It’s solely been 13 years since the highschool soccer drama Friday Evening Lights went off the air, however apparently, it’s time for a reboot. As detailed by Matt Belloni at Puck Information, a revival of the collection is within the works at Common TV with the unique creatives on board.
In response to the report, director Pete Berg, showrunner Jason Katims, and producer Brian Grazer are all hooked up to return. The drama will nonetheless be set “on the planet of Texas highschool soccer,” however with new characters.
Based mostly on H.G. Bissinger’s e book and the 2004 movie, the unique Friday Evening Lights aired on NBC and the 101 Community for 5 seasons. Happening within the fictional West Texas city of Dillon, the present’s ensemble solid was led by Kyle Chandler as head soccer coach Eric Taylor and Connie Britton as his spouse Tami Taylor.
The collection additionally starred Michael B. Jordan, Jesse Plemons, Taylor Kitsch, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Minka Kelly, and extra. Decide up the unique Friday Evening Lights on Blu-ray or stream it on Netflix.
In response to Belloni, the Friday Evening Lights reboot is a part of a concentrate on “MAGA-friendlier tasks” in Hollywood, which “in all probability isn’t nice information” for Aaron Sorkin’s deliberate film in regards to the January sixth assault on america Capitol Constructing.