Friday Night Lights Cast Will Reunite At ATX TV Festival In 2026

Clear eyes, full hearts… can’t miss this “Friday Night Lights” reunion.

Next year’s ATX TV Festival will feature a panel celebrating the 20th anniversary of the beloved NBC football drama, with stars Kyle Chandler (Eric Taylor), Connie Britton (Tami Taylor), and Adrienne Palicki (Tyra Collette) set to attend, along with showrunner Jason Katims and producers David Hudgins, Jeffrey Reiner, Liz Heldens, and Kerry Ehrin. More attendees are set to be announced later. 

The 2026 ATX TV Festival — taking place May 28 to 31 in Austin, Texas — will also feature panels celebrating “Homicide: Life on the Street” (with Tom Fontana, David Simon, and Kyle Secor) and the 10th anniversary of MTV’s “Sweet/Vicious” (with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Amanda Lasher, Stacey Sher, Emily Levitan, Eliza Bennett, and Taylor Dearden). More panels will be announced closer to the festival date.

* Amazon’s Prime Video has released the official trailer for Season 2 of the reality competition “Beast Games,” hosted by YouTube star Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, which debuts Wednesday, Jan. 7 with the first three episodes. The trailer also teases a special crossover episode with the CBS reality staple “Survivor,” with the “Beast Game” contestants taking on a hybrid challenge course that “incorporates authentic Survivor elements — including mid-challenge bribes, strategic twists, and signature physical obstacles.” Watch the trailer here:

* Netflix’s video game adaptation “Devil May Cry” will return for Season 2 on Tuesday, May 12, the streamer has announced. Netflix also released a first-look photo from the new season of the animated adaptation, which follows demon hunter Dante as he heads into battle when a portal is opened between the human and demon realms.