‘Jury Duty’ Season 2 Sets Prime Video Premiere Date
Prime Video has set March 20 for the Season 2 premiere of Jury Duty. Titled Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, the latest installment form the Jury Duty creative team will launch with three episodes, followed by two episodes on March 27, and a three-episode finale on April 3. It will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Co-created and executive produced by Lee Eisenberg (Lessons In Chemistry, The Office) and Gene Stupnitsky (Hello Ladies, The Office), Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat is a documentary-style comedy that captures a corporate offsite event at a family-owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony, a recently hired temporary worker. Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment – whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated. As the founder prepares to step down, the getaway transforms into a clash between big corporate ambitions and small business values, with control of the company hanging in the balance.
Jury Duty’s first installment chronicled the inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor, and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.
As we reported last year, the theme of the new installment is David Vs. Goliath, which centers on a small business going on a company retreat. To protect the integrity of the premise with the regular person not realizing that they are part of a scripted TV show, just like they did with Season 1, the casting and production of the new installment was done in a clandestine manner.
Stupnitsky also directs the series. David Bernad (The White Lotus, Bad Trip) also executive produces with Todd Schulman (The Chair Company, Who Is America?), Nicholas Hatton (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Who Is America?), Jake Szymanski (7 Days in Hell, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates), Anthony King (The Afterparty, Silicon Valley), Chris Kula (Wrecked, Community), James Marsden (Paradise, Sonic The Hedgehog 3) and Ruben Fleischer (Superstore, St. Denis Medical).
Jury Duty launched in 2023 to strong critical recognition, earning a Peabody Award and AFI Award as well as four Emmy nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series, two Golden Globes nominations and two Critics Choice Award nominations.
