The jury should still be out on whether the Emmys will embrace “Company Retreat” — but Amazon goes for it anyway.
Prime Video has revealed its Emmy strategy for the second season of the truth hoax series exclusively to Variety, submitting across 19 categories. The eight-episode season might be entered for outstanding comedy series, with 15 solid members vying within the supporting actor and actress races and 4 additional performers submitted in guest acting categories. Unfortunately, this 12 months’s central subject, Anthony Norman, will face the identical eligibility limitation as Season 1’s Ronald Gladden: because the unwitting participant at the guts of the series, he’s 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 short lived employee at a family-owned business, Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce, to assist manage the annual company retreat. As in the primary season, every participant surrounding Norman is an expert actor.
The unique “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 through which Norman learns the reality about his colleagues. The episode will serve because the official submission for each directing, representing Jake Szymanski, and writing, representing Anthony King.
Among the many ensemble standouts are Alex Bonifer, who plays Dougie Jr., the heir apparent to the faux hot sauce empire; Jim Woods because the “ally” and enthusiastically supportive Jimmy; and LaNisa Renee Frederick, whose deadpan comic timing is among the many season’s most consistent pleasures.
On the guest acting side, Grammy winner Sia, who portrays an exaggerated version of herself, will compete for what can be her first profession 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” along with Jarrad Paul and Ian Roberts.
This 12 months’s Emmy timeline begins with nomination-round voting from June 11-22, followed by nominations on July 8.
“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat”
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The total list of Emmy submissions is below.
- Comedy Series: David Bernad, Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupinsky, Nicolas Hatton, Anthony King, Chris Kula, James Marsden, Todd Schulman, Jake Szymanski, Andrew Weinberg (executive producers); Robyn Adams, Alexis Sampietro (co-executive producers); supervising producer (Albertina Rizzo); Christian Hoffman (producer); Matt McIntyre (produced by)
- Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Alex Bonifer, Jerry Hauck, Chris Kula, Rob Lathan, Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur, Jim Woods, Ryan Perez
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Blair Beeken, LaNisa Renee Frederick, Erica Hernandez, Stephanie Hodge, Rachel Kaly, Emily Pendergast, Wendy Braun, Rachel Hein
- Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jarrad Paul (Episode: “Culture Fit”), Ian Roberts (Episode: “Accountability”)
- Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Sia (Episode: “Culture Fit”), Lisa Gilroy (Episode: “Team Constructing”)
- Directing for a Comedy Series: Jake Szymanski, Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions”
- Writing for a Comedy Series: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” by Anthony King
- Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Joe Warson, production designer; Jillian Gilbert, set decorator)
- Casting for a Comedy Series: Susie Farris
- Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Chris Darnell)
- Contemporary Costumes: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Annie Bloom, costume designer; Allison Bloom, costume supervisor; Chelsea Robbins, key costumer)
- Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Christian Hoffman)
- Contemporary Hairstyling: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Florence Witherspoon, hair department head; D’nelle Almanda, hairstylist [petition])
- Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Rebecca Lee Castro, makeup department head; Laura Calvo, makeup artist [petition])
- Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Rating): Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Danny Dunlap, John Nau and Andrew Feltenstein, music by)
- Music Supervision: Episode 206: “Culture Fit” (Melany Mitchell, music supervisor)
- Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Vanessa Flores and Rayne Beckman, sound editors)
- Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: Episode 207: “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Blas Kisic and Dan Kelly, production mixers; and Colin Moran, re-recording mixer)
- Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming: Episode 205: “Offsite” (Charles Grisham, stunt coordinator)