Ed Helms as Nathan Rutherford and Jana Schmieding as Reagan Wells star in the comedy series “Rutherford Falls,” written and co-created by Tucsonan Sierra Teller Ornelas.
LOS ANGELES — In Sierra Teller Ornelas’ family, those who could spin a good tale earned a seat at her grandmom’s expansive dining table, with lesser voices banished to the living room.
“There was the feeling of holding court that was really big in my family,” said Teller Ornelas, who happily recalled another of the perks: “If I was in trouble and I could say something funny, I would get in less trouble.”
The Native American writer who was raised in Tucson is now sharing her narrative gifts with the world at large in “Rutherford Falls,” a new Peacock comedy she co-created and produces with Michael Schur (“The Good Place”) and actor Ed Helms (“The Hangover”).
The small Northeastern town of the show’s title has, unwisely, kept a statue of its founder in an intersection. A safety relocation plan lacks the ring of a political hot-button but upsets Nathan (Helms), a Rutherford descendant enamored of his family history, and he clumsily goes to war.
In ever-widening circles, the conflict involves Nathan’s family, his best friend Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding), a Native American with her own vision for cultural preservation, and the neighboring tribal-owned casino and its powerhouse CEO, Terry Thomas (Michael Greyeyes).
The 10-episode series, released in full last week on the streaming service, has drawn critical praise for its smart and endearing humor, and attention as the rare TV series to feature indigenous perspectives and characters minus stereotyping.
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