The jury may still be out on whether the Emmy Awards will embrace “corporate exit,” but Amazon is going for it anyway.
Prime Video has exclusively revealed to Variety its Emmy strategy for the second season of the reality hoax series, which received entries across 19 categories. The eight-episode season will feature outstanding comedy series entries, with 15 cast members competing in the supporting actor and actress races, and four additional performers entered in guest acting categories. Unfortunately, this year’s mainstay, Anthony Norman, will face the same eligibility restrictions as Ronald Gladden in Season 1. He is ineligible to be considered for lead actress under Television Academy rules because he is unwittingly a central part of the series.
The second season, created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, sees Norman hired as a temporary employee at his family’s company, Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce, to help run the company’s annual company outing. As in season 1, all of the participants surrounding Norman are professional actors.
The original “Jury Duty,” which premiered in April 2023, was a huge hit for the streamer and was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor for James Marsden, and Outstanding Screenplay. The second season, now rebranded as “Company Retreat,” ended on March 20th.
The highlight of the award campaign is the penultimate episode 207, “Mergers and Acquisitions,” in which Norman learns the truth about his co-workers. This episode will be the official submission for both directors, who will direct on behalf of Jake Szymanski and write on behalf of Anthony King.
A standout among the ensemble is Alex Bonifer, who plays Dougie Jr., heir to a fake hot sauce empire. Jim Woods is an “ally” and enthusiastically supports Jimmy. And Lanisa Renee Frederick’s deadpan comic timing is one of the season’s most consistent delights.
On the guest acting side, Grammy winner Sia will play an exaggerated version of herself, vying for her first career acting nomination. In addition to Jarrad Paul and Ian Roberts, guest appearances include Lisa Gilroy, known to comedy viewers for her roles in The Dropouts’ Game Changer and Make Some Noise.
This year’s Emmy Awards timeline begins with nomination round voting from June 11th to 22nd, followed by nominations on July 8th.
“Jury Presents: Company Retreat”
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The complete list of Emmy submissions is below.
Comedy series: David Barnardo, Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupinski, Nicholas Hutton, Anthony King, Chris Kula, James Marsden, Todd Schulman, Jake Zymanski, Andrew Weinberg (executive producers). Robin Adams, Alexis Sampietro (co-executive producers). Supervising producer (Albertina Rizzo). Christian Hoffman (producer); Matt McIntyre (producer) Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Alex Bonifer, Jerry Hawk, Chris Kula, Rob Lathan, Marc-Sally St. Fleur, Jim Woods, Ryan Perez Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Blair Beeken, Lanisa Renee Frederick, Erica Hernandez, Stephanie Hodge, Rachel Kaley, Emily Pendergast, Wendy Brown, Rachel Hine Comedy Series Guest Actors: Jarrad Paul (Episode: “Culture Fit”), Ian Roberts (Episode: “Accountability”) Comedy Series Guest Actors: Thea (Episode: “Culture Fit”), Lisa Gilroy (Episode: “Team Building”) Comedy Series Director: Jake Szymanski, Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” Comedy Series: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” with Anthony King Narrative Program Production Design (30 minutes): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Joe Warson, Production Designer; Gillian Gilbert, Set Decorator) Comedy Series Casting: Susie Farris Series Cinematography (30 minutes): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Chris Darnell) Modern Costumes: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Annie Bloom, Costume Designer; Alison Bloom, Costume Supervisor; Chelsea Robbins, Principal Costumer) Comedy Series Photo Editing: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Christian Hoffman) Modern Hairstyling: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Florence Witherspoon, Head of Hair; Donnell Armanda, Hairstylist (Petition)) Modern Makeup (Non-Prosthetics): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Rebecca Lee Castro, Head of Makeup; Laura Calvo, Makeup Artist (Petition)) Series Music Composition (Original Dramatic Score): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Danny Dunlap, John Nau, Andrew Feltenstein, Music) Musical Director: Episode 206: “Culture Fit” (Melanie Mitchell, Musical Director) Sound Editing for Comedy or Drama Series (30 Minutes) and Animation: Episodes 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Vanessa Flores, Lane Beckman, Sound Editor) Sound Mixing for Comedy or Drama Series (30 Minutes) and Animation: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Production Mixers Blas Kisic and Dan Kelly, Re-recording Mixer Colin Moran) Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programs: Episode 205: “Offsite” (Charles Grisham, Stunt Coordinator)
