Friday Evening Lights reboot collection is being developed by Peacock with the unique inventive workforce onboard as government producers.
Friday Evening Lights is getting the reboot therapy, and Deadline stories that Peacock has scooped up the undertaking after a aggressive bidding battle with Netflix.
This new iteration will “be set following a devastating hurricane, when a rag tag highschool soccer workforce and their broken, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas Excessive Faculty State Championship and turn into a beacon of sunshine for his or her city.“
The franchise is predicated on the non-fiction novel Friday Evening Lights: A City, A Group and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger. Peter Berg directed a function movie based mostly on the novel in 2004, which starred Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Derek Luke, Garrett Hedlund, Jay Hernandez, and extra. Two years later, Berg developed the acclaimed TV collection of the identical title. Revolving round a highschool soccer workforce within the fictional city of Dillion, the collection was led by Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor and Connie Britton as his spouse, Tami Taylor. The ensemble forged included many up-and-coming actors who’ve since gone on to greater issues, together with Jesse Plemons, Taylor Kitsch, Michael B. Jordan, Adrianne Palicki, Jurnee Smollett, Zach Gilford, and extra.
Peter Berg will function an government producer on the Friday Evening Lights reboot, alongside unique showrunner Jason Katims and producer Brian Grazer.
In case you’re hoping Coach Taylor may pop up within the reboot, I wouldn’t maintain your breath. He’s slated to star in HBO’s upcoming Inexperienced Lantern collection, Lanterns. He shall be taking part in Hal Jordan alongside Aaron Pierre (Insurgent Ridge), who will play John Stewart. The collection is claimed to have a True Detective vibe because it “follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide within the American heartland.“
Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire) may also star as Sheriff Kerry, a “no-nonsense woman deeply devoted to her family and close-knit town.” Garret Dillahunt has additionally joined the collection in a recurring position. He’ll play William Macon, a contemporary cowboy who’s described as “a self-righteous, conspiracy-minded man who masks his ruthless ambition behind a charming and calculated facade.” Poorna Jagannathan (The Evening Of) may also seem as Zoe.
