Friday Night Lights
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2006-10-03
Synopsis
Football is life in the town of Dillon, Texas. No one knows that better than new Head Coach Eric Taylor and his team of Dillon Panthers, but no one is prepared for the ways they will all be tested in the days and weeks to come.
In the series
This episode is part of Friday Night Lights (2006–2011) on NBC/DirecTV.
Clear eyes, full hearts — small-town football as American scripture.
Key cast
- Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor
- Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
- Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen
- Taylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins
- Aimee Teegarden as Julie Taylor
- Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette