Reba McEntire's The Hammer

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Reba McEntire's The Hammer
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Written by
  • Sanford Golden
  • Karen Wyscarver
Directed byJeff Beesley
Starring
Music byMatthew Rogers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Reba McEntire
  • Stan Spry
  • Eric Scott Woods
  • Anthony Fankhauser
  • Graem Luis
CinematographyEduardo Ramirez Gonzalez
EditorJason Dale
Production companies
  • Pahrump Pictures
  • The Cartel
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2023 (2023-01-07)

Reba McEntire's The Hammer is a 2023 American television film starring Reba McEntire as Kim Wheeler, the newly appointed Judge of the 5th Judicial District of Nevada. [1] The film is inspired by the life of Nevada state court judge Kim Wanker, one of the last traveling circuit judges in the U.S. [2] [3] The film premiered on January 7, 2023, on Lifetime. [4]

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Plot

A newly appointed judge (McEntire) must grapple with the big personalities of a small town.

Cast

Production

In June 2022, it was reported that Reba McEntire will star and also serve as an executive producer on the new Lifetime movie The Hammer. The project marks McEntire's reunion with her Reba co-star Melissa Peterman. Also was cast McEntire's real-life boyfriend, Rex Linn, and Kay Shioma Metchie. [5] McEntire and Linn met in 1991 when they worked on the television movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) . [6]

Background

The film is based on the life of Kim Wanker, who was appointed by Nevada governor Brian Sandoval in 2011 to the Fifth Judicial District Court, Department 1, as the first rural female District Judge in Nevada. Wanker was in frequent contact by phone and text with McEntire during production, but conflicting schedules prohibited the two from meeting prior to the film's premiere. As a result, both Wanker and McEntire hosted separate premiere parties. [2] [3] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Watch Reba McEntire's The Hammer". Lifetime.
  2. 1 2 Wang, K. L. Connie (January 5, 2023). "Reba McEntire Reunites With Melissa Peterman! Find Out When 'The Hammer' Premieres and Watch a Sneak Peek". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays.
  3. 1 2 "What is Reba McEntire's The Hammer about on Lifetime?". January 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Ryan (November 30, 2022). "The Hammer, With Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman, Gets January Airdate — Watch Lifetime Movie Trailer".
  5. ↑ Schwartz, Ryan (June 30, 2022). "Reba Reunion: Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman to Play Sisters in New Lifetime Movie The Hammer".
  6. ↑ "Reba McEntire drops 'The Hammer' on Lifetime viewers". January 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Department 1 | Nye County, NV Official Website". www.nyecountynv.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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