Reba McEntire, legendary country music star, lands NBC sitcom

Reba McEntire, legendary country music star, lands NBC sitcom

Reba McEntire is set to star in a new sitcom, according to MSN.

The “Queen of Country” will star in an NBC sitcom with Kevin Abbott, who has signed on as writer and executive producer.

Per the report, NBC has ordered a pilot for the untitled comedy, which stars McEntire as a woman who “inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had,” according to the official description.

McEntire is no stranger to TV. She starred in “Reba,” which ran for six seasons on The WB and The CW. She later headlined the ABC comedy Malibu Country. She had a recurring role on CBS’ Young Sheldon. You can also see her in ABC’s Big Sky for its final season.

McEntire has been busy, serving as a coach on NBC’s The Voice.

She will grace next month’s Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas before the championship matchup and halftime show featuring Usher.

McEntire, a three-time Grammy winner, has become a country music icon with more than 30 studio albums that includes a variety of hits such as “Fancy,” “Consider Me Gone” and “Does He Love You.” The highly decorated performer was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011 and received a Kennedy Center honor in 2018. She starred in the Broadway musical “Annie Get Your Gun” and earned a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role on television series “Reba.” She also released her latest album ” Not That Fancy ” and new book last year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.