‘Jury Duty’ Season 2 Swaps the Courtroom for a Corporate Retreat: What to Know Before March 20
The hidden-camera comedy that earned a Peabody Award and three Emmy nominations is returning — but almost nothing about it looks the same. Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat premieres March 20 on Prime Video with a new unsuspecting participant, a new setting, and a format shift that trades jury deliberations for office politics at a fictional hot sauce company.
Here’s what’s changed and what to watch for.
A Completely New setup
Season 2 drops the courtroom entirely. According to a synopsis of the season, the new installment takes place during a “corporate offsite event at a family-owned hot sauce company.” The fictional company is called Rockin’ Grandma’s.
The premise: the founder announces plans to step down, after which “the getaway transforms into a clash between big corporate ambitions and small business values, with control of the company hanging in the balance.”
The format itself stays intact. One real, unsuspecting person is placed into an entirely staged scenario surrounded by professional actors, and cameras capture everything that unfolds. The first season premiered in 2023 on Amazon FreeVee and centered on Ronald Gladden, who believed he was serving as a juror during a court case. He was actually surrounded by actors participating in an elaborate prank. That season won a Peabody Award and earned three Emmy Award nominations.
According to Variety, season 2 was filmed in Agoura Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Meet Anthony, the new unsuspecting star
The season features a new unsuspecting participant named Anthony, introduced in the series as a temporary worker joining coworkers on the company trip. He fills the role previously held by Gladden, serving as the only non-actor among the cast.
Finding the right person took a massive search. Executive producer Nick Hatton told People: “Anthony’s charisma and kindness stood out immediately. From day one, it was clear Anthony was going to be a great hero. As for how we found him — that’s part of the secret sauce required to make the show! But safe to say there were thousands of candidates and we’re so happy we landed the right one.”
The Full Cast, and Who’s In On the Joke
The season 2 ensemble surrounding Anthony includes Alex Bonifer, Blair Beeken, Emily Pendergast, Erica Hernandez, Jerry Hauck, Jim A. Woods, LaNisa Renee Frederick, Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur, Rachel Kaly, Rob Lathan, Ryan Perez, Stephanie Hodge, Warren Burke and Wendy Braun.
All of them are in on the joke. Anthony is not.
How and When to Watch
Company Retreat premieres March 20 on Prime Video. The first three episodes release that day.
Production of this article included the use of AI. It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
