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- 2023
- TV-14
- Amazon FreeVee
- 2023
- TV-14
- Amazon FreeVee
Summary Ronald Gladden prepares to serve as a juror for a case, but unknown to him is that the other jurors including James Marsden are all actors and the case is part of a mockumentary-style comedy series co-created by The Office's Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky.
Created By: Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky
- 2023
- TV-14
- Amazon FreeVee
- 2023
- TV-14
- Amazon FreeVee
Jury Duty (2023)
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 6, 2023
51
7.7
Summary Ronald Gladden prepares to serve as a juror for a case, but unknown to him is that the other jurors including James Marsden are all actors and the case is part of a mockumentary-style comedy series co-created by The Office's Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky.
Created By: Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
3 Reviews
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29% Mixed
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2 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Jury Duty is working on a lot of levels. ... Jury Duty generates ever more laughs from the everyday absurdities of human interactions as its actors disappear into their constructed identities. But there’s built-in tension, too.
What it lacks in laughs, it makes up for in charm. Its beating heart of endearment makes this comedy series delightfully stand out. “Jury Duty” pulls its last prank on the audience, wringing our emotions more than belly laughs.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 User Ratings
7.7
81% Positive
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30 Ratings
11% Mixed
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4 Ratings
8% Negative
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3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 User Ratings
7.7
81% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
11% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
8% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard. I suppose the humor might not land with everyone but it certainly did for me. It's genuinely one of my favorite shows of all time.
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I am bewildered that critics somehow didn't like this as apparently audiences are almost universally as in love with this show as I am. It's incredibly special and heartwarming and non-stop hilarious, i have not laughed this much since the best episodes of the office. I finished binging it yesterday and i already want to watch it all again. It actually made me like the human race more. Thank you to everyone involved, you made something wonderful.
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In the wrong hands, “Jury Duty” could have come across as mean-spirited and condescending, but the overall tone is almost whimsical, and turns into a toast to a regular guy who faces one dilemma after another and almost always does the right thing. We’ll not say how it all turns out, but it’s a most satisfying and just verdict.
“Jury Duty” starts strong but by episode four (of eight), grows tiresome with occasional bursts of hilarity. It’s another streaming series stretched beyond what the concept will bear.
With the head of a hidden-camera prank show, the heart of a workplace sitcom, and the body of a true crime documentary, the boundary-blurring new comedy Jury Duty makes for an odd chimera of genres. ... With no inherent hilarity in his obliviousness, getting the odd laugh falls to the stealth players around him, best among them James Marsden as an insecure, preening, vainglorious parody of himself.
Ronald isn’t a black hole at the center of a show that’s supposed to be about his reactions to stuff, but he’s very much a beige hole. ... This leaves the various actors rather frantically staging a sitcom around a guy who’s just content to be there, even after 17 days of sequestration, and it’s a desperation that causes the format to make very little sense. ... Jury Duty is a bad show for benign reasons.
The series is constantly pulling its punches in order to keep Ronald in the dark. ... His ordeal, however, merely resonates as a protracted hidden-camera ploy with nothing interesting—or, most frustrating of all, funny—to say about anything.
Possibly the best “reality” show ever. It’s hilarious, strangely heartwarming, and impressive.
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Ronald Gladden thinks he’s taking part in a documentary about Jury Duty, but what he doesn’t realise is that it’s all a hoax and everyone else is an actor!
It could perhaps have been an episode or two shorter, but Jury Duty is very cleverly constructed and the excellent improvisation skills of the cast (including a very funny James Marsden) help make for an entertaining show.
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The first four episodes were genuinely so interesting and intriguing to me but by the end of the season, I was waiting for Ronald to finally see what had become obvious at that point. It's hard to say a show like this "jumped the shark" but it definitely "flushed the turd."
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Funny at times, but the concept grows tiring early on. Either way, the 'Truman Show' feeling is kind of heartwarming in the end.
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admirable
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adjective
worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
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Initial Release Date: Apr 6, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Nominations
Television Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
