‘Jury Duty: Company Retreat’ Emmys Submissions Include Sia

The jury may still be out on whether the Emmys will embrace “Company Retreat” — but Amazon is going for it anyway.

Prime Video has revealed its Emmy strategy for the second season of the reality hoax series exclusively to Variety, submitting across 19 categories. The eight-episode season will be entered for outstanding comedy series, with 15 cast members vying in the supporting actor and actress races and four additional performers submitted in guest acting categories. Unfortunately, this year’s central subject, Anthony Norman, will face the same eligibility limitation as Season 1’s Ronald Gladden: as the unwitting participant at the heart of the series, he is ineligible for lead acting consideration under the Television Academy rules.

Created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, the second season follows Norman, who believes he has been hired as a temporary worker at a family-owned business, Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce, to help manage the annual company retreat. As in the first season, every participant surrounding Norman is a professional actor.

The original “Jury Duty,” which premiered in April 2023, was a breakout hit for the streamer, earning three Emmy nominations, including outstanding comedy series, outstanding supporting actor for James Marsden and outstanding writing. The sophomore season, now rebranded as “Company Retreat,” dropped March 20.

A centerpiece of the awards campaign is Episode 207, “Mergers and Acquisitions,” the penultimate installment in which Norman learns the truth about his colleagues. The episode will serve as the official submission for both directing, representing Jake Szymanski, and writing, representing Anthony King.

Among the ensemble standouts are Alex Bonifer, who plays Dougie Jr., the heir apparent to the faux hot sauce empire; Jim Woods as the “ally” and enthusiastically supportive Jimmy; and LaNisa Renee Frederick, whose deadpan comic timing is among the season’s most consistent pleasures.

On the guest acting side, Grammy winner Sia, who portrays an exaggerated version of herself, will compete for what would be her first career acting nomination. Also submitted in guest acting is Lisa Gilroy, known to comedy audiences for her work on Dropout’s “Game Changer” and “Make Some Noise” in addition to Jarrad Paul and Ian Roberts.

This year’s Emmy timeline begins with nomination-round voting from June 11-22, followed by nominations on July 8.

The full list of Emmy submissions is below.