Ed Helms & Jana Schmieding Interview: Rutherford Falls Season 2

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Rutherford Falls returns to Peacock for season 2 on June 16, and stars Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding are along for the ride. Not only do the two comedic geniuses portray lifelong best friends Nathan and Reagan on the series, however, they also actively participate behind the scenes. Helms executive produces the comedy and lends it his signature touches. Schmieding is a writer, meanwhile, ensuring that the fictional Minishonka Nation is represented with the authenticity of real-life Native voices.

Season 2 of Rutherford Falls finds Nathan returning home after abandoning the town in a fit of self-doubt, though plenty has changed while he has been out. Reagan is busy trying to run the Minishonka Nation cultural center, paving the way for a new coworker to come into her life. While neither of the best friends are necessarily prepared for what's in store, they will at least have each other to fall back on when times get tough.

Related: Rutherford Falls Season 2 Trailer Sees New Challenges For Nathan & Reagan

Screen Rant spoke to Helms and Schmieding about how their characters' romances would unfold in Rutherford Falls season 2, and which dynamics they're most excited to see explored.

Screen Rant: After a soul-searching journey, we may have uncovered yet another new Nathan. Ed, can you speak to Nathan's attempted new perspective when he returns to town?

Ed Helms: I think that at the beginning of season 2, Nathan is very much still trying to figure out his perspective. He hasn't quite confronted some of the damage that he caused in season 1, but he gets through it and very quickly steps in it in other ways. And hopefully what we love about Nathan — if we're doing Nathan right, and I hope we are — [is that] we're sort of with him