That version in particular featured a cast of Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons, Michael B. Jordan, Adrianne Palicki and more, and has sparked rumors of a revival or follow-up movie for years.
Per Variety, Universal is “reimagining” Friday Night Lights with a new film that has nothing to do with the 2004 Billy Bob Thornton film or the beloved 2006 NBC series that ran for five seasons.
Either version was based on H.G. Bissinger’s non-fiction book about the 1988 Permian High School Panthers.