Prank Lightning Strikes Twice in 'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat'

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The Amazon comedy series 'Jury Duty,' which surrounds an unwitting protagonist with professional actors, is returning with a new season that takes place at a company retreat. The first season was a surprise hit, and the producers have now set their sights on a new mark - 25-year-old Nashville native Anthony Norman, who has been hired as a temporary assistant at the fictional Rockin' Grandma's hot sauce company. The retreat includes corporate seminars, training in what constitutes sexual harassment, and feats of daring and skill, many of which go deliriously wrong as the cast of actors try to keep Norman in the dark about the true nature of the 'documentary' he believes he's participating in.

Why it matters

The success of the first season of 'Jury Duty' proved that audiences are captivated by the concept of an unsuspecting person being surrounded by professional actors in a hybrid comedy format. The new season, 'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,' aims to see if lightning can strike twice, testing whether another mark can be fooled in an even more complex and chaotic setting of a company retreat.

The details

For the new season, the producers decided on a company retreat setup for a few reasons: A retreat is semi-hermetic, forced fun lends itself to comedy, and structuring the season around the struggles of a small business allowed the creators to pay homage to some of the themes of the 1980s film comedies they love. The cast had a monthlong rehearsal period to develop genuine-feeling office dynamics and friendships to support the show's essential sweetness. Meanwhile, the crew worked to expand the existing facilities, build out a yurt for lounging, and hide a control room to manage the shoot. The new season presents more challenges than the first, as the cast and crew had to be prepared for almost anything with the larger setting and more freedom for the mark to roam.

• The new season of 'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat' premieres on Amazon on Friday, March 20, 2026.
• The cast had a monthlong rehearsal period before the new mark, Anthony Norman, arrived on set.

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What’s next

The producers will be closely monitoring audience reactions to see if 'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat' can capture the same magic as the first season and whether another unsuspecting mark can be successfully fooled.