The 2000s were a great time for television. A shift in the TV landscape sparked the Second Golden Age of Television and Prestige TV, a period that saw more complex, long-form storytelling brought to the small screen and gave rise to some of the best dramas in recent memory. TV viewers of the decade eagerly grabbed their remotes to watch hit dramas like The Sopranos, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, Breaking Bad, and Mad Men. While the streaming era has brought many of those outstanding cable and network series to their libraries, allowing new generations to rediscover them, one of the best dramas of the 2000s has remained absent on major streaming services – until now.
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In 2006, TV viewers were introduced to Coach Taylor and his Panthers high school football team when Friday Night Lights debuted in NBC. One of the most beloved TV series from the decade, all five seasons of Friday Night Lights started streaming on Prime Video on September 1st, marking the first time in a while that the series has been features on a major streaming platform. Most recently, it had only been available to purchase online. Created by Peter Berg and inspired by H.G. Bissinger’s 1990 non-fiction novel Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, the sports drama centers around a fictional high school football team and its coach in the small, rural town of Dillon, Texas.
Why You Should Watch Friday Night Lights
You don’t need to be a football fan to be drawn into Friday Night Lights’ gripping and emotional storylines. Amid a backdrop of high school football, the series paints a picture of authentic small-town life and the cast of characters who live there, including their personal struggles, relationships, and growth and the difficult social issues they and the town face. The show’s intense on-screen drama and raw storylines are brought to life through complex characters that viewers easily get emotionally attached to thanks to the stellar performances from a cast that is led by Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton and also features Taylor Kitsch, Aimee Teegarden, Zach Gilford, Jesse Plemons Michael B. Jordan, and Minka Kelly.
Friday Night Lights’ compelling story and characters helped push the show to 76 episodes that aired across five seasons on NBC and later DirecTV’s 101 Network. Now is the perfect time to binge-watch the show, as a reboot has been ordered at Peacock. The series will feature an all-new cast and once again focus on “a ragtag high school football team and their damaged interim coach” as they try to score a Texas High School State Championship following a devastating hurricane.
Other New Titles Now On Prime Video
Prime Video’s September 2025 lineup features plenty of things to get excited about, and several titles are already streaming. Several other additions were made to the Amazon streamer on September 1st alongside Friday Night Lights.
Crimson Peak
Morbius
Murder on The Orient Express (2017)
The Boss Baby
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Craft (1996)
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