How many seasons of The Office are there?
The American version of The Office has 9 seasons and 201 episodes, airing on NBC from 2005 to 2013. The original British series has 2 seasons plus two Christmas specials.
The US version starred Steve Carell as Michael Scott, the awkward regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Filmed as a mockumentary, with characters speaking directly to the camera, it followed office workers including Jim, Pam, Dwight and Angela. Carell left at the end of season 7, and the show continued for two more seasons.
The original British series, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, aired on the BBC in 2001 and 2002, with a two-part Christmas special in 2003. It ran for only 12 regular episodes, but it inspired versions in many countries, including France, Germany, India and Chile.
Streaming success
Years after it ended, the US Office became one of the most-streamed shows in the world. A spinoff set at a struggling newspaper, The Paper, premiered on Peacock in 2025, made by the same producers in the same mockumentary style.
Did You Know?
The US Office won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2006, after its second season.