‘Reba’ Fans, You’ll Never Believe This Star Might Make an Appearance on ‘Happy’s Place’ as NBC sitcom coming back for season 2

‘Reba’ Fans, You’ll Never Believe Which Star Might Make an Appearance on ‘Happy’s Place’

 

Is there a world where Reba McEntire and JoAnna Garcia Swisher reunite?

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With Happy’s Place coming back for season 2, fans are clearly enjoying Reba McEntire getting back to her TV sitcom roots. But what does this mean for future episodes … including any special guest stars?

The hit NBC series famously stars the country superstar and her former Reba co-star Melissa Peterman as part of an ensemble cast running a bar in Knoxville, Tennessee. Given how Reba and Melissa’s past TV connection (Reba played Reba Hart while Melissa portrayed Barbra Jean Hart) sparked a massive outpouring of joy from viewers, it was only fitting to try and bring back other Reba cast members as guest stars.

With Steve Howey (who played Van Montgomery) and Christopher Rich (who portrayed Brock Hart) already making appearances in season 1, yubi, are there any other actors potentially in the works to be on Happy’s Place as well? According to series showrunner Kevin Abbott, he’s already trying to work out a way to have another special person come on the show at some point.

“We definitely want to bring Joanna [Garcia Swisher] in,” he told TV Insider on March 22. “We’ve been talking to her. It’s a matter of timing for her.”

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Now, fans remember JoAnna for portraying Reba’s daughter Cheyenne Montgomery on Reba for six seasons. She also has been busy starring on the Netflix hit drama Sweet Magnolias, which is currently in limbo about a season 5 renewal. Even though JoAnna’s schedule may not exactly work out, it doesn’t mean she wouldn’t be down to try something out on the show.

As she explained to Good Housekeeping back in June 2023, JoAnna would be thrilled to find a way to reunite with her former Reba co-stars on screen in some capacity.

“We’re all still very, very close,” JoAnna said at the time. “We’re a big family. We always have been and we always will. I would love to do anything with them. If the opportunity presented itself, we would be all in with two feet.”

Well, we’re crossing our fingers and hoping something could come from all of this!