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 star Taylor Kitsch issued a definitive response as to whether or not he’d return for the upcoming reboot during an interview on SiriusXM’s Spotlight with Jessica Shaw. Kitsch played high school heartthrob and Dillon Panthers running back Tim Riggins on NBC’s beloved