The office politics, painfully awkward conversations and workplace personalities that make Monday mornings feel like a full-time endurance sport are making a comeback. Die Kantoor, South Africa‘s local adaptation of the internationally recognised comedy format The Office, has officially been renewed for a second season.
Announced at FAME Week Africa 2026, the renewal signals more than another round of workplace comedy. It highlights the appetite for locally produced entertainment that takes familiar global concepts and reshapes them through South African humour, personalities and everyday experiences.
For fans of the fictional Deluxe Processed Meats crew, the next chapter promises more uncomfortable encounters, questionable management decisions and the kind of office drama that somehow feels a little too familiar.
From Global Format to Local Comedy
Adapting an internationally successful series comes with a challenge: how do you make a familiar concept feel authentic to a completely different audience?
With Die Kantoor, the answer lies in its distinctly South African setting and characters. Rather than simply reproducing the formula of The Office, the series brings the mockumentary comedy format into a local workplace, where the personalities, social dynamics and everyday absurdities give the story its own identity.
At the centre is Flip, the office manager played by award-winning actor Albert Pretorius. Surrounded by a colourful collection of colleagues, Flip navigates the chaos of Deluxe Processed Meats, where professional responsibilities often take a back seat to egos, misunderstandings and spectacularly uncomfortable moments.
The result is a comedy premise with universal appeal but a recognisable local flavour.
Award Recognition Gives the Comeback Momentum
Season one’s reception has given the production another reason to celebrate.
At the 2026 kykNET Silwerskerm Film & TV Awards, Die Kantoor received five nominations and secured two wins. Pretorius earned Best Lead Performer in a Comedy, while Schalk Bezuidenhout took home Best Supporting Performer in a Comedy.
The recognition reinforces the importance of strong performances in making workplace comedy land. The awkward silences and ridiculous situations might drive the laughs, but the actors’ ability to make their characters believable is what keeps audiences invested.
The ensemble also features screen veteran Lida Botha, Carl Beukes, Ilse Oppelt, Daniah de Villiers, Mehboob Bawa, Sipumziwe Lucwaba and newcomer Gert du Plessis.
Behind the scenes, creator, head writer and director Bennie Fourie leads the creative vision, with Rapid Blue, part of BBC Studios, producing the series.
Why Local Stories Still Matter
The renewal arrives at a time when South African film and television continues to compete for audience attention in an increasingly crowded entertainment landscape.
International formats offer a familiar starting point, but local adaptations have the opportunity to create something more meaningful: stories that reflect the humour, contradictions and everyday experiences of the people watching them.
For emerging creatives, productions like Die Kantoor also demonstrate how established formats can create opportunities for local performers, writers, directors and production teams to develop their craft within a recognised entertainment property.
Speaking at FAME Week Africa 2026, MultiChoice Group‘s Chief Content Officer: Africa, Nomsa Philiso, described the series as an example of the creativity and talent within South Africa‘s television industry.
Fourie, meanwhile, said the team had been overwhelmed by the response to the first season and was looking forward to bringing audiences more awkward moments and chaos.
That enthusiasm sets the stage for another round of workplace madness, with the opportunity to build on the characters and comic situations viewers have already embraced.
What to Expect From Season 2
For now, the details remain under wraps. Production information and broadcast dates have yet to be announced, meaning viewers will have to wait for confirmation of when the team at Deluxe Processed Meats returns.
What is certain is that Die Kantoor has secured another opportunity to develop its uniquely South African take on a globally familiar comedy format.
And if the first season is anything to go by, the next chapter will offer plenty of reminders that sometimes the funniest part of working life is simply surviving the people you work with.
