Ricky Gervais’ The Office will get Arabic remake

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By Express News Service

British mockumentary sitcom The Office is ready to get an Arabic language remake. Titled Al Maktab, the Arabic redo of the groundbreaking BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning comedy collection can be set in Saudi Arabia.

As per Variety, Egypt’s Hisham Fathi (Ending So Gently) will direct with Italy’s Alessandro Martella serving as director of pictures and Ryad-based AFLAM Productions’ Shadi Mcdad dealing with line producer duties. The collection adaptation will go on flooring in June on this MBC Studios unique on which the BBC Studios worldwide manufacturing crew, who’ve licensed the format, can even have enter.

The plan is for the twenty-episode present to air on MBC’s linear TV channels, and stream on its Shahid VIP streaming platform later this 12 months. The Saudi adaptation is ready in a courier companies firm, with the primary character performed by Saleh Abuamrh, who performs Malik Al-Tuwaifi, the corporate’s self-absorbed but lovable boss.

Also becoming a member of the forged are Fahad Albutairi; Nawaf Alshobaili; Saad Aziz; Adhwa Fahad, Razan Mansour; Reem Busati; and Hisham Hawsawi, amongst different native abilities. Commenting on the event, Andre Renaud, SVP format gross sales for BBC Studios stated in a press release accessed by Variety,

“Although office working may look slightly different for many of us in 2022, the familiarity of these well-observed characters as they navigate petty rivalries, moments of friendship and humour, and a boss that sometimes makes a fool of themselves, still rings just as true.”

“I’m sure audiences in the Middle East and the Gulf will take Malik and his team to their hearts as much as audiences did with David Brent in the UK over twenty years ago,” he added.