The Australian version of The Office being in production since 2018, finally comes up with the remake. With big names flashing as a part of the cast, the reboot significantly baffled its audience by starring a female lead character. Revealing exclusively about the actress set to claim the role of Steve Carell, the showmakers excitedly put a spin on their reboot.
Putting a post-COVID plot twist to the story, the Australian adaptation becomes the 13th iteration of the show that was originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Revamping the bad team management at the packaging company Flinley Craddick, the Australian version of The Office is working its way into the mockumentary sitcom.
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The beloved sitcom The Office originated in 2001 in the UK as a mockumentary show. It explored the workplace setting in the Slough branch of a fictional paper company. Following its popularity, in 2005 a US version launched on NBC starring Steve Carell as the cringe-worthy Michael Scott. Playing the role of the regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch, Carell became a household name sooner than ever.
Now there’s another reboot coming from Australia as the 13th iteration of the show, ever since it went global. Being under development since 2018, the Australian version exclusively confirmed the remake and mentioned adding its own little plot twist. Navigating the story in the post-COVID era, the packaging company called Flinley Craddick experiences a shutdown with staff forced to work from home.
Thus, revolving around the Managing Director of the packaging company, just like the original series, even the reboot is to derive laughter from the cringeworthy mismanagement. However, this time the show has a different plot twist as the managing director happens to be a woman. Yes, the legendary character of Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, turns out to be a woman in the Australian reboot.
Felicity Ward Replaces Steve Carell’s Legendary Character
The Office reboot due to be released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video, experiments with the comedy franchise portraying “middle management led by a woman for the first time”. With names as big as Isla Fisher and Magda Szubanski making rumors of taking the lead role, the Aussie remake confirms choosing Felicity Ward as the successful candidate for the role made famous by Steve Carell.
The 42-year-old comedian and actress is set to replace Carell’s Michael Scott, with her role as Hannah Howard, the managing director of Flinley Craddick. According to the Australian version, Howard “goes into survival mode, making promises she can’t keep in order to keep her ‘work family’ together”. It is up to the staff of the packaging company who are bound to “endure Hannah’s outlandish plots as they work toward the impossible targets that have been set for them”.
Planning to go global, the Aussie reboot wished to bring some changes in the work environment as office politics changed quite a bit in the last couple of decades. Trying to give a modern-day touch, the show is an eight-part series ready to commence its production in Sydney. With filming set to take place over eight weeks, the reboot is deemed to go global in 2024.
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Source: Deadline
