Connie Britton Says Peacock’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ Reboot Is “Barely On Her Radar”

Connie Britton is not expected to be part of Peacock‘s reboot of Friday Night Lights.

Deadline reported in December that the streamer had landed the reboot of the football series, in which Britton played Tami Taylor for the TV adaptation of the H.G. Bissinger 1990 novel.

In a new interview with Parade, Britton said the reboot is “barely on her radar,” but she shared her hopes for the new cast to find a “sense of discovery there in terms of what they’re committing to and trying to accomplish.”

Reflecting on her time on the drama series, Britton said she almost didn’t take on the role after having a small part in the 2004 movie directed by Peter Berg.

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“In the film, there was very little for me to do and even less so by the time it came out

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