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Reba Reunion! Melissa Peterman Joins Reba McEntire in NBC Comedy Pilot

Melissa Peterman, who co-starred with Reba McEntire for six seasons on 'Reba,' will reunite with McEntire on a new NBC comedy pilot — see the cast.

McEntire stars in the untitled sitcom — which was first announced in January — as Bobbie, who inherits her father’s restaurant and learns she’s now business partners with a half-sister she never knew she had. Additionally, Belissa Escobedo ( Hocus Pocus 2, Blue Beetle) will play Isabella, Bobbie’s enthusiastic twentysomething half-sister. A psychology student who loves to analyze people, “she is thrilled to start working at the tavern and is full of ‘great’ ideas about how to bring it to life.” Also joining the cast: Rex Linn ( CSI: Miami), aka McEntire’s real-life boyfriend, as cook Emmett; Tokala Black Elk ( Yellowstone) as waiter Takoda; and Pablo Castelblanco ( Alaska Daily) as accountant Steve.

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