The equally promising and frustrating result, which debuts on Peacock April 22, bears evidence of some significant growing pains, combining ambitious, intriguing ideas and slow, overly delicate storytelling.Īt the center of a story that, in the four episodes sent to critics, keeps expanding outward into the larger community are Nathan and his best friend Reagan Wells (comedian and Woman of Size podcaster Jana Schmieding, instantly likable in a breakthrough role). All of which makes this show, despite the gentle tone it shares with his other work, a considerable departure from Schur’s comfort zone. And while he consistently hires diverse casts, the characters they play rarely seem too concerned with identity politics. While they’re timely in their own, mostly subtextual ways, Schur’s beloved comedies have rarely ripped from the headlines. This is all surprisingly topical for a sitcom pilot from Michael Schur, the Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place mastermind who created Rutherford Falls alongside Helms and showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas ( Superstore).
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