The Office arrived on Netflix Latin America and was a sensation on social networks. This confirms that the historic resurgence it has had at the worst moment of the pandemic was no accident: Without a doubt, the series continues to drive countless viewers crazy.
In Argentina, The Office trended on Twitter on January 1, 2023 because its nine seasons ended up in the red “N” again.
It is worth clarifying that the version that arrived on the platform is the American one, the most popular. Now, The Office is, along with Seinfeldone of the two most important comedies in the catalogue.
What did Twitter say?
The arrival of The Office on Netflix was another reason to celebrate. An end of year gift for many fans who wanted to have it at hand to see it again whenever they wanted..
“Last night I got home around 3 in the morning and stayed making a mask in the garden watching The Office until dawn. Am I everything I wanted to be at thirty? Hell yeah,” one user tweeted about his plans for the new year.
“The Office on Netflix, the real happy new year”, “My New Year’s Eve dinner is this chapter of The Office”, “I’m drinking coffee and eating toast in bed with my cat while watching The Office and it’s raining, bro, omg 2023,” read on Twitter.
The Office, fury in quarantine
The Office is a comedy composed by 201 chapters short films that closely follow the comings and goings of a group of characters who work in the office of a paper mill. The main character is Michael Scott (Steve Carell), head of the area where the majority works.
The American version was released by NBC in 2005 and lasted until 2013. It is worth mentioning that it was based on the 2001 British series of the same name.
In the early days of 2021, market metrics firm Nielsen Holdings PLC shared several top 10 most-watched series and movies in the US in 2020 across major streaming platforms.
In the category of acquired series, The Office took first placewith 57.127 million plays, thus surpassing Grey’s Anatomy (39.405) already Criminal minds (35.414).
During the quarantine in Argentina, the series could be seen on Amazon Prime Video, one of the many platforms that now continue to host it. The Office, in addition to Netflix and Prime Video, is complete on HBO Max and Star Plus.
Source: Clarin
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