FNL's Katims Says Some Stars Will Be Back

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS executive producer Jason Katims spoke to TV Guide about his excitement at the show's two season renewal. He said some of the cast will definitely be back.

The Taylor family (Chandler, Teegarden and Connie Britton as Tami)…Jesse Plemons’ character, Landry, is a senior, so he’ll be back, and I want to make sure everybody comes back in some way, whether or not they’ll be there for every episode. We set a nice precedent with that last year in our story arcs with Gaius Charles (Smash) and Scott Porter (Jason). Even though they weren’t there for the whole season, they definitely left their mark on Season Three in a big way. If we feel we can’t service all the characters for the whole season, we’ll want to find meaty arcs for them to play.

I can't imagine this show without Matt and his grandma. They need to return. Katims goes on to talk about next season (spoiler included for those who haven't finished the NBC season yet).

I think there is a natural rivalry that’s going to be set up between East Dillon High and Dillon. Exactly how we play that out, I don’t know yet. I’m really committed to the idea we left with, of Coach Taylor being moved to East Dillon High School. That suggests a really interesting place for us to go story-wise. It will be FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS but gives us a fresh new pallet. We’ll be able to draw upon the characters we know and love – but meet new faces as well.

The set up for Season 4 is very intriguing. I can't wait to see how it plays out.