Ricky Gervais is reopening The Office for a spinoff movie to stream on Netflix.
The service announced Thursday that it has acquired the film, in which Gervais will reprise the painfully awkward David Brent.
Out of ‘Office’: Netflix grabs rights to Ricky Gervais spinoff movie ‘Life on the Road’ https://t.co/MbnbbuaPlB pic.twitter.com/1Zv5OelPgs
— GeekWire (@geekwire) June 16, 2016
In David Brent: Life on the Road, a documentary crew catches up with the former boss 12 years after The Office. Brent is now a traveling salesman pursuing his rock ‘n’ roll dreams with his band, Foregone Conclusion.
Full #LifeOnTheRoad trailer drops tomorrow! #BrentsBack pic.twitter.com/pvLC6GkblN
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) June 16, 2016
The film will premiere in most counties on Netflix next year, but will receive a theatrical release in August in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Gervais, who recently released his film Special Correspondents with Netflix, said he’s “so glad the mighty Netflix have once again outbid all competitors in North America to show my movie exclusively.”
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