Rutherford Falls Renewed for Season 2
Peacock is staying put in Rutherford Falls, renewing the Ed Helms-fronted small-town comedy for a second season. The pickup comes nearly three months since the Michael Schur-EP’d series’ 10-episode first season dropped on the streamer.
Production on Season 2 will get underway later this year ahead of a 2022 debut.
“We are so proud to be a part of Rutherford Falls, a smart comedy and a breakthrough moment for Native representation… both in front of and behind the camera,” said NBCUniversal’s scripted content boss Lisa Katz. “Rutherford Falls embodies the modern, original, and inclusive storytelling viewers want.”
Added showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas: “We are beyond ecstatic for Season 2! I’m probably slightly biased, but Rutherford Falls is made by the best writers, cast, and crew, on earth. Not to mention Ed Helms and Mike Schur, two of the nicest guys in the business. We are very grateful to the folks at Universal Television and Peacock for continuing to champion Indigenous comedies.”
Rutherford Falls centers on two lifelong best friends Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding), who find themselves at a crossroads when their sleepy town gets an unexpected wakeup call. The cast also includes Michael Greyeyes (Fear the Walking Dead), Jesse Leigh (Heathers) and Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek).
TVLine’s Streaming Renewal Scorecard has been updated to reflect the renewal.
I thought the parts focusing on the Casino were the more compelling parts of the series – the stuff about the Rutherfords just kind of dragged. Michael Greyeyes is amazing in this. It took so long for a renewal that I thought it was not going to happen, but I think they want to stay in business with Mike Schur.
Great . Just get rid of Ed Helms character, his character is the worst n least interesting parts.
I’m happy to hear this. It’s a good show that could be great. They need to focus more on Reagan and Terry vs. the Ed Helms character. He comes off so unlikeable and the Rutherford plot is the least interesting part of the series.
yaaay i hope they lean more on reagan and terry storylines, they’re the most compelling
I concur with everyone so far that the non Ed Helms sections of the show were far more entertaining and engaging for me… I do hope they focus more attn there next season
I’m not an Ed Helms apologist/fan, but I have to say that I disagree with what everyone has been saying so far. Helm’s character has been a great source of conflict and laughs. He may not say the lines that make you laugh the most, but he does set a lot of them up for other characters. One of the main themes of this show has been about a white man’s reckoning with his white privilege, without Helms, it wouldn’t have been as poignant.
Well said.
Yes. This.
I do hope there is a shift in not being as Rutherford centric. However, I also think that has possibly already been set up based on the finale.