Reba McEntire to Star in ABC Series from ‘Desperate Housewives’ Creator Marc Cherry

12 December 2016 12:30 PM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

Reba McEntire is heading back to TV.

The country music superstar is set to headline a series from “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry that has been put into development at ABC, Variety has learned.

ABC emerged as the network for the potential series, after a bidding war for the pilot script that landed with a hefty penalty at the broadcaster.

The untitled hourlong series is described as a “Southern Gothic soap opera” set in motion after a horrible, suspected act of terrorism happens at a Fourth of July parade in the small town of Oxblood, Kentucky. The FBI sends a cocky agent of Middle Eastern descent to investigate and he teams up with the mercurial local Sheriff to uncover secrets far darker than either could have ever imagined.

Cherry created the project and is set to serve as executive producer and showrunner. His producing partner Sabrina Wind will also exec produce via their Cherry-Wind Productions banner, along »

- Elizabeth Wagmeister

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