Expanding on the themes from the hit feature film “Friday Night Lights,†this series centers on the small rural town of Dillon, Texas, where the vaunted 2006 state football championship rings are held in the highest regard. The town's promising high school team, its star quarterback, and newly appointed head coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler, “Grey's Anatomy,†“King Kongâ€) feel the mounting pressure of the town's pride and honor riding on their shoulders as a new season kicks off. The fresh cast also includes: Scott Porter (“All My Childrenâ€) as team captain and first-string quarterback Jason Street; Gaius Charles (“The Book of Danielâ€) as feared running back Brian “Smash†Williams; Taylor Kitsch (“Kyle XYâ€) as running back Tim Riggins; Connie Britton (“The Brothers McMullen,†“24â€) as Taylor's long-suffering wife, Tami; Zach Gilford (“The Last Winterâ€) as third-string quarterback Matt Saracen, and Minka Kelly (“What I Like About Youâ€) as Lyla Garrity, Panther cheerleader and Street's girlfriend. Also starring are Aimee Teegarden (“Ned's Declassified School Survival Guideâ€) as Julie Taylor and Adrienne Palicki (“South Beachâ€) as Tyra Collette.
