Clear eyes, full hearts, reboot.
A brand new iteration of “Friday Evening Lights” is within the works at Common Tv, Selection has confirmed with sources. Sequence showrunner Jason Katims is onboard to return together with government producer Brian Grazer of Think about Leisure, with Kristen Zolner of Think about additionally government producing.
The undertaking is claimed to deal with a brand new story with new characters set on this planet of highschool soccer, which means authentic solid members like Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Gaius Charles and Jesse Plemons usually are not anticipated to return.
The “Friday Evening Lights” reboot is in early levels however is being shopped round Hollywood by the studio.
Common Tv declined to remark.
The unique “Friday Evening Lights” sequence aired for 5 seasons from 2006 to 2011, first on NBC after which on AT&T’s The 101 Community. It was impressed by H. G. Bissinger’s 1990 novel of the identical title, which was first tailored by Peter Berg as a 2004 film starring Billy Bob Thornton.
“Friday Evening Lights” adopted a highschool soccer crew within the fictional city of Dillon, Texas, coached by Chander’s Eric Taylor. The sequence additionally starred Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, Michael B. Jordan and Jurnee Smollett, amongst others. The manufacturing firms have been Common Tv, Think about Tv and Movie 44.
Hypothesis a few attainable reboot has swirled for the reason that present went off the air, with solid members like Britton shooing away the thought.
Requested in 2019 if a reboot of “Friday Evening Lights” was within the works, Britton responded, “It is advisable to let it go.” In September 2024, she informed Selection on the Emmys purple carpet, “I heard that they’re making one other ‘Friday Evening Lights,’ which I discover weird.”
Puck broke the information of the reboot in growth.
