Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire reunite on “Happy's Place”

Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire are getting back together!

Peterman, 53, and McEntire, 69, came to PEOPLE and Weekly entertainment's red carpet ahead of the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 15. The couple told us about the fun behind their new NBC sitcom Happy's Placewhich comes more than a decade after the end of her sitcom Reba went out of the air.

“I think the chemistry we have, the dynamic, it’s there, so we’re bringing that into Happy's Placesaid Peterman. “We have new characters, it's a new situation, so the chemistry is still there. It's the same dynamic that people want to see. We talked about how we've waited a long time, and this timing feels right. It feels like we've been waiting for the right cast, the right timing, and we're ready.”

“When we all auditioned, she happened to be at the front of the line, I don't know why,” Reba joked about the show's casting process during her red carpet appearance. Her joke prompted Peterman to respond, “Wait a minute – you had other people audition?”

“This is the first time I've heard this. I thought you had been waiting decades to get back together with me,” Peterman joked, to which McEntire replied, “That's the story I'm telling.”

The co-stars attended the ceremony on Sunday to present the award for Best Variety Series.

“I'm nervous — I really am. Really, this is a big deal for me,” Peterman said of attending the Emmy Awards. “I mean, I'm going to have fun, but this is a big deal for me. I've watched this show for so many years in sweatpants on my couch and just being here — and I've said it before, I love television and I love the people who make it. I'm a fan of everyone here, so this is a big deal.”

Happy's Place Premieres on NBC on October 18th.

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