Jury Duty has become a sleeper hit for Amazon. Streaming through the Freevee ad-supported service formerly known as IMDb TV, which you can access via Prime Video or a standalone app, Jury Duty is a semi-scripted docuseries peeking behind the scenes of what it’s like to be a trial juror. At least that’s what Juror number six Ronald Gladden thinks. In reality, he’s the subject of a social experiment. It’s a fake case and everyone else is an actor.
Related The creators worked on The Office If you sensed that some elements of the show were reminiscent of workplace sitcoms like The Office, that’s for good reason. Jury Duty was created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, both of whom previously worked as writers and producers on The Office. Ike Barinholtz is known for his role in sketch comedy series MADtv as well as series like The Mindy Project, The Afterparty, and, most recently, History of the World, Part II; as well as movies like Neighbors, Blockers, and The Oath. His brother and Alan’s other son Jon, meanwhile, starred in the NBC sitcom Superstore. As Alan Barinholtz noted on Jury Duty, he is not, in fact, a judge. But he did acquire his law degree and worked as a lawyer.
The cast has impressive acting credits While producers did not believe Gladden would recognize any of the cast as actors , many of them have impressive credits to their names. Susan Berger, who plays juror Barbara Goldstein, appeared in four episodes of American Horror Story as the character Real Butcher. Kirk Fox, who was juror Pat McCurdy, played Kenny Boy in six episodes of Reservation Dogs. Ross Kimball was Sal Baker in four episodes of Chicago Med.
What’s more, Gladden told TV Guide that he became paranoid immediately after leaving the sequestered hotel. He believed the crew was still following and secretly filming him and the docuseries was not over. He noted, however, that the feelings faded quickly and he was able to finally get back to real life.
Gladden is still friends with James Marsden Gladden left the experience with much more than tons of stories to tell his friends and family about how he talked to, ran lines with, and even had margaritas with actor James Marsden. The two have reportedly stayed in contact after filming. Marsden called Gladden a “pure-hearted human being” in an interview with People.