Best on Netflix: Friday Night Lights Watch and Cast Guide

Friday Night Lights (2004) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Hope comes alive on Friday nights.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Netflix, Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, Starz, MGM Plus. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gary Gaines; Lucas Black as Mike Winchell; Garrett Hedlund as Don Billingsley; Derek Luke as Boobie Miles; Jay Hernandez as Brian Chavez; Lee Jackson as Ivory Christian; Lee Thompson Young as Chris Comer; Tim McGraw as Charles Billingsley

About Friday Night Lights

A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.

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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.