The second season of the hoax reality series Jury Duty, now titled Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, moves from a courtroom to a corporate getaway. As in the first season, all but one participant is an actor; the unwitting mark is Anthony Norman, a twentysomething temp who believes he is filming a documentary about the workplace. Producers cast him as the new 'captain fun' at a retreat for Rockin' Grandma's hot sauce, a company that does not actually exist.
The series lampoons corporate culture, featuring seminars where a speaker describes his testicles freezing off and another suggests renaming the brand 'Rockin' Stepsister's' due to porn-related web traffic. A particularly controversial episode involves a used sex toy, described as 'stomach-turning', supposedly left by a group of Miami estate agents. The show's antagonists are executives from a rival firm, Truikas, all of whom have red hair.
Norman, like first-season star Ronald Gladden, is praised for his unwavering enthusiasm. However, critics note that his expression often conveys boredom rather than shock. The show's ethical implications are again questioned, though Gladden reportedly took his experience well after receiving $100,000 and a two-year Amazon deal. Norman is also presented with a large cheque at the end, though further deals with Amazon remain unconfirmed. More than 10,000 people applied for the temporary role.
