The Australian version of “The Office” — the thirteenth world incarnation of the long-lasting comedy collection — is taking form, with Prime Video setting a launch date and releasing a first-look at its lead, Felicity Ward.
The “Time Bandits” and “Wakefield” star will play Hannah Howard, managing director of packaging firm Flinley Craddick and the primary feminine lead of “The Workplace” franchise. All eight episodes will change into out there globally on Oct. 18 by way of Prime Video (excluding the U.S.).
Starring alongside Ward is an ensemble of Australian and New Zealand comedy expertise. The forged contains Edith Poor (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy”), Steen Raskopoulos (“The Duchess”), Shari Sebbens (“The Sapphires”), Josh Thomson (“Find out how to Please a Lady”), Jonny Brugh (“Thor: Love and Thunder”), Susan Ling Younger (“Reckoning”, “Hungry Ghosts”), Raj Labade (“Urge for food”), Lucy Schmidt (“The Pledge”), Zoe Terakes (“Discuss to Me”), Pallavi Sharda (“The Twelve”) and Claude Jabbour (“Final King of the Cross”). In the meantime, Susie Youssef (“Deadloch”), Justin Rosniiak (“Mr Inbetween”), Carlo Ritchie (“Mikki vs the World”), Rick Donald (“Inhabitants 11”) and Chris Bunton (“Relic”) will seem in visitor roles.
Within the Australian model of “The Workplace,” Howard will get information from head workplace that they are going to be shutting down her department and forcing everybody to work remotely, a transfer that sees her go into survival mode, making guarantees she will’t preserve with a view to preserve her “work household” collectively. The workers of Flinley Craddick indulge her and should endure Howard’s outlandish plots as they work towards the unimaginable targets which have been set for them.
The Amazon Unique collection is co-produced by BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, Bunya Leisure and Amazon MGM Studios, and relies on the BBC Studios format. “The Workplace” was developed for Australia by writers Julie De Fina (“Aftertaste”) and Jackie van Beek (“The Breaker Upperers,” “Nude Tuesday”) with the pair additionally serving as govt producers. Kylie Washington (“Return to Paradise”) is govt producer with lead producer Sophia Zachariou (“Girls in Black,” “The Moth Impact”) and producer Linda Micsko (“The Letdown,” “Laid”). Van Beek additionally serves as set-up director alongside administrators Christiaan Van Vuuren (“Bondi Hipsters,” “A Sunburnt Christmas”) and Jesse Griffin (“Educators”), who can also be a author on the collection.
