‘The Office’ Australia Trailer From Amazon Offers First Look at Female David Brent

The Office is back! Well, a version of it. Amazon Prime Video has released the first trailer to the Australian adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s enduring classic comedy series The Office, and we finally get a proper glimpse at the Aussie variants of Brent, Tim, Dawn, Gareth and more. With NBC’s follow-up to [...]

is back! Well, a version of it. has released the first trailer to the Australian adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s enduring classic comedy series , and we finally get a proper glimpse at the Aussie variants of Brent, Tim, Dawn, Gareth and more. With NBC’s follow-up to the U.

S. adaptation of , global fans of the franchise can sate themselves in the meantime with an Aussie attempt at the mockumentary-style comedy. Just one (big) catch, though: Australia will be available on Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide from Oct.

18, except, that is, in the U.S. That’s nothing a VPN can’t fix, however, if you’re really keen.

In the clip released Wednesday, we see Hannah Howard ( ), the managing director of Sydney-based packaging company Flinley Craddick, trying and failing to win over her employees with her natural charisma, ‘girlboss’ vibes, and visionary leadership. Also trapped at Flinley Craddick with Hannah are receptionist, front desk executive and productivity manager Lizze (Edith Poor playing the Dwight/Gareth role); sales rep Nick (Steen Raskopoulos playing the Tim/Jim role) and Greta (Shari Sebbens in the Pam/Dawn role). The cast also includes Josh Thomson, Jonny Brugh, Susan Ling Young, Raj Labade, Lucy Schmidt, Zoe Terakes, Pallavi Sharda, Claude Jabbour and Jason Perini.

Guest stars for the eight-episode season include Susie Youssef, Justin Rosniiak, Carlo Ritchie, Rick Donald, and Chris Bunton. was developed for Australia by writers Julie De Fina ( ) and Jackie van Beek ( , ) with the pair also serving as executive producers. Kylie Washington ( ) is executive producer with lead producer Sophia Zachariou ( , ) and producer Linda Micsko ( , ).

is co-produced by BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment, and Amazon MGM Studios, and is based on a BBC Studios format. Outside the well-known U.S.

, there have been several adaptations of the show since the original British version aired its final episode in December 2003. The countries to have adapted the show include Canada ( ), Chile ( ), France ( ), Czechia ( ), Germany ( ), India ( ), Israel ( ), Poland ( ), Saudi Arabia ( ) and Sweden ( ). THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.