Peacock is about to learn the meaning of “clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” Per Deadline, Peacock has landed the Friday Night Lights reboot, beating out Netflix for the rights to a new series set against the backdrop of high school football.
The reboot hails from the original Friday Night Lights creative team of showrunner Jason Katims, director Peter Berg, and producer Brian Grazer. All three will executive produce the reboot alongside Imagine Entertainment’s Kristen Zolner, with Katims serving as the showrunner. Universal Television will produce.
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The FNL reboot will again feature a school in Texas. The official logline reads, “Following a devastating hurricane, a ragtag high school football team and their damaged, interim coach make an unlikely bid for a Texas high school state championship, becoming a beacon of light for their town.”
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