{"id":264947,"date":"2026-01-30T06:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/264947\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:46:09","slug":"genius-and-warm-hearted-prime-video-comedy-reveals-season-2-release-date-and-first-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/264947\/","title":{"rendered":"“Genius” and “warm-hearted” Prime Video comedy reveals season 2 release date and first trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a long wait \u2013 nearly three years to be exact \u2013 but Jury Duty is set to be back on the small screen very soon. With anticipation building, Prime Video<\/a> has released a teaser while also confirming a release date for its second season.<\/p>\n

The documentary-style comedy series<\/a>, which is created by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, premiered on Amazon Freevee in 2023, following a juror, Ronald Gladden<\/a>, who was unaware that the entire trial was a hoax.<\/p>\n

Now, after a long wait and a lot of radio silence, it has been confirmed that the series<\/a> will move to Prime Video after the dissolution of Freevee, with the second season<\/a> being titled Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat.<\/p>\n

Set to premiere on 20 March, the second season will follow a business company who go on their annual retreat, with Anthony being at the centre. Unbeknownst to him, the entire company is fake, and all of his colleagues are actually actors. <\/p>\n

As per Deadline<\/a>, the eight-part season will “capture a corporate offsite event at a family-owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony, a recently hired temporary worker”. <\/p>\n

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“Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment \u2013 whether in conference rooms or during downtime \u2013 has been meticulously orchestrated.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

The short teaser, which was shared on the series’ official Instagram<\/a> page, was warmly received by fans in the comment section, with one writing: “Whoever came up with these concepts it\u2019s genius \ud83d\udc4f”<\/p>\n

Upon its release, the first season was well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> currently reporting an impressive approval rating of 84% from 37 reviews, while its audience score is even higher at 96%. <\/p>\n

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“What might have been an ethically dubious experiment and an exercise in extreme discomfort has turned out to be both funny and life-affirming,” wrote The Financial Times<\/a>, while Fat Guys at the Movies<\/a> called it “warm-hearted and outrageous”.<\/p>\n

Over on IMDb<\/a>, the series has an outstanding average user rating of 8.2 out of 10 from 53,000 logs, with one user noting: “Comic genius on a level I haven’t seen in ages. Not every comedic offering has to take itself so seriously, and this one is totally absurd and original.”<\/p>\n

Jury Duty returns on Prime Video on 20 March.<\/p>\n

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\"Lettermark\"<\/p>\n

Reporter, Digital Spy George is a freelance writer who specialises in Movies<\/a> and TV. After graduating with a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from De Montfort University, in which he analysed the early works of Richard Linklater for his dissertation, he wrote for several websites for GRV Media. \u00a0His film tastes vary from blockbusters like Mission: Impossible<\/a> and John Wick<\/a> to international directors such as Paolo Sorrentino and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and has attended both the London and Berlin film festivals.
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