{"id":350123,"date":"2026-06-25T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350123\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:26:10","slug":"dallas-theater-hosting-friday-night-lights-roadshow-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350123\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas theater hosting \u2018Friday Night Lights\u2019 roadshow event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Worth<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0758745\/\">\u201cFriday Night Lights\u201d<\/a> is celebrating its 20th anniversary in North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas-set football series ran for five seasons from 2006 to 2011, and was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/entertainment\/article311901307.html\">inspired by Buzz Bissinger\u2019s<\/a> 1990 book and subsequent 2004 film adaption of the same name. While the book and film follow the real-life Permian Panthers football team, the show follows the fictional Dillon Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the show\u2019s 20th anniversary, ATX TV Festival and streaming company Plex are bringing a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/friday-night-lights-roadtrip\/\">\u201cFriday Night Lights\u201d roadshow<\/a> to five cities across the country this summer. Each event will feature a screening of a cast-selected episode, followed by a live moderated Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n<p>The roadshow will stop by Dallas\u2019 Alamo Drafthouse Cedars (1005 Botham Jean Blvd.) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 9.<\/p>\n<p>Series star Adrianne Palicki, who played Tyra Collette, is hosting the screening and leading the Q&amp;A. Stacey Oristano, who played Mindy Riggins, and Derek Phillips, who played Billy Riggins, will join Palicki at the screening, which will be of her favorite episode \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1216621\/?ref_=ttep_ep_12\">\u201cUnderdogs\u201d<\/a> \u2014 from season 3.<\/p>\n<p>Plex is also teasing that a surprise guest may join the cast in Dallas. Tickets to the event go on sale <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/friday-night-lights-roadtrip\/#get-notified\">via Plex\u2019s website<\/a> on June 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Friday Night Lights\u2019 is hitting the road<\/p>\n<p>Dallas is the first stop on the \u201cFriday Night Lights\u201d roadshow, followed by San Antonio on July 16 with the same trio in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles will be the third stop on the tour on July 21, followed by New York on Aug. 25 and Kansas City on Aug. 28. No guests have been announced yet for these three shows.<\/p>\n<p>The roadshow comes after much of the main cast and crew got together at the ATX TV Festival last month for a 20th anniversary reunion panel. The event is also where filming took place <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/friday-night-lights-docuseries-atx-tv-festival-reunion-1236928134\/\">for a new documentary,<\/a> \u201cTexas Forever: The Legacy of Friday Night Lights,\u201d which examines the impact of the show over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p>No release date has been set for the doc, but it will feature new interviews with the cast and crew about the NBC series.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/259144728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/STAFF_BRAYDEN_GARCIA.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Brayden Garcia\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/259144728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brayden Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fort Worth \u201cFriday Night Lights\u201d is celebrating its 20th anniversary in North Texas. 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