The actor also opens up to PEOPLE about how 'Friday Night Lights' changed his life and which cast members he still regularly keeps in touch with

Taylor Kitsch says he’s been asked to be part of the new Friday Night Lights Peacock reboot. It was announced in 2024 that Universal Television was developing a reboot of Friday Night Lights, the acclaimed television series starring Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton that premiered in 2006 and ran for five seasons.

Lights fans gear up for the reboot on Peacock, one question has been whether any familiar faces from the original series might make an appearance. Taylor Kitsch , who famously played Tim Riggins in the beloved NBC drama,

The Office and One Tree Hill aren't the only old school TV shows getting the sequel treatment — a new Friday Night Lights is on its way! The reboot is in development at Peacock, with the original series' showrunner Jason Katims,

Taylor Kitsch is ready to return for the “Friday Night Lights” reboot. Well, sort of. While discussing the reboot of the hit NBC drama on Sirius XM’s “The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw” (via ET), series star Kitsch said he’s “been asked” to come back for it.

The “American Primeval” star talks about getting kicked out of acting class, the man who taught him how to feel and living in Bozeman, Mont.

But host Savannah Guthrie also took the opportunity to pump Chandler for intel on Peacock’s upcoming Friday Night Lights reboot. Unfortunately, Chandler admitted he’s heard nothing about the new series,

Peacock is working on a reboot of the series Friday Night Lights and fans have questions about who is going to come back from the original series. Apparently one of our beloved Dillon Panther players has been asked to return to the series.