Reba McEntire’s New Lifetime Movie ‘The Hammer’ To Premiere Tomorrow

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Reba McEntire’s new Lifetime network movie The Hammer premieres tomorrow (Jan. 7) at 7 p.m. CT. The movie will also be available to stream the following day.

In The Hammer, McEntire plays Kim Wheeler, a spitfire lawyer who is appointed Judge of the 5th District of Nevada and is one of the few traveling judges left in America. The Hammer reunites McEntire with her Reba co-star Melissa Peterman, and stars Kay Shioma Metchie and Rex Linn.

The project was executive produced by McEntire, and is her second collaboration with Lifetime, following her 2021 holiday film, Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune. 

“I loved the script for The Hammer and could definitely identify with the tough, no-nonsense spirit of the real life person it was based on,” McEntire explains. “Also, how could I say no to getting to work with my boyfriend, Rex Linn, and my Reba TV show co-star Melissa Peterman again? We had the best time!”

Leading up to the premiere, McEntire will appear on The Talk today (Jan. 6) at 1 p.m. CT. Additionally, she and her co-stars will discuss the movie via Facebook Live tomorrow at 5 p.m. CT. She will also be live tweeting throughout The Hammer’s debut, and fans can join in by using #TheHammer.

The country icon’s “Reba: Live In Concert” tour will continue this spring, kicking off March 9 in Jacksonville.

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