Prime Video is working on an Australian version of the classic sitcom ‘The Office’, but with a gender-swapped main character. Comedian and actress Felicity Ward will headline the Australian show, a joint production between Prime Video, BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, and Bunya Entertainment. ‘The Office’ began in the UK with actor Ricky Gervais playing David Brent, the head of the Slough branch of the fictional paper company Wernham Hogg. It ran for two seasons from 2001 to 2003.

The American version of the sitcom, which saw actor Steve Carrell as Michael Scott, became much more popular during its run on NBC from 2005 to 2013. In the Australian version, Ward will play the role of Hannah Howard, CEO of The Flinley Packing Company. Craddick.

“When she gets word from head office that they’re closing their branch and making everyone work from home, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can’t keep to keep her ‘work family’ together. The Flinley Craddick Staff it pleases her and she must put up with Hannah’s outlandish plots as they work to achieve the impossible goals set for them,” the official plotline reads.

Gervais, co-creator, co-writer and star of “The Office,” said he’s excited about Australia remaking the sitcom. “Office politics have changed quite a bit in 20 years, so I can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern David Brent,” he added.

The Australian version will be the 13th adaptation of the series after similar showings in France, Canada, Chile, Israel, India, the Middle East and Poland. Production on the eight-part Amazon Australian Original series will begin in Sydney later this month with filming taking place over eight weeks. The show will also feature Edith Poor, Steen Raskopoulos, Shari Sebbens, Josh Thomson, Jonny Brugh, Pallavi Sharda, Susan Ling Young, Raj Labade, Lucy Schmit and Firass Dirani.