Freevee will try to sell Jury Duty to the Emmys as a comedy, not a reality show
The decision might see "real guy surrounded by weirdos" star Ronald Gladden submitted for a comedy performance he didn't actually know he was giving

Jury Duty stars James Marsden and Ronald Gladden Photo: JC Olivera
Last month, Amazon’s Freevee released all eight episodes of the first season of Jury Duty, the irritatingly named streamer’s new hybrid comedy-reality series in which a regular guy (solar contractor Ronald Gladden) was brought onto a fake jury, in a fake court case, with fake people (and also a fake version of James Marsden, played by actual person James Marsden). Working in territory previously explored by programs like Spike’s The Joe Schmo Show, Jury Duty has gotten a lot of heat from its blending of the real and unreal—with Gladden himself garnering lots of praise for his realistic and charming “performance.”