Picture: 20th Century Fox Television
Netflix US is continuing its licensing tirade into 2024, with the news coming late last year that a slew of Disney-owned shows are coming to the streamer this year. Among the titles announced included Reba, a classic sitcom that ran through the 2000s.
Created by Allison M. Gibson, the Reba McEntire-led sitcom ran for a total of six seasons and 127 episodes in total. While it hasn’t been the most talked about sitcom in recent years, we primarily put that down to the fact it’s been hidden amongst the vast Hulu library.
The story revolves around a family that’s going through a period of chaos with affairs and unwanted pregnancies around every corner. Alongside McEntire, the show stars Christopher Rich, Joanna García, Steve Howey, and Scarlett Pomers.
That will change soon. Seasons 1 through 6 of Reba are headed to Netflix in May 2024, with the current expected arrival planned for May 6th.
It is coming to Netflix as part of a Disney deal announced last December, which brings 14 shows from Disney and its various subsidiaries to the streamer. Other sitcoms that are coming to Netflix include the beloved How I Met Your Mother, which returns to Netflix after seven years, and titles like Lost, Prison Break, and The Bernie Mac Show.
The timely addition to Netflix comes as Reba McEntire has a new show set up at NBC which sees her reuniting with Reba executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel, and Mindy Schultheis.
If you’re thinking, “But wait, wasn’t Reba a show that aired on The WB (later renamed to The CW)?” you’d be correct. However, the title is coming to Netflix because of the show’s distributor and production company, 20th Century Fox Television. In the same way that Warner Bros. owns Friends despite initially airing on NBC, it’s down to Disney, who purchased 20th Century back in 2019, where the show goes.
Will Reba be on Netflix internationally?
Now, it’s important to note we only have confirmation of a US release.
There are no plans to bring Reba to Netflix outside the United States. All the announced Disney titles coming to the streamer are specifically for the States, although we wouldn’t rule it out ever coming elsewhere. Reba was more of a US hit back in the day, so demand is likely a lot less abroad (I must confess I hadn’t heard of it until Netflix’s acquisition being a Brit!).
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