The Office (U.S. TV series)

The Office

Genre	Sitcom Mockumentary
Based on	The Office by Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant
Developed by	Greg Daniels
Starring	Steve Carell Rainn Wilson John Krasinski Jenna Fischer B. J. Novak Ed Helms James Spader Melora Hardin David Denman Leslie David Baker Brian Baumgartner Kate Flannery Angela Kinsey Oscar Nuñez Phyllis Smith Mindy Kaling Paul Lieberstein Creed Bratton Craig Robinson Ellie Kemper Zach Woods Amy Ryan Catherine Tate Clark Duke Jake Lacy
Theme music composer	Jay Ferguson
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	201 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Greg Daniels Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Howard Klein Ben Silverman Paul Lieberstein Jennifer Celotta B. J. Novak Mindy Kaling Brent Forrester Dan Sterling
Cinematography	Randall Einhorn Matt Sohn Sarah Levy Peter Smokler ("Pilot")
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–42 minutes
Production company(s)	Deedle-Dee Productions Reveille Productions (2005–12) Shine America (2012–13) NBC Universal Television Studio (2005–07) Universal Media Studios (2007–11) Universal Television (2011–13)
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24) – May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
Chronology
Related shows	The Office (UK)
External links
Website

The Office is an American television comedy series that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013. It is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name. The Office was adapted for American audiences by Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons. It is co-produced by Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions (later Shine America), in association with Universal Television. The original executive producers were Greg Daniels, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons.

The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. To simulate the look of an actual documentary, it is filmed in a single-camera setup, without a studio audience or a laugh track. The show debuted on NBC as a mid-season replacement and ran for nine seasons and 201 episodes. The Office initially featured Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and B. J. Novak as the main cast; the show experienced numerous changes in its ensemble cast during its run.