No surprise there. The original UK version was awful garbage, the US
version worse, and the Australian version even worse again. (I haven't
even seen anything of the other versions, but no doubt they're all
garbage too.)



Amazon Prime Dumps Australian Version of 'The Office' After One Season
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Amazon Prime has axed the Australian version of "The Office".

As reported by?The Nightly, the streaming platform made the call to
dump the local version of the iconic UK workplace comedy from Ricky
Gervais and Stephen Merchant just a year after it premiered.

The decision comes despite the fact that "The Office" is the
most-watched locally produced title ever for Amazon Prime, and upon
its October 2024 premiere, it ranked?in the top three in 37 countries,
the top five in 65 and the top ten in 102 countries, including the UK.

Reviews of the series, which made history as the first to feature a
female lead in Felicity Ward, were mixed. The Guardian?called it "an
edgeless reboot doomed for the shredder," giving it a one-star review.?
The Sydney Morning Herald?was more forgiving, offering three and a
half stars and stating, "Sorry, online haters, but 'The Office
Australia' is genuinely fun."?Empire?criticised it as well, noting,
"Perhaps most unforgivably, the jokes just aren't up to snuff."

The Australian version was the 14th adaption of "The Office", which
follows France, Canada, Israel, India, and of course, the US, led by
Steve Carell.



<https://au.variety.com/2025/tv/news/amazon-prime-dumps-australian-version-of-the-office-29094/>






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