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Friday Night Lights

  • TV Series
  • 2006–2011
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
76K
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Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Timothy F. Crowley, Blue Deckert, Brad Leland, Jesse Plemons, Louanne Stephens, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Aimee Teegarden, Taylor Kitsch, Kate Krause, Gaius Charles, Scott Porter, Kate Melton, Derek Phillips, Stacey Oristano, Omaka Omegah, and Sarah Kate Allsup in Friday Night Lights (2006)
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A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.

  • Creator
    • Peter Berg
  • Stars
    • Kyle Chandler
    • Connie Britton
    • Zach Gilford
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    76K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    447
    114
    • Creator
      • Peter Berg
    • Stars
      • Kyle Chandler
      • Connie Britton
      • Zach Gilford
    • 372User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #118
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 22 wins & 122 nominations total

    Episodes76

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    Kyle Chandler
    Kyle Chandler
    • Eric Taylor
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Tami Taylor
    Zach Gilford
    Zach Gilford
    • Matt Saracen
    Aimee Teegarden
    Aimee Teegarden
    • Julie Taylor
    Brad Leland
    Brad Leland
    • Buddy Garrity
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Tim Riggins
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Landry Clarke
    Derek Phillips
    Derek Phillips
    • Billy Riggins
    Blue Deckert
    Blue Deckert
    • Mac McGill…
    Minka Kelly
    Minka Kelly
    • Lyla Garrity
    Adrianne Palicki
    Adrianne Palicki
    • Tyra Collette
    Timothy F. Crowley
    • Coach Crowley
    Louanne Stephens
    Louanne Stephens
    • Mrs. Saracen…
    Stacey Oristano
    Stacey Oristano
    • Mindy Collette…
    Scott Porter
    Scott Porter
    • Jason Street
    Gaius Charles
    Gaius Charles
    • Brian 'Smash' Williams
    David Cowgill
    David Cowgill
    • Slammin' Sammy
    Gary Teague
    Gary Teague
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      • Peter Berg
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    • Trivia
      Kyle Chandler worked as a volunteer firefighter while filming the series. He worked 24 hours a week at his local firehouse without telling the cast and crew. In 2011, he taped two local PSAs urging viewers to become volunteer firefighters.
    • Goofs
      During the episodes showing Coach Taylor visiting, and subsequently working at, (the fictional) Texas Methodist University, the end-zones of the field have "Texas State" written on them.
    • Quotes

      Eric Taylor: Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

    User reviews372

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    9/10

    Real drama!

    I just loved Kyle Chandler as an actor since when I was a kid from the first time I saw him perform on "Early Edition". I'm really glad that he won an Emmy for his role on "Friday Night Lights" as "Coach Taylor". Recently I started to watch "Friday Night Lights" and I just want to say that this is one of the best drama series that I've seen (and believe me when I say this 'cause I've watched lots of series)! It has every aspects of a real life story and it involves the viewer with the lives of all the characters. I wasn't a fan of American football before I watched this drama, but now I really enjoy watching football games. I recommend watching this drama series to anyone who enjoys sports and loves a very close to real life story.
    • poisonman1980
    • Sep 19, 2011
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • NBC (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • F.N.L.
    • Filming locations
      • Georgetown, Texas, USA(Season 4)
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Television
      • Film 44
      • NBC Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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