Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t do it.
“Friday Night Lights” star Taylor Kitsch is weighing in on the planned reboot for the beloved series.
“I’ll be first in line to watch it. I hope it’ll be done right,” Kitsch, 43, exclusively told The Post while promoting his new Netflix show “American Primeval” (out Jan. 9).
Kitsch rose to fame starring as the football player Tim Riggins on the NBC sports drama “Friday Night Lights,” which aired from 2006 to 2011.
The show, which focused on a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas, also starred Kyle Chandler as the Panthers football coach Eric Taylor, Connie Britton as his wife Tami, Jesse Plemons, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford and Michael B. Jordan.
Originally based on a book, “Friday Night Lights” was also a 2004 movie led by Billy Bob Thornton, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw, and Amber Heard.
On Dec. 11, Deadline reported that a “Friday Night Lights” reboot series will air on Peacock. It will come from original showrunner Jason Katims, original series director Peter Berg, and producer Brian Grazer. Berg and Kitsch are currently working together again on “American Primeval.”
The plot will reportedly follow a Texas football team making a bid for Texas High School State Championship after a devastating hurricane.
Kitsch said he’s not reprising his role as Tim Riggins, or playing a role in the reboot.
“I wish them all the best, really. I’m as curious as everyone else.”
If Kitsch was asked to appear in the reboot, “To bring Riggins back? No. I don’t think so,” he said.
But, he added, “Maybe. I haven’t thought about it, to be honest, but I don’t know. It’d be tough. If [Berg] calls me and he’s like, ‘Well, you play a coach on the other side of the sideline, and I’ll shoot you for 10 seconds, and Riggins is yelling at his players or something.’ I’d probably do that,” he admitted.
But, he’s not interested in diving “back into Riggins” to do a more in depth plot, and Berg “knows all this,” he explained.
“In my humble opinion, it ended when it should have,” said Kitsch.
“We ended it with the dignity that it needed to to carry on. I’m just happy I got to play him for 4 or 5 years. I wish them all the best.”
