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EXCLUSIVE: The Friday Night Lights fervor continues arsenic nan 20th day of nan iconic play bid approaches this fall.
Ahead of nan formed and unit reunion astatine ATX TV Festival connected Friday, Deadline tin exclusively uncover that Gravitas Ventures is producing a documentary bid astir nan effect of nan show complete nan past 2 decades.
The task will characteristic caller interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and an exploration of nan show’s lasting legacy, we’re told. That includes nan fans, immoderate of whom will surely beryllium successful attendance successful Austin, Texas, complete nan weekend, and who galore moons agone helped prevention nan show from unceremonious cancellation.
The camera unit will beryllium connected tract successful Austin to travel nan formed and unit astir municipality for nan various panels they’re participating in, including nan marquee reunion connected Friday nighttime astatine nan Paramount Theatre.
The bid is besides receiving nan “Texas Made” grant for productions and talent that person created opportunities for TV & movie professionals wrong nan state, bolstered Texas arsenic a imaginative & taste halfway and exemplified nan unsocial tone and storytelling opportunities passim Texas.
Following nan grant presentation, nan writers, producers, and formed that shaped nan fictional municipality of Dillon will reunite for a look backmost astatine nan play that started it each and nan show’s indelible effect connected Texas and TV. Those successful attendance will see showrunner and executive shaper Jason Katims, executive shaper and writer David Hudgins, executive shaper and head Jeffrey Reiner, co-executive shaper Liz Heldens and consulting shaper Kerry Ehrin.
Stars connected nan sheet will see Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Adrianne Palicki, Gaius Charles, Brad Leland, Derek Phillips, Jesse Plemons, Scott Porter, Stacey Oristano, Louanne Stephens and Aimee Teegarden.
While nary of nan original formed is truthful acold expected to reprise their roles aliases subordinate nan successful nan upcoming Friday Night Lights reboot successful a caller capacity, nan Peacock bid will surely beryllium a taxable of speech arsenic well.
Friday Night Lights aired for 76 episodes crossed 5 seasons done 2011. It was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series astatine nan Emmys successful 2011, losing retired to Mad Men, but Kyle Chandler won Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Drama Series and Jason Katims won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.
