Friday Night Lights

The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.

Friday Night Lights (2006-2011) is an American network drama series created by Brian Grazer and Peter Berg for NBC. Set in Dillon, Texas, a small town where high school football is the center of civic life, the show follows head coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and his wife Tami (Connie Britton), a guidance counselor who juggles her own ambitions with the needs of students. Their daughter Julie (Aimee Teegarden) and players such as Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) and Landry Clarke (Jesse Plemons) struggle with money, family loyalty, and the fear that a single game may define their future. Each season builds around a new campaign on the field intertwined with off-field crises involving romance, injury, work and debt, all handled with a patient, grounded camera. The five-season serialized drama moves with a sincere, unhurried warmth, balancing gritty realism with hope. Fans of Parenthood, The OC and the Friday Night Lights film will find resonance in its blend of sports, family and small town longing, and in its earnest attention to ordinary lives under pressure.

Acclaimed for its emotionally grounded portrait of small-town Texas high school football, its ensemble performances, and its focus on family and community over the game itself.

• Friday Night Lights (film)small town high school football, sincere community drama, coming of age under pressure
• The OCsincere character driven teen drama with small town sports and family stakes
• Parenthoodearnest workplace and community drama built on loyal relationships and warm humor
• Coach Cartersmall town sports underdog story with heartfelt coaching relationships

Created by

Brian Grazer, Peter Berg

Release Date

2006-10-03

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

8.7 / 10 (336)

What is Friday Night Lights about?

In the football-obsessed town of Dillon, Texas, a coach and his family navigate the pressures of high school sports, class, and adolescence.

What is Friday Night Lights like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Friday Night Lights as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is Friday Night Lights violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Friday Night Lights as mild.

What did critics think of Friday Night Lights?

Acclaimed for its emotionally grounded portrait of small-town Texas high school football, its ensemble performances, and its focus on family and community over the game itself.

Which shows are like Friday Night Lights?

Shows with a similar feel include Friday Night Lights (film), The OC, Parenthood, and Coach Carter.

How long is Friday Night Lights?

Friday Night Lights: 5 seasons, 76 episodes.

Is Friday Night Lights still running?

No, Friday Night Lights has ended.

Where can I watch Friday Night Lights?

In United States, Friday Night Lights streams on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.