The Office is coming to Australia – with Felicity Ward starring as a ‘modern-day David Brent’

Ricky Gervais says he is ‘very excited’ about the remake, which will be set at a packaging company where staff are sent to work from home

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After smash hit runs in the UK and the US, the global juggernaut TV series The Office is coming to Australia in a new adaptation for Prime Video – and it will star the series’ first ever female lead.

The Australian comedian and actor Felicity Ward will be starring in the hapless middle-manager role originated by Ricky Gervais, who co-created and co-wrote the original UK mockumentary series with Stephen Merchant.