It will be a Reba reunion on the set of new Lifetime movie The Hammer . Reba McEntire will star with fellow Reba alum Melissa Peterman for the film inspired by the life of traveling circuit judge, Kim Wanker. McEntire’s real-life partner Rex Linn ( CSI: Miami ) and Kay Shioma Metchie ( Totally Normal ) also star. Per the logline, the film follows Kim Wheeler (played by McEntire, who also executive produces), an outspoken, firecracker lawyer who is appointed Judge of the 5th District of Nevada and is one of the few traveling judges left in America. After the reigning judge dies under suspicious circumstances, Kim finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often desolate area where anything and everything can happen. With gavel in hand, she lays down the law with a no-nonsense brand of justice, that quickly earns her the nickname “The Hammer.” As the investigation of the former judge’s death heats up, Kim’s sister Kris … [Read more...] about Reba McEntire To Star With ‘Reba’ Alum Melissa Peterman In Lifetime Movie ‘The Hammer’