, Apple TV and online. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes to their mobile devices and tablets and watch them offline anywhere at no additional cost. Prime Video is available in Australia at no additional cost to a Prime membership for just AU$9.99/month or $79 annually. New customers can learn more and sign up for a free 30-day trial at www.primevideo.com.

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About Prime Video
Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment offering that offers customers a huge collection of premium programs in one application that is available on thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favorite movies, series, documentaries and live sports broadcasts – including series produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Films Road House, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Fallout, Reacher, The Boys, And The idea of ​​you; licensed fan favorites Dawson’s Creek: The mysterious setting And Law & Order: Special Unit for Victims; Prime Exclusive access for members to live sports coverage like ICC World Cup Cricket and acclaimed sports documentaries, including Federer: Twelve final days; and programming of Prime Video add-on subscriptions sHow Paramount+, Hayu, BritBox, beIN SPORTS and MGM+. Prime Video is one of many benefits that offer savings, convenience and entertainment as part of Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as challenger And A Colt for all occasions, via the Prime Video Store. Customers can also take a look behind the scenes of their favorite films and series with exclusive roentgen Access. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/primevideo.

About BBC Studios ANZ

BBC Studios, a global content company with British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. BBC Studios Productions Australia produces BBC formats for the local market and international streamers. including Top Gear Australia, The Office Australia, Dancing with the Stars, award-winning The great Australian baking competition, The 1% Club And Mastermind and produces original series, including Return to Paradise And Ray Martin: The Last Farewell. BBC Studios Productions Australia owns the independent production label Werner Film Productions. The BBC Studios business in Australia and New Zealand includes nine channels: BBC UKTV on Foxtel and Fetch TV, and BBC Earth, BBC Drama, BBC News, CBeebies, BBC Kids and BBC Brit on Fetch TV in Australia; and BBC UKTV, BBC Earth, BBC News, BBC First and CBeebies on Sky TV in New Zealand. BBC News is available live on bbc.com and the BBC app. It operates SVOD BritBox and distributes great British content from the BBC and other UK producers to free-to-air, subscription channels and SVOD platforms, and works with partners to bring BBC Studios consumer products, home entertainment and live events to the local market, including the global Australian hit, Bluish. Our ANZ Ad Sales team delivers national and international advertising opportunities across our entire broadcast and digital portfolio, including BBC.com.

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group with revenues of £2.1 billion (2021/22: £1,630 million). Able to take an idea seamlessly from concept to screen and beyond, the company is based around two business units: the global Content Studio, which produces, invests in and distributes content worldwide, and Channels & Streaming, which includes BBC branded channels, services and joint ventures in the UK and internationally. The company produces around 2,500 hours of award-winning British programming each year, with over 80% of BBC Studios’ total revenues coming from non-BBC clients such as Discovery, Apple and Netflix. Its content is internationally recognised across a wide range of genres and specialist areas, with brands such as Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Top equipmentThe planet Series, Bluish And Doctor WhoBBC.com is BBC Studios’ global digital news platform, providing up-to-date international news, in-depth analysis and features.

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To Bunya Entertainment

Bunya Entertainment is a dynamic, internationally focused Australian drama and comedy production company. The company is part of the Bunya Media Group and was founded by Sophia Zachariou, Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey as co-directors to focus on commercially driven film projects for a global audience. Bunya Entertainment recently produced the six-part one-hour drama series Ladies in Black for ABC and the six-part comedy series to be released in 2021 The moth effect for Amazon MGM Studios. The series was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2021 AACTA Awards. The Australia office is the second order with Amazon MGM Studios and will be shown on Prime Video.