On the Swedish series,
Kontoret, it can be particularly noted that it was made as a combined remake as well as a spin-off, since the part as head of the office was given to the obnoxious character Ove Sundberg from the established Swedish TV series
Solsidan. Actor
Henrik Dorsin, who plays the character, stated in an interview, "it feels good to contribute with something of my own, Ove that is, when you're supposed to work with a well established material such as The office. So that it doesn't just become repetition. Furthermore, it's fun to take part in the first combined remake and spin-off ever in Sweden, or maybe even in the world? A spin-make. Or a re-off."
Spin-offs Unproduced versions Additional versions of the show have been planned but never released. A
Russian language version for
Channel One with an initial run of 24 episodes was announced in 2008, but had not begun production by 2018. Additionally,
Ricky Gervais announced plans to create a
Chinese language version of the show in 2010, but the show also had not begun production as of 2018.
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