Russia is also getting its own spin to The Office
According to Variety, BBC Worldwide has given license to a Russian edition of The Office. It is set to have 24 episodes and will be aired on Russia’s Channel One, under the production company called Red Square.
Under the editorial supervision of BBC Worldwide’s executive producer Duncan Cooper, the broadcaster has the rights to develop new storylines around local characters, beyond the original 13 scripts, in order to make a longer running series.
“Russia is an important territory for us,” said Ben Donald, BBC Worldwide’s head of sales for the country. “We’ve had much success with other formats such as ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ ‘Junior Mastermind’ and most recently ‘Great Russians,’ which is causing huge debate in the media.”
The comedy series, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is airing in more than seventy countries and has five versions —- Britain, France, US, Canada and Chile.
Speaking of the Chilean version, take a look at their website patterned after the US version. Their show will debut in Chile next month.

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