Pretorius takes iconic role

'DIE KANTOOR': SA HUMOUR DIFFERS FROM THAT IN UK, US VERSIONS OF 'THE OFFICE' >>→ Walks in footsteps of Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell as the boss.

- Citizen reporter

Ricky Gervais. Steve Carell. Albert Pretorius, pictured. A local actor steps into the iconic role as the boss in SA's re-imagining of The Office.

Showmax has just dropped the first trailer for Die Kantoor, the South African adaptation of global hit format The Office, licensed by BBC Studios.

kykNET will preview the first episode at 8pm this Sunday ahead of the Showmax double-bill premiere on Tuesday, followed by an episode a week on both platforms.

The trailer gives South Africans their first taste of 2025 Fleur du Cap and Woordfees winner Albert Pretorius (Niggies, Nêrens, Noord-Kaap) as Flip, the manager at polony distributors Deluxe Processed Meats.

We caught up with Pretorius to find out about his biggest TV role yet.

Yes, it's a scary one; this is one of the dream ones. Very few people get to play a role this big.