Jury Duty is the show that the internet is obsessed with right now. The mockumentary Amazon Freevee series landed on the streaming platform in early April, and has taken off on TikTok and Twitter, with fans eager to share their take on the unique show.
The series follows a contractor, Ronald Gladden, who believes that he has signed up for a documentary looking at the judicial process. In reality, he is actually the main character in a reality show where everyone – from the judge to the bailiff to his fellow jurors – are actually actors. With only four episodes currently available, we're yet to know how Ronald reacts when he discovers that he was actually in a The Truman Show style series the entire time – but where is he now? Find out here…
Ronald regularly posts snaps on Instagram, where it appears that he enjoys spending time with his pet corgi, Meatball, and has shared some of his experience on Jury Duty. Posting the trailer for the show in March, he wrote: "Last year I had the craziest experience of my life, luckily the cameras were rolling the whole time.
"Been keeping this a secret for a year but can finally announce that you can check out Jury Duty for free, like free free, on @amazonfreevee on April 7th. A special shout-out to @atsampietro for giving me the opportunity!"
© InstagramHe also opened up about the experience to Primetimer, admitting that he had barely told anyone about the show. "I’m not the type of person where I’m used to the focus being on me. So I didn’t want to bring it up weeks in advance and talk about it all the time.
"I didn’t tell anyone about it, I didn’t post about it, I’ve literally just kept living my life as if it didn’t happen. At one point it almost felt like a dream. So until it actually airs, I don’t think it will actually hit me."
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Speaking about finding Ronald, the show's executive producer Nicholas Hatton explained that they had 4000 tapes for the audition, adding: "With Ronald on this show… we really, really wanted the audience to root for our hero.
© Instagram"We really wanted them to have a connection with Ronald, we didn't ever want him to feel like he was the butt of the joke… with Ronald we just had that intuition, going to meet him and during interviews, that this is someone who has a core sense of decency and likeability."
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