Jordan Cohen joins Pat Mayo to break down the making of Jury Duty Season 2 on Amazon Prime, including how the show casts its unsuspecting lead, builds an entire fake world around him, and somehow keeps the illusion alive for weeks.
They also dive into Jordan’s background working on reality TV, Sasha Baron Cohen projects, Who Is America?, Borat 2, and the unbelievable logistics behind hidden-camera comedy. Plus: stories from set, how actors prepare for immersive roles, what makes Jury Duty work, and why Season 2 had to go even bigger than the first.
In this episode:
How Jury Duty Season 2 was built
Casting the “main character”
Creating a fake company retreat
Training actors to live in character for weeks
Hidden camera logistics and near-disasters
Jordan’s work with Sasha Baron Cohen
Borat 2 and Who Is America? stories
Why Jury Duty feels so different from everything else on TV
Watch Jury Duty Season 2 on Amazon Prime.
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SHOW INDEX
00:00 Taking a Ride with OJ Simpson
01:28 Jordan Cohen Explains Jury Duty Season 2
09:44 Casting the One Person Who Doesn’t Know
16:15 From Reality TV to Sasha Baron Cohen Projects
25:35 The Wildest Who Is America? / OJ Simpson Story
29:54 Release Forms, Lawsuits, and the Legal Process
34:36 Casting Actors and Building a Fake Company
40:17 How Much of Jury Duty Is Scripted?
48:00 The James Marsden Story You Haven’t Heard
54:23 Premiere Reactions, Reveal Fallout, and Outro
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