A “Friday Night Lights” reboot is in the works, TheWrap has learned. The project comes from Universal TV, one of the studios behind the original.

Pete Berg, who developed the original series, is attached to the project, as is EP and showrunner Jason Katims. Brian Grazer and Kristen Zolner of Imagine Entertainment will be executive producing. This reboot, set in the world of high school football, is said to focus on a new story with new characters.

The series is in early stages and hasn’t yet been taken out to market. Universal TV declined to comment.

An adaptation of the 2004 movie of the same name, “Friday Night Lights” first premiered in 2006 on NBC. The series revolved around a high school football team in Dillon, a fictional small town in rural West Texas. Though it featured an ensemble cast, the drama largely focused on the kind-hearted and optimistic Coach Eric Taylor...