The Office

The Office Guía y cronología

A documentary crew arrives at an ordinary workplace, giving its employees an audience for ambitions and embarrassments they might otherwise keep to themselves. The Office finds comedy in management, boredom and relationships built between desks. The British original, the American branch and international adaptations each make that workplace recognizably their own.

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Timeline guide

The Office: Choose the Workplace You Want to Be Trapped In

Start with The Office (UK) for David Brent, or The Office (US) for the American ensemble. The Paper follows the U.S. screen world, not every national adaptation.

Entries
6
Released
6
Span
2001-2025

The British Christmas specials close the original run. If an edition already includes them, that does not call for a second viewing of the same finale.

Overview & recommendation

The documentary camera makes small office humiliations impossible to dismiss as private moments. Each adaptation builds its own workplace around that idea: the manager's self-image, the colleagues who have heard it all before and the friendships that make another day tolerable.

The shared format does not mean the people are interchangeable. David Brent's later film belongs with the British route, while The Paper returns to the American documentary context in another workplace. The international group is a selection of reinterpretations, not a complete map of every licensed version.

Choose the British or American series and begin at its own first episode. Finish the British ending before Life on the Road, or explore The Paper after becoming familiar with the U.S. world. Try another national version as a fresh workplace rather than a missing later season of the previous one.

Workplaces Sharing a Format, Not One Staff British, U.S. and selected national versions

Each adaptation has its own setting and colleagues. The Paper specifically extends the U.S. screen context; its connection does not unite all national offices into one story.

  • UK Original (3 entries)

    The British Office, its Christmas ending and David Brent's later Life on the Road continuation, with edition packaging not treated as new story coverage.

  • U.S. Universe (2 entries)

    The U.S. Office and The Paper's connected documentary-world extension, distinct from other national versions.

  • Other Adaptations (1 entry)

    Selected national reinterpretations of The Office format, each with its own workplace and story rather than a continuation of every earlier staff.

Starting a Particular Office 6 entries

Stay with one workplace as its awkward relationships develop. A later adaptation can be started independently rather than after every earlier country version.

  1. 1
    2001The Office (UK)Series · 2001
  2. 2
    2003The Office Christmas SpecialsSeries · 2003
  3. 3
    2005The Office (US)Series · 2005
  4. 4
    2016David Brent: Life on the RoadFilm · 2016
  5. 5
    2024The Office (Australia)Series · 2024
  6. 6
    2025-presentThe PaperSeries · 2025

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Must I watch the British series before the American one?

No. The U.S. adaptation introduces its own workplace. Watching both lets you compare approaches, but either route has its own beginning.

Is The Paper another national remake?

It continues the U.S. documentary-world context in another workplace. That makes its relevant connection the American branch, not the British or Australian staff.

Where do the Christmas specials belong?

They finish the original British television story. Keep them with that ending before Brent's later film, recognizing that some editions may already package them with the series.

How many Office movies and shows are there?

The Office has 6 entries: 5 TV shows and 1 movie, released between 2001 and 2025.

What is the chronological order of The Office?

In chronological (in-universe) order, The Office begins with The Office (UK) (2001) and ends with The Paper. The full chronological list of 6 entries is above.

What is the release order of The Office?

By release date, The Office starts with The Office (UK) (2001). The most recent release is The Paper (2025).

What is the newest The Office release?

The newest released entry is The Paper (2025). See where it falls in the chronological and watch order lists above.

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