Friday Night Lights' Soared on the Big and Small Screens Friday Night Lights began its life as a book called Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, published in 1990 by H.G. Bissinger.

Friday Night Lights was inspired by H.G. Bissinger’s 1990 nonfiction book and 2004 film of the same name. The series follows a high school football team in the small town of Dillon, Texas ...

The original Friday Night Lights, based on H.G. Bissinger’s book and the 2004 film, debuted in 2006 and ran for five seasons. Set in the fictional town of Dillon, West Texas, it followed Coach ...