The Voice’s Reba McEntire reveals how her new sitcom will be ‘just like’ her iconic WB series

Voice coach Reba McEntire shared details about her return to the world of scripted television.

Reba, 69, transformed television with her self-titled TV series, which ran on the WB from 2001 to 2007.

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Fans of the country music star’s first sitcom will be pleased to know that some of Reba’s cast and crew will be involved in the A-lister’s next project.

Reba’s co-star Melissa Peterman, 52, is being brought back for the singer’s upcoming series I’m a Survivor.

The Grammy-winning singer opened up to Entertainment Tonight about the NBC show’s pilot, which she says will be titled Happy’s Place.

Reba stars in the pilot as a tavern owner named Bobbie.

“My dad owned it and I’ve been running it for ten years, and my dad dies,” she said Entertainment tonight.

“So I found out some information from reading his will that I’m not too happy about, so…”

Bobbie’s half-sister, played by Blue Beetle star Belissa Escobedo, joining her business as a partner is news Bobbie wasn’t “very happy” about.

There’s sure to be plenty of comic relief during the power struggle between Bobbie and her half-sister.

Deadline reported that Melissa is ready to play Gabbya bartender who wants to be Bobbie’s sister.

Executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis are the pilot’s mentors.

They all worked with Reba on her first series.

The fiery redhead admitted to ET that she was confident the new show would be “heartfelt and fun” because Reba’s producers were producing it.

“It’s the same showrunner, the same writers and the same producers that [Reba]. So it will be sincere, fun, funny, laughing at our nonsense, but also being touched by the heart on the show,” Reba told the news publication.

“That’s what I really loved about Reba.”

It’s the same showrunner, the same writers and the same producers that [Reba]. So it will be so sincere…

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BIG NEWS

The news of Reba launching another TV show made headlines in January.

Before being called back into the world of scripted TV, she focused on her music and coaching rising superstars.

In recent years, she has offered her wisdom to The Voice, officially becoming a coach in 2023.

Additionally, Reba took the stage to sing the US national anthem at Super Bowl LVIII in February.

ACTUATION CHOPS

Not to mention, she’s been keeping her acting skills sharp.

Reba appeared in a skit with former Voice coach Gwen Stefani, 54, during The Voice final last year.

In the skit, Reba had her famous tater tots, which she gave to the other coaches during the show’s auditions.

They worked at a food truck with Gwen’s dumplings and tomato sauce

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