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Here's When 'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat' Begins Streaming
The series follows a temp unaware his company retreat is staged, blending prank and mockumentary styles, with episodes released weekly on Prime Video starting March 20.
- Prime Video premieres the first three episodes of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat on March 20, a spin-off from creators Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky following Rockin' Grandma's Hot Sauce and temp Anthony Norman.
- The retreat centers on Rockin' Grandma's Hot Sauce as founder Doug Womack retires this year and plans to hand leadership to his son Dougie Jr., whose suitability quickly comes into doubt.
- As the lone unwitting cast member, Anthony Norman, 25-year-old temporary assistant hired as a HR temp via Craigslist, opens the season in Los Angeles, anchoring the mockumentary/prank-show format's emotional core.
- The original series' acclaim shows that Jury Duty was a sleeper hit winning a Peabody Award and three Emmy nods, while creators Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky doubled down on a likeable everyman lead and anthology format potential.
- Episodes stream weekly on Fridays after launch, set at Oak Canyon Ranch Retreat, Agoura Hills, with a private equity firm raising the season's stakes.
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"Jury Duty" which sneaked up on the world in 2023, inserted an unwitting ordinary person into a prearranged courtroom scenario otherwise populated by actors. It was like "The Truman Show" mixed with "12 Angry Men," or a segment of "Candid…
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In 2023, Jury Duty stormed onto our screens as a surprisingly wholesome prank show, one where subject Ronald Gladden was treated not as the butt of the joke, but rather as the hero of a bizarro story. From its ultra-committed cast (including a stellar James Marsden) to Gladden's impeccable straight man work, the series felt like lightning in a bottle.That is, until now.Jury Duty is back for its second season, titled Jury Duty Presents: Company R…
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