Much like the film version, the show revolved around a high school football team.
It also became a Television Academy Honors honoree.
As executive producer Sarah Aubrey toldGrantland, “I think Pete was concerned that Kyle was too pretty.”
At that moment, Chandler won Berg over.
“I just said, “You look like a Texas high school football coach!”
the show creator recalled.
The Buffalo native eventually won an Emmy for his lead performance in the series.
And the last thing Britton wanted to do was play the coach’s wife in the background again.
Years after working on the show, Britton seemingly hasn’t aged a day.
The actress has also found more success in television since.
Kitsch wanted to diversify his projects and not just play some version of Tim Riggins over and over again.
His only credits he had were a short and the horror mystery film “The Last Winter.”
The show was also the first pilot that Teegarden ever worked on, and it was perfect for her.
“That show was just it’s alchemy.
It didn’t, and Palicki moved to Austin, Texas, to play Tyra Collette.
She was a regular on the show for three seasons.
Years after her stint on the show, Palicki looks much more sophisticated than small-town girl Tyra.
Theactress also played Commander Kelly Grayson in “The Orville.”
“This is where I live now because of the show,” she confirmed during an appearance onE!
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She also remains close to some of her former co-stars literally.
“Connie Britton lives a block away from me.
Taylor [Kitsch] lives, you know, [in] Lake Austin.
Kyle [Chandler] lives in Dripping Springs.
So we’re all kind of here in Texas.”
Her Hollywood career seemed to be going in the right direction, but it wasn’t enough.
Kelly had bills to pay, soshe had a surprising job as a scrub nurse.
As it turns out, however, she was wrong.
Still, he hadn’t caught his big break.
That all changed when he landed the role of Landry Clarke in the series.
After that, everyone wanted Plemons.
“Since then, I’m just trying to keep up,” the actor toldThe New York Times.
He had little to no acting experience and was staying on a friend’s couch.
During his audition, Porter did everything to stand out, including deviating from the audition piece.
He got cast as Jason Street, the quarterback who ends up in a wheelchair following a spine injury.
For Porter, it was a satisfying ending for Street after everything he went through.
That’s when he set his sights on “Friday Night Lights.”
And creator Peter Berg wasn’t just going to cast anyone.
Anyone interested had to work for it, and Jordan knew as much.
