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The Office is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series of The Office also starred Gervais as the boss and main character of the show. The two seasons were broadcast on BBC Two in 2001 and 2002, totalling 12 episodes, with two special episodes in 2003, and an extra short spectacular ten years later. A German version titled Stromberg ran for 46 episodes over five seasons, starting in 2004, and the follow-up film Stromberg – Der Film was released in German cinemas in 2014.
The longest-running version of the series, the US adaptation, ran for nine seasons on the NBC Television Network from 2005 to 2013 for a total of 201 episodes. [1] The total overall viewership is in the hundreds of millions worldwide. According to Nielsen Ratings as of April 2019, the US version of The Office was the No. 1 streamed show on Netflix in the United States. [1] Extended episodes of the American adaptation have been added to the streaming platform Peacock, in addition to bloopers and extras. [2] The US version features a multitude of catch-phrases, notably, "That's what she said!".
Country/Region | Title | Network | Original run |
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![]() | La Job | October 9, 2006 – January 1, 2007 | |
![]() | La ofis | Canal 13 | August 6, 2008 – November 22, 2008 |
![]() | Kancl | ČT1 | December 1, 2014 – December 17, 2014 |
![]() | Konttori | Nelonen | March 3, 2017 – February 15, 2019 |
![]() | Le Bureau | Canal+ | May 25, 2006 – June 30, 2006 |
![]() | Stromberg | ProSieben | October 11, 2004 – January 31, 2012 |
![]() | TBA | ANT1 | TBA, 2023 |
![]() | The Office | Hotstar | June 28, 2019 – September 15, 2019 |
![]() | HaMisrad | yes Comedy | August 10, 2010 – October 3, 2013 |
![]() | The Office PL | Canal+ | October 22, 2021 – present |
![]() | Kontoret | TV4 | February 12, 2012 – March 17, 2013 |
![]() | The Office | BBC Two | July 9, 2001 – December 27, 2003 |
![]() | The Office | NBC | March 24, 2005 – May 16, 2013 |
![]() | Al Maktab | MBC | October 28, 2022 – Present [3] [4] |
English-language | German-language | French-language | Spanish-language | Hebrew-language | Swedish-language | Czech-language | Finnish-language | Hindi-language | Polish-language | |||
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Name | The Office | The Office | Stromberg | Le Bureau ("The Office") | La Job ("The Job") | La ofis ("The Office") | HaMisrad (המשרד, "The Office") | Kontoret ("The Office") | Kancl ("The Office") | Konttori ("The Office") | The Office | The Office PL |
Firm | Wernham Hogg | Dunder Mifflin [lower-alpha 1] | Capitol-Versicherung AG | Cogirep | Les Papiers Jennings | Papeles Lozano | פייפר אופיס (Piper Office) | Svensk kontorshygien AB | Papír a print | Leskisen paperi | Wilkins Chawla | Kropliczanka |
Business | Paper | Paper and Office Supplies [lower-alpha 1] | Insurance | Paper | Paper | Paper | Office supplies | Office hygiene | Paper | Paper | Paper | Mineral water |
Location | Slough | Scranton | Unspecified, but filmed in Cologne | Villepinte | Côte-de-Liesse | Santiago Centro | Yehud | Upplands-Väsby | Brno | Riihimäki | Faridabad | Siedlce |
Regional Manager | David Brent (Ricky Gervais) | Michael Scott (Steve Carell) Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) | Bernd Stromberg (Christoph Maria Herbst) | Gilles Triquet (François Berléand) | David Gervais (Antoine Vézina) | Manuel Cerda (Luis Gnecco) | Avi Meshulam (Dvir Benedek) | Ove Sundberg (Henrik Dorsin) | Marek Chvála (Václav Kopta) | Pentti Markkanen (Sami Hedberg) | Jagdeep Chadda (Mukul Chadda) | Michał Holc (Piotr Polak) president Patrycja (Vanessa Aleksander) vicepresident |
Senior Sales Representative | Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman) | Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) | Ulf Steinke (Oliver Wnuk) | Paul Delorme (Jérémie Elkaïm) | Louis Tremblay (Sébastien Huberdeau) | Diego Ramírez (Pablo Cazals) | Yossi (Eldad Fribas) | Erik Lundkvist (Kim Sulocki) | Tomáš Trojan (Michal Dalecký) | Timo (Pyry Äikää) | Amit Sharma (Sayandeep Sengupta) | Franek (Mikołaj Matczak) new marketing specialist |
Assistant (to the) Regional Manager | Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook) | Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) | Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp (Bjarne Mädel) | Joel Liotard (Benoît Carré) | Sam Bisaillon (Paul Ahmarani) | Cristián Müller (Mauricio Dell) | Yariv Shauli (Maayan Blum) | Viking Ytterman (Björn Gustafsson) | Jáchym Kořen (Radim Novák) | Jaakko (Antti Heikkinen) | T.P. Mishra (Gopal Datt) | Darek (Adam Woronowicz) head of the logistics department |
