Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. Produced by NBCUniversal, Friday Night Lights premiered on October 3, 2006, airing for two seasons on NBC.

The series focuses on a small, quiet town of Dillon, Texas, where the rings, symbols of the State Football Champions, are held in high regard, where the football is not "just a game."

Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler), a newly appointed coach, former star, who heads a team of promising school in the city: The Panthers. The residents greatly value the opportunity of home team winning the title and, despite the high stakes and the huge reward, the pressure is great! Eric has a big challenge, keep players on track and their morale intact.

Formed largely by novice actors, the main cast is made up of Jason Street (Scott Porter, "The Bedford Diaries"), the star of the Panther team, who is currently away after getting hurt, Brian "Smash" Williams (Gaius Charles, "Book of Daniel"), the main striker of the team, Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch, "Kyle XY"), who plays defense, Tami Taylor (Connie Britton, "24"), Taylor's wife and the new councilor school, Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford), the new captain of the team and rookie quarterback, and Lyla Garrity (Minka Kelly, "What I Like About You"), one of the cheerleaders of the Panther and Street's girlfriend.

Other characters include Julie Taylor (Aimee Teegarden, "The School Survival Guide Ned"), the daughter of Coach Taylor, Tyra Collette (Adrianne Palicki, "South Beach") and Landry Clarke (Jesse Plemons, "Grey's Anatomy")