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Saudi Arabia is getting its own version of “The Office.”

“Al Maktab,” the name of the Saudi Arabian version, will span 20 episodes. Mbc Studios is producing the show, after making a deal with BBC Studios, which licenses the franchise.

The new version, which begins production in June, is set at a courier company.

It will star Saleh Abuamrh, who will play the boss – Malik Al-Tuwaifi. Egyptian director Hisham Fathi helms the series. Alessandro Martella is director of photography. Aflam Productions’ Shadi Mcdad is line producer.

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Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant created the series, which premiered in the U.K. in 2001. Gervias originated the boss role of David Brent, which Steve Carell’s Michael Scott was modeled on in the U.S. version. The new show is the 12th version of “The Office” franchise.

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BBC Studios and Dubai-based Mbc Studios have teamed on the first Arabic-language adaptation of “The Office.”

Titled “Al Maktab,” the Arabic redo of the groundbreaking BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning British comedy series will be set in Saudi Arabia.

Egypt’s Hisham Fathi (“Ending So Gently”) will direct with Italy’s Alessandro Martella serving a director of photography and Ryad-based Aflam Productions’ Shadi Mcdad handling line producer duties.

Cameras are set to roll in June on this Mbc Studios original on which the BBC Studios international production team, who have licensed the format, will also have input.

The plan is for the twenty-episode show to air on Mbc’s linear TV channels, and stream on its Shahid VIP streaming platform later this year.

In the Saudi adaptation, “Al Maktab” is set in a courier services company, with the main character played by Saleh Abuamrh (“The Fates Hotel”) who plays Malik Al-Tuwaifi,...