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Michael B. Jordan Hopes for "Friday Night Lights" Reunion
They meant it erstwhile they said Texas forever.
Indeed, a reboot of beloved NBC play Friday Night Lights is reportedly successful the works astatine Universal Television, according to multiple outlets. And the caller iteration of the amusement is afloat of acquainted faces down the scenes arsenic the reports enactment being produced archetypal bid showrunner, Jason Katims arsenic good arsenic enforcement producers Brian Grazer, Kristen Zolner and Peter Berg, who helmed the 2004 movie of the aforesaid name.
While astir details a presently nether wraps, the caller bid volition apt halfway astir caller characters successful the satellite of Texas precocious schoolhouse football.
E! News has reached retired to Universal Television for remark but has not heard back.
Friday Night Lights, which aired from 2006 to 2011, and centered astir the Dillon, Texas, precocious schoolhouse shot squad and its manager Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) successful the aftermath of a devastating on-the-field accident.
The series—which ran for 5 seasons—featured an all-star formed of besides starred Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Jesse Plemons , Mika Kelly, Scott Porter, Gaius Charles, and more, with Michael B. Jordan and Jurnee Smollett appearing successful aboriginal seasons.
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During it’s run, Friday Night Lights won 3 Emmy awards, including an idiosyncratic grant by Chandler for Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Drama Series successful 2011. And since the show’s end, galore formed members person spoken fondly astir their time. In fact, Adrianne Palicki and Matt Lauria were among the Dillon High alum who reunited successful 2016 in grant of the 10th day of the series’ premiere. That said, galore formed members person admitted they deliberation their days suiting up for the Panthers whitethorn beryllium down them.
And that includes Kitsch, who admitted successful 2022 that helium wouldn’t beryllium funny successful reprising his relation arsenic troubled fullback Tim Riggins.
"You whitethorn spot it, but I volition not beryllium a portion of it," the Waco actor told Variety at the time. "I'm done. I'm good. I privation to support increasing arsenic an actor. Going backmost to Rigs—let him unrecorded successful everyone else's memories. Whatever that is, immoderate helium means to them, fto him laic there."
As helium sees it, he’s conscionable grown excessively overmuch professionally to instrumentality to his roots.
"It was specified a immense springboard for me, but I'm specified a antithetic histrion now," helium continued. "It allowed maine to research the process, beryllium f--king greenish and clasp it."
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Keep speechmaking to instrumentality a travel down representation lane and spot wherever the Friday Night Lights stars are now…
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Kyle Chandler
Coach Taylor tin inactive beryllium seen inspiring others successful galore different shows and movies, specified arsenic erstwhile helium starred connected the bid Bloodline and successful the short-lived Catch-22.
He besides reprised his quality Dr. Mark Russell in Godzilla: King of Monsters and starred alongside George Clooney successful the 2020 movie The Midnight Sky. Most recently, he's starring successful Godzilla vs. Kong.
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Connie Britton
The superstar rapidly recovered a location arsenic the pb of Nashville, a play bid surrounding the state euphony country successful the iconic euphony city, arsenic good arsenic starring the archetypal installments of American Horror Story and Dirty John.
Most recently, she acted successful the Oscar-nominated film Promising Young Woman and besides had a multi-year stint connected the Fox deed bid 9-1-1.
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Minka Kelly
After her tally connected Friday Night Lights, she had a recurring portion successful Parenthood and starred successful the thriller The Roommate.
Kelly existent stars connected HBO Max's DC comics series Titans. She volition adjacent beryllium seen successful HBO's Euphoria.
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Scott Porter
The actor went connected to beryllium a portion of different small-town show, this clip with the lighthearted bid Hart of Dixie. He besides got joined to the shot show's casting director.
Porter tin presently beryllium seen connected Netflix's Ginny & Georgia.
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Jesse Plemons
After his breakthrough relation connected the shot drama, he had large roles successful shows similar Breaking Bad and Fargo, and also got engaged to Kirsten Dunst in 2017. The two recently welcomed babe no. 2.
Plemons has acted successful a fig of caller highly acclaimed grant play films including Vice, The Irishman and, astir recently, Judas and the Black Messiah.
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Taylor Kitsch
After his relation connected the show, he went connected to prima successful different compelling dramas similar True Detective and the mini-series Waco, arsenic good arsenic successful a terrifying relation successful the crime-drama movie 21 Bridges.
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Zach Gilford
Following FNL, the Illinois native joined the since-canceled NBC series, Good Girls. He volition adjacent look successful Netflix's upcoming supernatural fearfulness series, Midnight Mass.
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Adrianne Palicki
The histrion starred connected The Orville between 2017 and 2019, and besides had roles successful films similar John Wick and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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Michael B. Jordan
The actor, who played the up-and-coming quarterback on the last play of the show, broke retired aft the bid ended with large movie roles including Just Mercy, Fruitvale Station and, of course, arsenic Killmonger successful Marvel's Black Panther. He's besides been named People's Sexiest Man Alive.
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Aimee Teegarden
Since her relation arsenic Julie Taylor, she has taken connected recurring parts successful bid similar Notorious, The Ranch and Star-Crossed. While galore of the shows person wrapped, Teegarden is inactive actively promoting water conservation.
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