Jury Duty Trivia | 30 facts about the reality sitcom

“Jury Duty” was a surprise nominee for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards 2023.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the series.

1. Jury Duty is an American reality hoax sitcom television series
2. The series is created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky
3. It is about a fake jury trial
4. It stars Ronald Gladden as a juror who is unaware of the hoax
5. James Marsden co-stars alongside an ensemble cast
6. It premiered on Amazon Freevee on April 7, 2023
7. The series received three nominations at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
8. These nominations include Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Marsden
9. The series chronicles the inner workings of a jury trial in the US through the eyes of juror Ronald Gladden, a solar contractor from San Diego
10. He is unaware that his jury duty summons was not official, and that everyone in the courtroom aside from him is an actor
11. Everything that happens, inside and outside the courtroom, is planned
12. On September 15, 2022, it was reported that a semi-improvised docu-style comedy series starring James Marsden and a group of up-and-coming actors with improv backgrounds had secretly been filmed for Amazon Studios
13. The 17-day shoot was filmed in a real courtroom south of Los Angeles
14. According to executive producer Todd Schulman, Jury Duty began as an attempt to make a sitcom like The Office about a trial, with a real person at the center of the show who doesn’t know that he’s surrounded by actors
15. Creators Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky both previously worked as writer-producers on The Office
16. In order to find a non-actor for the show’s lead, an ad was put up on Craigslist
17. Marsden stars as an alternate version of himself
18. Alongside other actors including Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, and Rashida Olayiwola
19. Cody Heller serves as showrunner and executive producer, and Jake Szymanski as director
20. The series is also executive produced by David Bernad, Lee Eisenberg, Ruben Fleischer, Nicholas Hatton, Stupnitsky, Szymanski, and Andrew Weinberg
21. The first four episodes of the series premiered on Amazon Freevee on April 7, 2023
22. The fifth and sixth episodes followed on April 14
23. The final two episodes, including the season finale, were released on April 21, 2023
24. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 75% approval rating
25. With an average rating of 6.5/10
26. Based on 24 critic reviews
27. The website’s critics consensus reads, “While this courtroom comedy isn’t as tedious as actual jury duty — largely thanks to a very game James Marsden — the verdict is still out on whether its stylistic gambit pays off”
28. Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 51 out of 100
29. Based on 7 critic reviews
30. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”