The Office (Magisterian TV series)

The Office is a Magisterian mockumentary sitcom television series that aired on MTV from March 23, 2006 to April 25, 2019, lasting thirteen seasons and 303 episodes, one of MTV's longest-running television series in the channel's history. It is an adaptation of the original BBC and NBC series of the same name. It depicts the everyday work lives of office employees in the Calisota, Philadelphia branch of the fictional New Lives Services.

Like its British and American counterparts, the series was filmed in a single-camera setup without a studio audience or a laugh track to simulate the look of an actual documentary. The series debuted on MTV as a mid-season replacement and aired 281 episodes for its run. The Office originally featured Damien Colin, Alban Hawking, Warrick Allen, Lauraine Ibbott, Jean-Philippe Allison, Raven Wilson, and Boniface Mynatt as the main cast; however, the series experienced numerous changes to its ensemble cast during its run.

The Office was met with positive reviews during its short first season, with the following seasons receiving significant acclaim from television critics as the show's characters, content, structure, and tone diverged considerably from the British and American versions. The Office is notable for being one of the longest-running television series in modern-day Magisterian television, running for 13 seasons and 281 episodes.

Crew
During the show's thirteen-season run, Hexahedron Entertainment Productions produced the Magisterian localisation of the Office; 2M Television Productions, Marlon Mark's production company and now known as Bigtime Entertainment Productions, also became involved with the show starting with the eleventh season. Géraud Yap served as the showrunner, while Damien Colin, who co-produced the show with Hawking until his departure from the show in the eighth season and eventual retirement from the business, Alban Hawking, and Andréa Fox, who began co-producing with Hawking in the ninth season, all served as producers.

Leyton Banister, long-time editor of Marlin, also worked as an editor on The Office. Marlin Pierce, comedian and the creator of his eponymous sitcom, joined The Office as a consulting producer starting in the second season.

Reception
The first season of the Magisterian localisation of The Office was met with mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. As the series progressed, reviews became more positive, as the localisation of The Office became one of the most popular sitcoms of the country.