Friday Night Lights may be returning to television.The beloved show never quite a smash on broadcast TV but one of the bigger cult hits of the last 25 years is reportedly under development once again, with Universal looking to make a new version of the series, which focused on the ups and downs of the players and coaches of a Texas high school football team.According toThe Hollywood Reporter, two of thee original shows executive producers showrunner Jason Katims and Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment are involved in the new version. Sources say the reboot would focus on new characters rather than returning to Kyle Chandler- and Connie Britton-led cast of the original.Friday Night Lights Movie Dead Peter BergNBCloading...READ MORE: Shocking TV Twists That Fans Actually PredictedFriday Night Lightsbegan as a non-fiction book by H.G. Bissinger about a real high school football program in Texas. It was then adapted into a short-lived TV show (calledAgainst the Grain, starring a young Ben Affleck) and then into a successful film, directed by Peter Berg, starring Billy Bob Thornton as the teams coach.Berg then developed the material again, this time for television, with Kyle Chandler playing the role of inspirational coach, Eric Taylor. (His famous catchphrase: Clear eyes, full hearts, cant lose.) This version ofFriday Night Lights aired for five seasons on NBC and DirecTV in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The series never topped ratings charts, but it wonseveral awards, and routinely appeared on lists of the best TV shows of the era. It also launched numerous careers; its young ensemble cast included Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemmons, Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki and, in later years, Michael B. Jordan and Jurnee Smollett.Football is possibly even more popular now than it was when Bissinger wrote his book; football ratings on TV are just about the only thing that continues to draw huge mass audiences these days. So the impulse tobring back a beloved football show makes a lot of sense, even if the show was never hugely popular the first time around.Get our free mobile app10 TV Shows People Love That Are Actually BadSometimes we have to admit to ourselves that our faves are not that great.Filed Under: Friday Night Lights, Peter BergCategories: TV News