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Friday Night Lights reboot 'in the works' with new characters as 'bidding war' erupts over streaming rights


In 2004, a movie adaptation was released starring Billy Bob Thornton as the coach. Perhaps the most famous version of the property is the TV series starring Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton.

Kyle Chandler starred on the TV show as high school football coach Eric Taylor in a fictional Texas town, with Connie Britton portraying his wife Tami. In 2004, a movie adaptation was released starring Billy Bob Thornton as the coach (pictured) amid a cast including Garrett Hedlund, Connie Britton and Tim McGraw The acclaimed TV series also included Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Gaius Charles, Scott Porter and Taylor Kitsch, pictured in a 2006 publicity still

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