THE OFFICE
The Office is a landmark mockumentary media franchise created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Originating as a British television sitcom in 2001, it expanded globally into an acclaimed American adaptation, numerous international series remakes, feature films, books, and webisodes.
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The Office is a global workplace comedy franchise created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant with its original 2001 British television debut on BBC Two.
It subsequently spawned the critically acclaimed American adaptation developed by Greg Daniels, which ran for nine seasons (201 episodes) on NBC from 2005 to 2013.
The franchise has grown to encompass multiple international TV series remakes across Canada, Germany, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, alongside a spin-off series (The Paper), feature films (David Brent: Life on the Road), digital webisodes, video games, and companion books.
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The franchise originated in 2001 with the BBC Two sitcom The Office, created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Set at the Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg paper merchant, the series starred Gervais as the pompous regional manager David Brent.
After concluding its UK run with a two-part Christmas Special in 2003, producer Greg Daniels developed an American version. Initially considered for cable networks like FX or HBO, NBC executive Kevin Reilly brought the show to NBC, premiering the US version in 2005 starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott at Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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I PEZZI DI THE OFFICE
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Physical media forms a cornerstone of collector interest for The Office franchise.
All nine seasons of the US television series were released on DVD, with Seasons 5 through 9 receiving high-definition Blu-ray releases. Collectors and enthusiasts also seek out official companion literature, including oral history retrospectives and publications such as The Dunder Mifflin Employee Manual.
The US series won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2006 and a Peabody Award in 2007.
