The New Statesman
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The Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder's new HBO series Jury Duty is set to debut in summer 2021.
The Amazon series is a docu-series centring around an ordinary man, who is told he has been selected for jury duty in Los Angeles, which he believes is being filmed for an informational documentary.
The real reason Jury Duty fails to create the drama its premise promises is Ronald himself.
This is the irony of these shows obsessing over ethics and morality.
The shows target a thinking audience’ which no doubt would sniff at exploitation in all other reality TV.
But sceptical analysis is that they highlight their own moral ambiguity because doing so serves as a convenient mask by admitting they are treading into a grey area.
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