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The actor teams up with The Good Place s Michael Schur and Superstore s Sierra Teller Ornelas for this unique series.
Set to arrive Thursday, April 22, the showâs titular Northeast town and the Native American reservation it borders are flipped upside down when Nathan fights the removal of a historical statue. Teased in the first trailer, below, the reason for the statueâs removal is a little more comical than controversial. The statue, which is in honor of the townâs namesake âwho happens to be Nathanâs ancestorâ keeps getting hit by passing cars due to its poor placement.
Meanwhile, Reagan has struggles of her own as she tries to bolster her cultural center at the local casino. Can they work together to achieve their goals or will their small town crush their dreams? It looks like whatever happens, there will be lots of laughs along the way.
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Mike Schur‘s television résumé is pretty unimpeachable. After serving as a producer and writer on
The Office, he went on to create (or co-create) three more of our favorite shows. He is responsible for
The Good Place. Easy to see why we’re always excited for anything and everything he makes. Now he’s returning to TV with another sitcom,
Rutherford Falls. The Peacock series will explore what happens when small town problems become a big deal. Additionally, this comedy is dedicated to increasing Native American representation both in front of and behind the camera.
Ed Helms) and Reagan Wells (
Jana Schmieding), who find themselves at a literal crossroads when their sleepy town gets an unexpected wakeup call involving an inconveniently placed statue in the town square.
Rutherford Falls Trailer
Rutherford Falls finds a small town in the Northeast and the Native American reservation it borders turned upside down when local legend and town namesake, Nathan Rutherford (Helms), fights the moving of a historical statue that represents his family’s legacy. Meanwhile, Reagan Wells (Schmieding) is fighting to transform her cultural center.
It seems like this series will tackle the issue of preserving and recognizing history, including the presence of potentially problematic figures who have been idolized in the form of statues, as well as the place of Native Americans in the history of the United States. But this serious topic is given a comedic angle by making the two main characters best friends instead of being at each others throats. It also