Reba Will Return to Television in New Soap Opera
The script will be written by Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry.
Reba McEntire is finally returning to the small screen, reports Deadline.com.
The superstar is currently tied with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and ABC to bring a new hour-long series to the network. The currently untitled series reportedly already has a script commitment from the network. According to Deadline, the show will kick off just after a suspected act of terrorism at a Fourth of July Parade in the town of Oxblood, Kentucky. The FBI sends in an arrogant agent with Middle Eastern descent to investigate. There, he teams up with the local sheriff, played by McEntire, to uncover much darker secrets.
In addition to writing the Southern Gothic soap opera script, Cherry will serve as showrunner and executive producer. He’ll produce alongside Sabrina Wind, Reba, Mindy Schultheis and Michael Hanel. Shultheis and Hanel each served as executive producers on McEntire’s previous television series, Reba and Malibu Country.
Reba will balance the new series between her already scheduled 2017 shows in Las Vegas. The superstar has held a residency at the Caesars Palace Colesseum with longtime collaborators and friends Brooks & Dunn for several years. ‘Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together In Vegas’ recently wrapped with its final 2016 dates and will resume in February 2017.