Receptionists | Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) | Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) | Tanja Seifert (Diana Staehly) | Laetitia Kadiri (Anne-Laure Balbir) | Anne Viens (Sophie Cadieux) | Rocío Poblete (Nathalia Aragonese) | Dana (Mali Levi) | Therese Johansson (Sissela Benn) | Anna Kručinská (Sara Venclovská) | Anna (Linda Wiklund) | Pammi (Samridhi Dewan) | Asia (Kornelia Strzelecka) |
Temp | Ricky Howard (Oliver Chris) | Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) | Jonas Fischer (Max Mauff) | Felix Pradier (Xavier Robic) | – | Felipe Tomic (César Sepúlveda) | Regev Steiner (Amir Wolf) | – | Ota Kačer (Jiří Hájek) | "OP" (K. Puura) | Sapan Gill (Abhinav Sharma) | – |
Corporate Supervisors | Jennifer Taylor‑Clarke (Stirling Gallacher) Neil Godwin | Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin) Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) | Tatjana Berkel (Tatjana Alexander) | Juliette Lebrac (Astrid Bas) | Emmanuelle Sirois-Keaton (Nathalie Coupal) | Jimena Ibarra (Liliana García) | Yelena (Helena Yaralova) | Idun Falkenberg (Lisa Linnertorp) | Lenka Falešníková-Vondráčková (Pavla Vitázková) | Katariina (Vera Kiiskinen) | Riya Pahwa (Gauahar Khan) | – |
Accountants | Sheila (Jane Lucas) | Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) | – | Daniel Gabarda (Frédéric Merlo) | – | Yanni (Jimena Nuñez) Teresita (Luz María Yacometti) | Karol (Roberto Pollak) Ababa "Avi" Sharon (Yossi Vassa) | Lennart Forsström (Rikard Ulvshammar) Anna Norén (Anna Åström) Margareta Wivallius (Ingbritt Hjälm) | Petra (Barbora Sousa) | Maarit (Lotta Lindroos) | Anjali (Priyanka Setia) | Sebastian (Jan Sobolewski) |
Oliver (Howard Saddler) | Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) | Viktor (Tomáš Sýkora) | Farzin (Mazdak Nassir) | Rinchin (Chien Ho Liao) | ||||||||
Keith Bishop (Ewen MacIntosh) | Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) | César (Alfredo Portuondo) | Teppo (Jan Nyquist) | Kutti (Gavin Methalaka) | ||||||||
Travelling Sales Representative | Chris Finch (Ralph Ineson) | Todd Packer (David Koechner) | Theo Hölter (Andreas Schmidt) | Didier Leguelec (Jean-Pierre Loustau) | Rocky Larocque (Yves Amyot) | Carlitos García (Sergio Piña) | Shimi Guetta (Shai Avivi) | "Boozen" (Kristoffer Appelquist) | Jiří Nebeský (Rastislav Gajdoš) | – | Prem Chopra (Ranvir Shorey) | – |
Receptionist's fiancé | Lee (Joel Beckett) | Roy Anderson (David Denman) | Roland (off camera) | Ludovic Correia (Julien Favart) | Luc (Martin Tremblay) | Marco | Lavi (Alon Hamawi) | Kenneth Gustavsson Peter Jansson | Libor (Dušan Vitázek) | Ripa (Leo Honkonen) | Parmeet (Kunal Pant) | – |
Senior Sales Representative's girlfriend | Rachel (Stacey Roca) | Katy Moore (Amy Adams) Karen Filippelli (Rashida Jones) | Tanja Seifert (see above) | – | Julie (Évelyne Rompré) | Catalina (María José Urúza) | Shiri (Noa Wollman) | – | – | Loveleen (Anandita Pagnis) | – | |
Other office co-workers | Jamie (Jamie Deeks) Ben (Ben Bradshaw) Emma (Emma Manton) Donna (Sally Bretton) Joan (Yvonne D’Alpra) Malcolm (Robin Hooper) Brenda (Julie Fernandez) Trudy (Rachel Isaac) | Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker) Phyllis Lapin-Vance (Phyllis Smith) Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery) Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton) | Erika Burstedt (Martina Eitner-Acheampong) Jennifer Schirrmann (Milena Dreißig) Lars Lehnhoff (Laurens Walter) Nicole Rückert (Angelika Richter) Hans Schmelzer (Ralf Husmann) Sabine Buhrer (Maja Beckmann) | – | – | Trini (Karla Matta) Jesús (Marcelo Valdivieso) Benito Rojas Dante Espinoza | Yevgeni (Dima Ross) Leah (Ayelet Robinson) Riki (Hilla Sarjon) Abed (Jamil Khoury) | Britt-Marie Lind (Veronica Dahlström) Massoud Ghorbani (Hassan Brijany) Robin T. Larsson (David Druid) Örjan Almqvist (Christoffer Olofsson) | Aune (Paula Siimes) Leyla (Ushma Olava) | Saleem (Sunil Jetly) Sarla Bansal (Preeti Kochar) Madhukar (Mayur Bansiwal) Kitty Kataria (Mallika Dua) | Bożena (Milena Lisiecka) Gośka (Monika Obara) Agnieszka (Monika Kulczyk) Levan (Marcin Pempuś) Łuki (Adam Bobik) | |
Warehouse Foreman | Glynn "Taffy" (David Schaal) | Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) | – | – | – | – | Sami (Yaniv Suissa) | Kenneth Gustavsson (Peter Jansson) | Roman (Martin Tlapák) | – | Rajinder (Manpreet Singh) | – |
Selected major awards won only
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