Now, director Peter Berg, showrunner Jason Katims ... Berg directed the 2004 Friday Night Lights film based on the 1990 H. G. "Buzz" Bissinger novel of the same name. When the series began ...

Friday Night Lights, the 2006 TV series, was inspired by a 1990 nonfiction book by former Inquirer reporter and contributing Vanity Fair editor H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, who divides his time ...