
After Jury Duty became one of the best feel-good shows in 2023, naturally, a second season had to come into play. While Ronald Gladden was the “hero” of the first season who unknowingly participated in a staged jury, Anthony Norman is the star of the second season, which dropped on the 2026 TV schedule, and he wound up on a fake company retreat. Now that the new season is out, Gladden got real about why Norman is “a better version” of him, and I see where he’s coming from.
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat reminds me of a show similar to The Office, where zany employees commit all of these hijinks while on the clock. However, a TV crew hid “in trees and trash and trucks” to film its second season unbeknownst to Anthony Norman, who commands the series as a temporary worker managing the retreat. Ronald Gladden, who was in Norman’s shoes last season, spoke on ET about feeling that Season 2's star is “a better version” of him. Here’s why: