Peacock will not be ordering a third season of Rutherford Falls, its comedy series co-created/executive produced by Sierra Teller Ornelas, Ed Helms and Mike Schur.
The cancellation of the show, starring Helms and Jana Schmieding, comes two and a half months after the Season 2 premiere June 16.
In a statement following the decision, Ornelas indicated that the series will explore finding a new home on another platform.The critically acclaimed series, hailed for its Native representation both in front of and behind the camera, landed at Peacock in turnaround having been originally developed at Apple TV+.
Its cancellation follows Peacock’s decision in late June to scrap Schur’s high-profile Field of Dreams TV series reboot a month before start of production.Schur, creator/executive producer of The Good Place, co-creator/exec producer of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation and executive producer of Hacks, is one of the biggest names on Universal Television’s talent roster.TV Series Cancellations 2022: Photo GalleryRutherford Falls centers on lifelong best friends Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Reagan Wells (Schmieding).
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