Gaz Alazraki (Nosotros los Nobles) will direct and executive produce, and Marcos Bucay (Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero) will serve as showrunner for this adaptation.

La Oficina will take place in Aguascalientes.

Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios and Gary “Gaz” Alazraki’s Máquina Vega announce new sitcom series, La Oficina, an adaptation of the BBC Studios format, The Office. Gaz Alazraki (Nosotros los Nobles, Club de Cuervos) will direct and executive produce, and Marcos Bucay (Guadalupe Reyes, Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero) will serve as showrunner for this adaptation, which is part of the overall deal signed between Amazon MGM Studios and Máquina Vega. La Oficina will be available exclusively on Prime Video in Latin America, Brazil and Spain.

This new version will take place in Aguascalientes and the office will be headed by Jerónimo Ponce III, regional manager of the family business “Jabones Olimpo”. Office workers will have to endure the headaches of working for a family business where the boss is not qualified to run the company.

La Oficina joins international adaptations of the hit series The Office, originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, which include versions in the United States, France, Chile and Poland, among others, in addition to the Australian version, which is now available. on Prime Video.

“It’s very exciting to make our own version of one of the most successful comedies of all time. The Mexican subculture of office workers is one of the richest and most surreal in the world, and with Marcos Bucay and Gaz Alazraki, the country’s two successful comedy creators, we know we have something unique that will exceed all expectations and leave fans the previous versions without words,” says Alonso Aguilar, who leads Prime Video’s original production team in Mexico.

“I’ve wanted to adapt The Office since I bought the Ricky Gervais DVDs in 2003. Everything about the humor and format makes it the bravest comedy I’ve ever seen,” says Gaz Alazraki. “It is an honor for me to have the opportunity to make this version, La Oficina, with such a talented partner as Marcos (Bucay), whom I have admired since all his videos (Quiero ir al antro, Chip Torres , among others) viral sensations. I thank Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for trusting us with their child and there is no better partner than Prime Video to try to make all of Mexico laugh at the work experience in our country.”

“Doing the Mexican version of The Office is a dream, because it was because of the original series, The Office, that I decided to write comedy,” says Marcos Bucay. “This series is a celebration of Mexican office culture and will be a pleasant surprise because we’ve been able to take the format of The Office and make it truly Mexican.”

“For over 20 years, multiple versions of The Office have captivated audiences around the world, and it’s exciting that Prime Video viewers in Latin America will now be able to experience the David Brent Mexican version, with Jerónimo Ponce III taking center stage as the boss i hated. love,” adds André Renaud, SVP Global Format Sales at BBC Studios. “I can’t wait to see the brilliant work Gaz Alazraki and Marcos Bucay bring to life with Amazon MGM Studios when it premieres on Prime Video.”

Gaz Alazraki is a Mexican director who just directed the remake of El Padre de la Novia with Plan B as producer. The film ended up being HBO Max’s biggest premiere to date for a title created exclusively for streaming. Gaz is best known for writing and directing the Mexican comedy Nosotros los Nobles, which became the biggest Mexican blockbuster in history upon release. Gaz created, directed and executive produced two of Netflix’s first and most notable Spanish-language comedy series, Club de Cuervos and its spin-off La Balada de Hugo Sánchez. The third season of Club de Cuervos was nominated for an international Emmy Award. Gaz was named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Emerging Filmmakers to Watch. He is a founding partner and creative leader of Máquina Vega and a board member of Oceana.

Marcos Bucay is the creator of VGLY, showrunner and director of Cómo Sobrevivir Soltero, screenwriter of the Emmy-nominated series Club de Cuervos, director and screenwriter of Yo, Potro and Fondeados, co-writer of Guadalupe-Reyes, as well as screenwriter of Mi Mamá Está Saliendo and Génes, both currently in post-production. In 2009, Marcos founded La Gran Royal, responsible for viral hits such as Colibritany, Fer y Santi and Chip Torres, with over 300 million views. Marcos is currently the director of Happy Shop Studio, a creative center and production company for comedy formats.

La Oficina joins the Amazon Prime membership catalog. Amazon Prime members in Mexico get access to free and fast shipping and entertainment, all in one subscription. The Mexican production follows the success of The Office, a series created more than two decades ago by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in which, in mockumentary format, it shows that the world inside offices is much funnier than many of us think. With its original version set in an office in Berkshire, England, due to its format and dark humor, the series has been exported to countries such as Germany, France, Brazil, Chile and the United States.

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About Máquina Vega

Founded in early 2024, Máquina Vega is an international studio with offices in Los Angeles and Mexico City, providing a conduit between the English and Spanish speaking worlds for scripted and unscripted film and television. They also offer manufacturing services in Mexico and Latin America, including La Oficina.

I am currently in post-production on Mark Alazraki’s Bienvenidos a la familia with Netflix; In production at Bodas with Erik Zuckermann and José Terán at ViX; In post-production on the documentary, Billy Meier (with Miguel Leon director and Julio Rojas writer); In development for Los Niños De Las Amazonas (in development with Candle Media’s Exile, with Guillermo Calderon writing the screenplay, based on the novel by Daniel Coronel); and is gearing up to distribute Club Perfecto, Ricardo Castro’s feature film debut in collaboration with Edge Films for ViX, which is set to premiere at the Austin Film Festival soon.

About BBC Studios

The main commercial arm of BBC Commercial Ltd, BBC Studios last year generated revenues of £1.8bn and a third consecutive year of profits in excess of £200m. Capable of taking an idea seamlessly from idea to screen and beyond, the business is built on two areas of operation: Content Studio, which produces, invests and distributes content globally, and Media & Streaming, with BBC-branded channels, services including bbc.com and BritBox International and joint ventures in the UK and internationally. The company produced over 2,800 hours of award-winning British programming last year for a wide selection of broadcasters and public service and commercial platforms, both in the UK and around the world. Its content is internationally recognized across a wide range of genres and specialisms and includes world-renowned brands such as Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, the Planet series, Bluey and Doctor Who.

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