The Office

Right now you can watch The Office in Australia on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Peacock Premium and YouTube TV — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. 9 seasons is a serious commitment, but one that pays off episode after episode. A 9/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Rainn Wilson sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Office earns its spot. The Office does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Between them, Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It ran for 9 seasons (2005–2013), and the writing holds up across every one of them. The Office earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It sustains a level of quality that very few manage to hold onto all the way through.

The Office is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. Fans of Superstore will recognise the sensibility here immediately. 9 seasons gives the story real room to develop. Rainn Wilson's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

The Office wrapped up in 2013, created by Greg Daniels — and 9 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.