Will There Be a "Jury Duty" Season 2? The Creators Weigh In

Freevee's "Jury Duty" is the surprise hit of 2023. Fans are obsessed with Ronald Gladden, the unsuspecting and sweet non-actor who was roped into participating in the mock trial under the impression that it was real. Actor James Marsden participated in the project, as well, playing an exaggerated, arrogant, and self-important version of himself, which leads to plenty of hilariously awkward interactions with Gladden throughout the season's eight episodes.

In a 20 April interview with Deadline, Marsden admitted that maintaining communication with Gladden throughout the trial was like walking a tightrope. "The tricky part with Ronald was we had to push these beats where I was being 'Jackass James Marsden,' but not turning him off to the degree where he wouldn't confide in me or he wouldn't want to be seen with me," Marsden said. "I remember early on pushing something a little too far, and he migrates over to the other cast members who are a little more normal and kind. So I had to kind of get him back into my good graces. The experience every day for everyone was to be nimble and listening, watching and reacting, and absorbing. I've never been that aware of my surroundings before. You have to be present and be able to flow with it all because it's constantly evolving based on how he reacts which was fun."

The question now is whether Freevee will renew the series for a second season, though it may be challenging considering the show's breakout hit status. Executive producer Nicholas Hatton admitted to Deadline that it would be complicated but not impossible with some changes. "We could do more, but it won't be the exact same format," Hatton said. "Tweaks will need to happen because the process of finding these wonderful real people involves a little bit of subterfuge and hyping up tracks and sort of pretending you're something that you're not. So you have to use a slightly different process every time, and we have to keep that very, very secret."

Hatton added that they've only scratched the surface of what jury duty can entail. "There are many more worlds of jury duty and many more iterations of it and I think it can go in any number of incredible directions," he said. "We have some things we're picking up right now which is really exciting. It's a wonderful proof of concept, I'll say. People told me often this isn't going to work, so to come out on the other side of this thing that we're really really proud of is immensely gratifying. It's really exciting to think of where we can go with this in the future."

It looks as though "Jury Duty" fans can look forward to another season that may turn out to be even more thrilling than the first.