The Office Files (series)

*The Office Files (2021 Series)* is an ongoing live-action comedy/action series created by Robbie Slodysko and produced by Little Garfield Production Studios. It stars Robbie Slodysko, Audrey Beilharz, Seth Bolin, Scott Pirkle, Chloe Pope, Lyndon Padgett, Madison Dorris, and Madison Benninger. The series will have 6 episodes, which was meant to premiere from September 25, 2021 through May 22, 2022. Additionally, three shorts are being produced for the series, which will premiere up through Fall 2022. It also received a spin-off series, *Files of the Unknown*, which began production on March 21, 2022, and premiered it's first episode on July 3 with more episodes still to air throughout the year.

## Episodes

### *The* **INFILTRATION**

*The Infiltration* is the first episode of *The Office Files*. Agent 22, the top agent from the Super Secret Agency, infiltrates the main office of Great Industries by working there under the alias Lincoln Spicuous. The boss, Mr. Great, orders a worker named Lincoln Venience to give the new hire a tour. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Robbie Slodysko, Seth Bolin, Scott Pirkle, Audrey Beilharz, and Madison Benninger alongside co-star Chloe Pope. While shooting on May 18 and May 20 was done without a complete script, it was finished between August 15 and August 19, and shooting lasted from then until September 23. The episode was released on September 25, 2021.

### *The* **PRINTER**

*The Printer* is the second episode of *The Office Files*. Mr. Great orders Lincoln Venience to fix the printer. When he struggles to do so, he asks for Agent 22 to aid him since he’s supposedly a technical expert. To maintain his cover, he asks Agent 5 to relay him instructions for how to fix it. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Robbie Slodysko, Seth Bolin, Audrey Beilharz, Scott Pirkle, and Chloe Pope alongside co-stars Madison Benninger and Lyndon Padgett. Early concepts for the episode were thought up on May 13, 2021, and script writing began on July 16 and finished on August 18. Shooting began on August 19 and concluded on February 3, 2022. The episode released on November 20, 2021.

### *The* **QUESTIONING**

*The Questioning* is the third episode of *The Office Files*. Mr. Great calls Ava into his office to ask her some questions about her coworkers to learn the truth behind a particular incident. Meanwhile, Agent 22 leads the investigation to discover the identity of the assailant while an overly-excited Norm and Melanie are forced to make a choice. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Chloe Pope, Scott Pirkle, Lyndon Padgett, Madison Dorris, Robbie Slodysko, and Audrey Beilharz alongside co-stars Seth Bolin, Madison Benninger, and Morgan Nash. The episode was added to the series order on November 16, 2021 as a short before being upgraded to a full episode on January 27, 2022. Script writing began on December 2 and concluded February 19, while shooting began on January 13 and concluded on March 4. The episode was released on March 6, 2022.

### *The* **PLANNER**

*The Planner* is the fourth episode of The Office Files. Both the *Super Secret Agency* and the *Great Industries* office are prepping for their holiday parties, and Agent 22 is coincidentally selected to plan both of them. He struggles with juggling the planning of the two parties, but with the help of Agent 5 and Lincoln, he just might have a chance to pull it off in time for the holidays. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Robbie Slodysko, Audrey Beilharz, Seth Bolin, Scott Pirkle, Chloe Pope, Lyndon Padgett, and Madison Dorris alongside co-stars Madison Benninger, Aidan Nash, Zara Rahat, . The episode was added to the series order on July 19, with script writing beginning on August 19 and initially concluded on October 29. Shooting began on November 11, 2021 and continued sporadically until the last shoot occurred on March 17, 2022.

While the entire episode was never finished, the first six minutes were released on May 30, 2022. A second shorter section of it was released on July 6, 2022 under the name *The Agency's Finest?* on the original Little Garfield channel. The in-universe advertisement made for this episode that was meant to play directly before that clip is also set to release on July 19, 2022.

### *The* **BACK-UP**

*The Back-Up* is the fifth episode of The Office Files. When Agent 22 seemingly hits a deadend, Agent 1 requests Agent 5 go with him to help complete it, much to her dismay. Agent 22 has to come up with an excuse about her identity to the others while Ava becomes suspicious of Lincoln. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Robbie Slodysko, Audrey Beilharz, Seth Bolin, Chloe Pope, Scott Pirkle, and Madison Benninger alongside co-stars Lyndon Padgett and TBD. This episode is partially a remake of the original short film, though it was merged with *The Final Hours* on July 19, 2021. However, said episode was merged with *The Back-Up* on April 27, 2022 with most of *The Final Hours*’ story cut due to time constraints. While script writing began in September 2018 with the production of *The Secret File*, development of this episode truly began on May 14, 2021 with the idea of *The Back-Up*’s main concept. Script writing initially lasted from July 28 through October 23, though was picked back up between April 27 and April 29, 2022. Shooting began on January 20 and continued sporadically until the last shoot occurred on May 12, 2022.

