--- ---  # The Unauthorized _Friday Night Lights_ Musical Will Star a Familiar Face  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 24, 2015 7:38 PM UTC  Actor Scott Porter attends the Fallout 4 video game launch event in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Actor Scott Porter attends the Fallout 4 video game launch event in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.Mike Windle/2015 Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 24, 2015 7:38 PM UTC _Friday Night Lights_ is finally getting a reboot, although it may not be exactly what people were expecting. The beloved football drama is being made into _The Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical_, a show that will star Scott Porter, who played Jason Street, as Coach Taylor. Taylor was portrayed by Kyle Chandler during the series’ five-season run. [Sucker Love Productions](http://www.suckerloveproductions.com), the team behind the recent _The Unauthorized O.C. Musical_, is producing the _FNL_ stage show. It will feature original songs and will premiere sometime in 2016. > [](https://twitter.com/TheFNLMusical/status/669192354784395264) Porter posted a Dubsmash of himself reciting Taylor’s iconic pre-game mantra to get fans excited about the project. > [](https://twitter.com/TheFNLMusical/status/669198847604715520) Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical: Scott Porter ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4126128/unauthorized-friday-night-lights-musical-scott-porter-coach-taylor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4126128/unauthorized-friday-night-lights-musical-scott-porter-coach-taylor/"},"headline":"The Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical Will Star a Familiar Face","datePublished":"2015-11-24T19:38:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:09.365Z","description":"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't wait","url":"https://time.com/4126128/unauthorized-friday-night-lights-musical-scott-porter-coach-taylor/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Actors","TV","Musical"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3959dad4765636ca/698872a35f570fe0efb1e845/friday-night-lights-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3959dad4765636ca/698872a35f570fe0efb1e845/friday-night-lights-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Fallout 4 Video Game Launch Event - Los Angeles, CA","caption":"Actor Scott Porter attends the Fallout 4 video game launch event in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Mike Windle/2015 Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4126128/unauthorized-friday-night-lights-musical-scott-porter-coach-taylor/","name":"The Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical Will Star a Familiar Face"}}]}] ```