James Marsden and a ‘circus of weirdos’ in prank comedy ‘Jury Duty’

nypost.com:

Amazon Freevee prank-comedy series that combines “The Office” and “The Truman Show” with a dash of “The Rehearsal” thrown in for good measure.“Jury Duty” follows a fake court case, complete with bumbling lawyers and oddball members of the jury, with one catch: only one of the jurors — Ronald Gladden, a solar panel contractor from San Diego — is not in on the ruse.

His fellow “jurors” include self-important actor James Marsden (as himself), who’s trying to get the judge to recognize him so he can be excused from the trial; Jeannie (Edy Modica) a retail associate and self-proclaimed “anarchist”; and Todd (David Brown), so obsessed with hydrating that he straps a water bottle to his body.“I thought that would be a lot of fun to have the ability to send up Hollywood [and] entitled actors,” Marsden, 49, told The Post. “It’s in the same vein that Larry David plays Larry on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.

It’s an exaggerated version of myself. Of course [James Marsden] thinks he’s above any sort of civic duty that he has to do.

He assumes that every conversation is uninteresting, unless it involves him. That’s a great set up, because when you see him fail, he just kind of collapses.”The jurors talk to the camera, mockumentary-style, about their observations as the case progresses, while onscreen text informs viewers that all of these people are actors, and that the trial is a sham. “I am not an actor,” Gladden, 30, told The Post. “This was an ad that I came upon on Craigslist.” Gladden said he thought the trial was being filmed for public TV to explore the inner workings of the court system. “It was like a roller coaster.