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NBC has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy 'Happy's Place,' starring Reba McEntire. 'Happy's Place' sees McEntire play Bobbie, 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. The series reunites McEntire with the team behind her 2001 sitcom, 'Reba,' including showrunner Kevin Abbott, and co-star Melissa Peterman.

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00:00NBC has handed out a series order to the multi-camera comedy Happy's Place, starring Reba McIntyre.

00:06Happy's Place sees McIntyre play Bobby, a woman who inherits her father's restaurant,

00:11and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.

00:16The series reunites McIntyre with the team behind her 2001 sitcom Reba,

00:20including showrunner Kevin Abbott and co-star Melissa Peterman.

00:24Earlier this month, after filming the pilot and before the series' pickup,

00:27McIntyre told The Hollywood Reporter this about why she wanted to return to the sitcom world.

00:31Well, we wanted to do it right after we were canceled on The Reba Show in 2006.

00:36We've been working tirelessly trying to find the right script, the right idea.

00:41We did do Malibu Country one season with Lily Tomlin and Sarah Rue,

00:47and then we got the idea, Julie Abbott came up with the idea of Happy's Place,

00:52and we shot the pilot, and we're just waiting to see what NBC says,

00:56if it's going to series or not.

00:57Happy's Place is now one of four new series NBC has on tap for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.

01:04Meanwhile, the network renewed Lopez vs. Lopez for a third season,

01:07but canceled rookie comedy Extended Family starring John Cryer.

01:11For her part, McIntyre is a proven star and TV draw,

01:14an important element as broadcast networks and streamers alike look for broad programming

01:18that can not only break through a crowded landscape, but also travel globally.

01:22Coming up, she's set to host the 2024 ACM Awards on May 16th on Prime Video.

01:27For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:30For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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