The episode was unfinished and as such never released, though several finished scenes were released. The first was a 52 second clip titled *Hey Seth, what's up man?* on June 3, 2022, with a minute-long follow-up scene to that titled *Boss, did you forget your password again?* that released on July 8, 2022. Another clip titled *Okay then, why the rush?* is also set to release this Fall alongside a 2 1/2 minute long finished portion of the beginning of the episode, which will be released in a similar fashion to how it was handled for Episode 4.

### *The* ***RE∀EL**A**TIONS***

*The Revelations* was meant to be the eighth and final episode of *The Office Files*. Agent 5 looks for an alternative path forwards for Agent 22 upon hitting a roadblock. Lincoln gets locked out of his office, much to Mr. Great’s annoyance, but he makes up for it when he uncovers a potential security breach. With the help of an unexpected source, they begin piecing together what’s been happening under their noses. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Robbie Slodysko, Audrey Beilharz, Chloe Pope, Scott Pirkle, Seth Bolin, Lyndon Padgett, and Madison Dorris alongside co-stars Madison Benninger, Aidan Nash, Zara Rahat, and Morgan Nash. Though early concepts for the film were thought up as early as Late 2018, and an early version of the film was briefly worked on in Spring of 2019 but never was finished, writing and shooting began on January 14, 2021. The short film was released on May 22, 2021. On July 20, 2021, the film was reworked into the sixth episode of *The Office Files*, and was later combined with two other episodes, The Anomaly and The Finale, on January 18 and April 27 respectively. Script writing on the new version began in September 2021, with shooting beginning on April 21. The episode was intended to be released on May 22, 2022.

## Shorts & Micro-Files

### *The* **TUTORIAL**

*The Tutorial* is the first short in *The Office Files* series. An old, mysterious video recording shows Lincoln demonstrating a dangerous old Soviet technique to the audience. The short was written by Seth Bolin and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Seth Bolin and Scott Pirkle. The short was added to the series order on January 18, 2022, with shooting taking place on August 26, 2021 and January 20, 2022. The short released on January 22, 2022.

### *The* **ARGUMENT**

*The Argument* is the second short in *The Office Files* series. On a noisy day at the office, Lincoln walks in on Mr. Great watching TV, and the two then argue about nonsense. The short was written by Scott Pirkle, directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Scott Pirkle and Seth Bolin. The short was added to the series order on January 18, 2022, with shooting taking place in November 2021 during the production of *The Printer* and March 2022. The short released on July 17, 2022.

### *The* **SUPPORT**

*The Support* was meant to be the third short in *The Office Files* series. Agent 22 gets stuck working Customer Support for the day, so Norm and Melanie decide to show him the ropes. The short was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and would've starred Robbie Slodysko, Lyndon Padgett, Madison Dorris, Audrey Beilharz, and Scott Pirkle. The short was added to the series order on November 16, and script writing began on July 18, 2022. The short was not finished, but is going to be adapted into a comic book in the near future.

### *The* ***PRANK***

*The Prank* was meant to be the fourth short in *The Office Files* series. Melanie plans to pull one of her most ambitious pranks yet on an equally ambitious target. The short was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and would've starred Seth Bolin, Madison Dorris, Scott Pirkle, and Robbie Slodysko. The short was added to the series order on March 21, with script writing taking place on March 26 and shooting on March 29. The short was unfinished, but footage from it was repurposed for *The Comedic Irrelevancy of White Dwarfs*, and all the footage shot for it was released via Bloopers - *The Prank* on July 10, 2022.

### *The* ***MIRROR***

*The Mirror* is the first of what are referred to as micro-files, extremely short originals in The Office Files series. Lincoln Venience shows Agent 22 a mirror that he once broke. The short stars Seth Bolin and Robbie Slodysko, was shot on January 20, 2022 during the production of *The Tutorial*, and released on June 27, 2022.

## Production History

See: Production History

This diagram details all of the major delays for the series from May to November 2021. (Won't be updated anytime soon)

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