‘Rutherford Falls’ Duo Sierra Teller Ornelas & Jana Schmieding Developing Multi-Cam Comedy ‘Bonnie’ For CBS
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Sierra Teller Ornelas (Rutherford Falls, Loot) and Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls, Reservation Dogs) are developing the new CBS half-hour, multi-cam comedy series Bonnie from Universal Television.
The project falls under Ornelas’ overall deal at UTV. Bonnie is afamily comedy about a former backup singer who left the grind of touring fifteen years ago to live on the rez, help raise her brother’s kids and live her dream of being “Cool Auntie.” Ornelas and Schmieding will write and executive produce the project with the latter also set to star.
In addition to the pair, Morgan Sackett, Jonathan Berry and Katie Newman also exec produce. Recently, Ornelas was showrunner of the Peacock comedy Rutherford Falls, which she co-created with Mike Schur and Ed Helms.
It was there she met Schmieding, who served as both a star and writer on the show. Previously, Ornelas was a co-executive producer on Loot for Apple TV+ and NBC’s Superstore where she worked for three seasons.
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