The hit hidden-camera comedy that surprised everyone in 2023 is finally back. Jury Duty Season 2 arrives on Prime Video starting March 20, 2026, with a new setting, a fresh cast, and an unsuspecting star who has no idea he is the only real person in the room.
This time, the show moves from the courtroom to the corporate world. The new season is titled Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, and it follows a temp worker named Anthony who thinks he is attending a real business retreat for a family-owned hot sauce company. Every other person he meets is an actor, and every conversation and event has been carefully planned without his knowledge.
The first season became a massive success after it premiered in 2023. It earned multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice nominations and won a Peabody Award. Fans loved watching Ronald Gladden, a real person who believed he was serving on a real jury while everyone around him was performing. The question now is whether the show can repeat that magic with a completely different setup.
How the New Season’s Episode Release Schedule Works
Jury Duty Season 2 will have eight episodes, just like the first season. Each episode runs about 25 to 30 minutes. The release schedule follows a batch format rather than dropping all episodes at once.
Here is the full release schedule:
- March 20, 2026: Episodes 1, 2, and 3
- March 27, 2026: Episodes 4 and 5
- April 3, 2026: Episodes 6, 7, and 8
For viewers in the United States, new episodes typically become available at 12:00 AM Pacific Time or 3:00 AM Eastern Time. UK viewers can watch from 7:00 AM on the release dates, while India viewers get access from 12:30 PM IST. Australia viewers can tune in from 6:00 PM AEDT.
The first three episodes drop on March 20, followed by a week-long wait for the next two. The final three episodes arrive on April 3, which marks the season finale.
Meet Anthony, the New Unsuspecting Star
The person at the center of the prank this season is Anthony Norman. He is introduced as a 25-year-old temp worker from Nashville, Tennessee, who gets hired to help with a corporate retreat for a hot sauce company called Rockin’ Grandma’s.
Executive producer Nick Hatton spoke about why Anthony was chosen for this role. He told People that Anthony’s charisma and kindness stood out during the casting process.
“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.” – Nick Hatton, Executive Producer
Like Ronald Gladden from the first season, Anthony believes everything happening around him is real. He does not know that his coworkers are actors, the company is fake, and every event is staged for entertainment.
The Cast of Actors Surrounding Anthony
The production team brought together 14 comedic actors to play the employees and executives of Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce. Each actor was carefully selected to ensure Anthony would not recognize them from television shows or commercials.
The main cast includes:
- Jerry Hauck as Doug, the company’s founder and a father figure to the employees
- Alex Bonifer as Dougie Jr., Doug’s son who is suddenly put in charge
- Emily Pendergast as Amy, a customer service representative and Swiftie
- Erica Hernandez as Kate, a confident sales and marketing manager
- Stephanie Hodge as Helen, the straight-talking accountant who has been with the company since the beginning
- Rob Lathan as Other Anthony, an assistant sourcing manager who works in a stationery cupboard
- LaNisa Renee Frederick as Jackie, a working mother in logistics who desperately needs a break
- Jim A. Woods as Jimmy, a warehouse manager trying to be a better person
- Rachel Kaly as Claire, a web designer who prefers staying indoors
- Warren Burke as Steve, a calm and confident salesman
- Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur as PJ, a gossip-loving receptionist
- Blair Beeken as Marjorie, the ranch activities manager
- Wendy Braun as Elizabeth, a private equity director
- Ryan Perez as Kevin, the HR manager
Many of these actors have appeared in well-known shows like The Office, Veep, Seinfeld, and Kevin Can F* Himself**.
What the New Season Is About
The story takes place during a corporate retreat for Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce. Anthony is hired as a temp worker to help organize the trip. The retreat is supposed to be a fun getaway, but things take a turn when Doug, the company founder, announces he is stepping down and putting his son Dougie Jr. in charge.
What follows is a clash between big corporate ideas and small business values. The cast of actors creates increasingly chaotic situations while Anthony tries to navigate what he believes is a real workplace crisis.
The official synopsis describes the season as a battle for control of the company, with Anthony caught in the middle. He has no idea that every meeting, every argument, and every unexpected moment is part of a scripted production.
The creators have described the theme as “David vs. Goliath,” drawing inspiration from 1980s comedy films like Animal House.
How to Watch Jury Duty Season 2
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat is streaming exclusively on Prime Video. This marks a change from the first season, which originally premiered on Amazon Freevee. Freevee was discontinued in late 2024, so viewers now need a Prime Video subscription to watch both seasons.
Prime Video subscriptions vary by region. In the UK, a Prime Video subscription costs £7.99 per month on its own or £8.99 per month as part of a full Amazon Prime membership. In the US, Prime Video is included with Amazon Prime membership, which costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year.
The show is available for viewers in USA, UK, Canada, Australia, India, and many other countries where Prime Video operates.
Where You Have Seen the Cast Before
While the production team worked hard to make sure Anthony would not recognize the actors, some faces may look familiar to viewers. Jerry Hauck has appeared in ER, Seinfeld, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Alex Bonifer played Neil in the AMC series Kevin Can F* Himself**. *Emily Pendergast* appeared in Veep and the Netflix series Leanne.
Stephanie Hodge is one of the more experienced cast members, having starred in the 1990s shows Nurses and Unhappily Ever After. Jim A. Woods worked as a writer on The Last O.G. and appeared in Reno 911!. Rob Lathan played multiple roles on Inside Amy Schumer.
Ryan Perez has written for Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and he has directed shorts for Funny or Die.
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What Fans Can Expect
The first season of Jury Duty became a cultural moment because it combined reality television with comedy in a way no one had seen before. Viewers watched Ronald Gladden navigate a fake court case with genuine reactions, and the show gained a loyal following.
Season 2 takes the same concept and moves it into a new environment. Instead of a courtroom, the action happens at a corporate retreat in Agoura Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles. The trailer shows team-building exercises, talent competitions, and a motivational speaker who says bizarre things. The chaos builds as the CEO announces he is selling the company.
The cast has described the new season as just as fun and unpredictable as the first. With Anthony as the new unsuspecting lead, the show aims to capture the same magic while avoiding repetition.
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