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The seed of Peacock’s new sitcom Rutherford Falls — set in a Northeastern town next door to a Native American reservation — emerged from conversations between Ed Helms and Michael Schur, but its spiritual origins may well have come from the comedy hitmaker’s Parks and Recreation, too.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen Sierra Teller Ornelas was in pre-production on her new Peacock comedy “Rutherford Falls,” she found inspiration in a quote she read from showrunner Prentice Penny describing his movie “Uncorked” as “This is Black people on a Tuesday.”The film, which follows a young man on his quest to become a master sommelier, did not take place at a major life event such as a wedding, nor did it result in tragedy; it told a slice of life story.

Ed Helms is reflecting on the cultural impact The Office has had!

Ed Helms, who is absolutely a comedy icon that has become a comedy mentor — I almost don’t have words to describe how exciting that has been for me,” said Schmieding, who is Lakota and enrolled in the Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux Tribe. “And I also got to work closely with Michael Greyeyes, who is a Native performing mentor and a Native icon.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— The Oscars are Sunday and if you're looking to catch up on the nominees, most of them are streaming.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe FBI arrested a Texas man who allegedly plotted to blow up an Amazon data center in an attempt to “kill… about 70% of the internet” and bring down “the oligarchy” in power in the U.S.Seth Aaron Pendley, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was apprehended Thursday after allegedly attempting to obtain an explosive device from an undercover FBI agent in Fort Worth — with the intent to destroy an Amazon Web Services facility in Virginia, according to the Justice Department.

Owen Simon, a former marketing executive with Group W Productions and The Mike Douglas Show, died Friday in Los Angeles, his family said. He was 93.

There’s a greater variety of shows in April than there’s been in recent months. The biggest titles will be adaptations such as “Shadow + Bone” and the much anticipated fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but in between, there are quirky comedies that will be worth seeking out.

Tara Reid certainly turned heads at her first red carpet event in over a year. The Sharknado actress, 45, took a tumble in Los Angeles on March 29 as she arrived at a ScotWeek event, wearing towering stiletto pumps.

A 7-year-old boy from Brasher Falls, New York has been charged with rape.

Movies always have a way of giving fans false hope. This is just a by-product of presenting “movie moments” that make us long for the days we can experience our own sort of “meet-cute” or random encounter that leads to an incredible journey.

Ed Helms is teaming up with Jana Schmieding for an all-new comedy.

What happens when you combine a star from the US version of “The Office” with two creators from “The Good Place” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine?” Apparently, you get “Rutherford Falls” on Peacock. And with that pedigree, this comedy series is going to attract a lot of attention.

Warren-Plant and Vanessa Bauer, a month after they were forced to bow out of the competition prematurely.  The Emmerdale actor, 18, and the professional skater, 24, were 'heartbroken' when they had to give up their place on the show after both testing positive for coronavirus.

LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine -- Maine State Police impersonated a journalist during a deadly standoff with a hostage taker when a TV news reporter received a call from the suspect and handed his cellphone to police.WGME-TV's Taylor Cairns was shocked to receive the call Monday evening while at the scene of an armed standoff in Livermore Falls, Maine.

It’s love at first sight for Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough in the first trailer for the romantic drama “Monday”.

U.K. TV giant ITV reported an 11 percent drop in advertising revenue for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, but said it made good on its forecast of returning to a slight advertising improvement in the fourth quarter, compared with the year-ago period.

Clayton Davis The BAFTA nominations were announced, throwing more unexpected turns in this overstretched awards season. What does it all mean for the Oscars?With the British Academy adopting juries for acting and directing, that’s where the nominees’ makeup was most different.

Bartees Strange is the latest act to perform an at-home Tiny Desk concert for NPR, playing four tracks from his debut record.Filmed in a basement in Falls Church, Virginia, Strange and his band performed the songs ‘Boomer’, ‘Mustang’, ‘In A Cab’ and ‘Flagey God’.

Romantic indies are a dime a dozen and have generally shifted to streaming channels, but Sundance indies tend to be much more fantastical, strange, and alluring. That description really hits the bill for “Jumbo,” the new romantic indie from filmmaker Zoé Wittock that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020 to substantial acclaim (our review).

Steve Albini offered Nirvana his production services for free ahead of the recording of their album ‘In Utero’ in 1993 – if the band could beat him at a game of pool first.Albini did indeed end up producing the legendary band’s third and final studio album, which came out in September 1993.Ahead of recording at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota in February 1993, Albini offered to work on ‘In Utero’ for free if any member of Nirvana could successfully beat him at a game of pool.If

Sacha Baron Cohen is hoping YouTube falls in line and called for the video-sharing platform to cancel Donald Trump’s account as other social platforms have done. The "Borat" star took to Twitter on Monday to call for the prompt banishment of Trump’s YouTube account.

direct to your inboxThe reason why Team Yellow seems to be doomed to failure in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has been revealed.Players of the popular British-made battle royale title have long been left frustrated after realising that particular team appeared to be at a major disadvantage to the others, with no obvious reason why.

Clare Crawley and Dale Moss recreated what would have been their hometown date on The Bachelorette after getting engaged on the reality show.The hairstylist, 39, and her fiancé, 32, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to visit Moss’ family and brought fans along as they documented the trip on social media.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“The Bobcat Fire is knocking on our door,” Mount Wilson Observatory tweeted about 9:25 p.m. Monday.

The Vampire Diaries’ 2009 premiere introduced fans to one of the most memorable vampire-themed series to date.The CW show, which ran for eight seasons until 2017, took place in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, home to mythical creatures and humans alike.

Prince William finds a new best friend in a service dog during a visit to a PSNI Wellbeing Volunteer Training course at PSNI Garnerville on Wednesday afternoon (September 9) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Tyler Hubbard is eating “humble pie”.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Blake Lively are teaming up for a new movie.

Dave McNary Film ReporterLin-Manuel Miranda, Blake Lively, Richard Gere and Diane Keaton are attached to star in the romantic comedy “The Making Of,” with Endeavor Content handling sales at the upcoming Toronto Intl. Film Festival.Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are producing through their Bedford Falls Company banner with production planned for the spring.

Netflix has another rom-com coming our way.

Rutherford Falls -- who have ties to The Office -- gathered for a digital panel on Monday to preview the show, which is one of many new series coming to the new streaming service.

One of the central themes of Peacock’s upcoming Michael Schur-Ed Helms comedy “Rutherford Falls” is an examination of the role that historical statues play in our understanding of history, a particularly timely storyline given the renewed debates surrounding Confederate monuments.“I would say the existence of Confederate and historical statues and their controversies going way back fed into these ideas that we were bouncing around,” Helms said during a Television Critics Association press tour

Ed Helms, Mike Schur (, ) and Sierra Teller Ornelas (), is a timely and topical Peacock original about the lives in a small town in upstate New York and the Native American reservation it borders, which are turned upside down after town namesake Nathan Rutherford (Helms) fights the moving of a historical statue.

Peter White Television Editor“You never see Indians on TV,” said Rutherford Falls co-creator and showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas. “When you do it’s one guy and he has to transform into a wolf.”The Peacock comedy, which also comes from Ed Helms and Mike Schur is set in a small town in upstate New York and the Native American reservation it borders.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPeacock’s upcoming Rutherford Falls has set its initial cast. Joining Ed Helms in the comedy series are Jana Schmieding (Blast), Michael Greyeyes (I Know This Much Is True), Jesse Leigh (Heathers) and Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek).