Misfit layered compounds are natural van der Waals heterostructures in which electronically active transition-metal dichalcogenide layers are decoupled by incommensurate blocking layers, enabling bulk realization of quasi-two-dimensional quantum states. Here we investigate the superconducting, transport, and structural properties of the misfit compound ${\left(\mathrm{SnS}\right)}_{1.15}\left(\mathrm{Ta}{\mathrm{S}}_2\right)$ under pressures up to $\sim 150$ GPa. The low-pressure superconducting phase is gradually suppressed and disappears near 14.7 GPa. Remarkably, a distinct superconducting phase reemerges above $\sim 80$ GPa and persists to the highest pressures achieved. This reentrant superconductivity follows a pressure-induced sign reversal of the Hall coefficient near 60 GPa and a nonmonotonic evolution of the normal-state resistance, indicating an intimate connection with pressure-driven electronic reconstruction. Our work demonstrates a pressure-driven electronic reconstruction leading to reentrant superconductivity in a misfit layered compound, establishing pressure as an effective route to engineer superconductivity and electronic states in natural van der Waals heterostructures.

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• Pressure effects
• Superconductivity
• Superconductors
• Pressure techniques