Netflix Just Dropped the First 18 Episodes of NBC’s Breakout Sitcom — A Nostalgia Goldmine
From Must See TV Thursdays with Family Ties, Cheers, and Night Court to 2010s standouts The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NBC built—and still owns—the sitcom sweet spot.
NBC has never been shy about chasing the next comfort-food sitcom. From the old Must See TV days of Family Ties, Cheers, and Night Court to more recent hits like The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the network knows how to keep the laugh track rolling. The latest example: Reba McEntire’s TV comeback, Happy's Place, which is not only holding its own on NBC but just landed on Netflix. And if you were a Reba diehard back in the WB era, this show keeps tossing you little gifts.
Where to watch and how it ’s doing
Happy's Place premiered on NBC in October 2024 and has quietly become one of the network’s steadier performers. As of March 2026, it ranks 9th among NBC series with more than 2.8 million viewers. The show is currently in its second season on the network. If you want to catch up, Netflix added the 18-episode first season on April 1, 2026.
What it’s about
Reba plays Bobbie, who inherits her dad’s Knoxville, Tennessee tavern and immediately discovers there’s a catch: she has to run it with a half-sister she just found out exists. It’s a workplace-family mashup set at a bar that quickly becomes the show’s hangout hub.
Not a Reba reboot, but it definitely rhymes
Happy's Place isn’t a spinoff or revival of Reba, but it absolutely channels that same easygoing, multi-camera vibe. The premise leans more on work and found family than parenting, and Bobbie starts out a lot less mom-ish than Reba Hart ever was. Still, the tone is familiar: light jokes that sneak into something a little heartfelt when you’re not looking, and a central set that functions like a living room (the tavern here is basically the new kitchen).
That’s by design, courtesy of creators Kevin and Julie Abbott (veterans of Reba). Before the premiere, Kevin Abbott told PEOPLE:
'We wanted to recapture some of that feeling that we had on the old Reba show.'
It helps that Melissa Peterman (also from Reba) is in the mix again with McEntire; their banter is still the engine of the show’s found-family chemistry.
The reunions fans will clock immediately
- Steve Howey (Reba’s Van) pops up in Season 1’s 'Ho-Ho-Howey' as Danny, a loaded businessman, and even winks at the past: 'You remind me of these people I knew in Houston 20 years ago.'
- Christopher Rich (Brock from Reba) cameos in Season 1’s 'Sisters Ink.'
- JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Reba’s TV daughter) guest stars in Season 2’s 'Social Discontent.'
- Behind the camera, creators Kevin and Julie Abbott bring over that Reba DNA without turning this into a copy-paste revival.
Also newly on Netflix
If you’re already in browsing mode, Netflix kicked off April with a fresh batch that includes Season 1 of St. Denis Medical and movies like Along Came Polly, Madagascar, and a handful of Mission: Impossible entries.
Bottom line: if you’ve been missing that warm, joke-forward, cozy-sitcom feeling, Happy's Place delivers it with a modern twist and a not-so-subtle dose of nostalgia. And now it’s an easy binge.