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The new twist on small-town American struggles is set to premiere Thursday, April 22, on Peacock. Starring Ed Helms ("The Hangover," 2009) and Jana Schmieding ("Blast"), the se- ries revolves around Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Rea- gan Wells (Schmieding), best friends who grew up together as residents in the small Native American town of Rutherford Falls. Trouble quickly arises for the two friends when both the town and a neighboring com- munity request the removal of a problematic statue — that of the town founder and Na- than's ancestor, Lawrence Rutherford. Surprisingly, their motivation isn't political; the statue is placed, rather incon- veniently, in the middle of a central crossroads and has been causing a number of acci- dents. Meanwhile, Reagan, a La- kota Sioux tribe performer, is determined to put her tribe on the map by transforming their humble cultural center into an internationally re- nowned museum with the help of Terry (Michael Grey- eyes, "I Know This Much Is True"), whose tribe owns the local casino. Their decisions to fight for the recognition of their respective ancestors is not greeted kindly, and the quiet town soon begins to make some noise. It isn't long before the sudden outcry from the community draws attention from the media, and reporter/podcaster Josh Co- gan (Dustin Milligan, "Schitt's Creek") comes to town in search of a story. The recently released trailer ended with a funny yet signifi- cant message from Terry, who says, "This is why it's not worth being friends with white peo- ple." Welcomingly, the total vibe of the series is a much- needed breather from the usu- ally inaccurate portrayal of Na- tive Americans in the media and is in line with the contin- ued campaign of advocacy groups like the National Con- gress of American Indians against these harmful repre- sentations. The show is the brainchild of Helms and Michael Schur ("Single Parents," 2020) but is also the work of screenwriter Sierra Teller Ornelas, who is of Navajo descent and is known for her outstanding writing and production work in a num- ber of successful TV series, in- cluding "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Splitting Up Together" and "Superstore." "Rutherford Falls" was born out of casual talks between Helms and Schur, who immedi- ately commissioned Ornelas as showrunner as soon as they fi- nalized the theme. The Helms- Schur tandem is, of course, be- yond tested, having worked to- gether in the super-successful NBC mockumentary sitcom "The Office." Schur has also worked with Ornelas on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." Many things make "Ruther- ford Falls" binge-worthy, but nothing makes it more special than its huge — the biggest ever in the history of American TV, actually — representation of Indigenous talents in the writer's room. In fact, half of the writers are of Native Ameri- can heritage. At Peacock's virtual TV Crit- ics Association press tour, Helms said the concept took inspiration from his and Sch- ur's thoughts about our current society and how it would react if history, particularly that of Native Americans, was ever disturbed. To be credible, he and Schur knew they needed an authentic voice, and provid- ing that became Ornelas' key role in the process, on top of serving as an executive pro- ducer. Ornelas said the diversity of the writing staff gave them ample room to explore ideas, adding that "Rutherford Falls" is a chance to show that Native Americans are regular people who don't really turn into wolves or engage in constant warfare in real life. Aside from Schmieding, Greyeyes and Or- nelas, other Native writers in the room include Bobby Wilson ("What We Do in the Shad- ows"), Tai Leclaire ("A Sip With Vodka," 2020) and Tazbah Chavez ("Resident Alien"). Big trouble in a small town: New Peacock series faces Indigenous representation featurestory Dustin Milligan stars in "Rutherford Falls"

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