"Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat" - Catching up with Wendy Braun and Chris Kula

It’s time to root for the underdog! Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat currently streaming on Prime is hilarious, heartwarming and has you expecting the unexpected!

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat is a documentary-style comedy that captures a corporate offsite event at a family-owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony, a recently hired temporary worker. Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire experience is staged, every colleague around him is performing a role, and each moment - whether in conference rooms or during downtime – has been meticulously orchestrated.

As the founder of Rockin' Grandma's Hot Sauce prepares to step down, the getaway transforms into a clash between big corporate ambitions (from private equity firm Triukas, who have big plans for Rockin’ Grandma’s) and small business values, with control of the company hanging in the balance.

Wendy Braun plays Elizabeth Prescott, Triukas private equity director. In addition to his roles as executive producer and writer on the series, Chris Kula plays Elizabeth’s associate, Lee.

Chris Kula is a television writer and producer whose work spans sitcom, sketch, late-night, and animation. His credits include Community, Wrecked, MADtv, @midnight, Close Enough, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. He has also developed and sold original pilots to Netflix, CBS, TBS, Turner Sports, and Disney XD. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Kula is also an improviser and longtime performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. 

Wendy Braun is an accomplished actress with more than 90 film, television, and theater credits, known for her versatile range, commanding screen presence, and scene- stealing comedic instincts. She is perhaps best known for her acclaimed four-season run as the uptight yet well-intentioned Kathy on Netflix’s Atypical, opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rapaport.

I spoke with Wendy and Chris about working on such an upredictable series where you have to be on your toes every single second of the day!

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat  Season 2 NOW streaming.
The three-episode finale streams on Friday, April 3rd on Prime Video