Jesse Plemons: Demoted on Friday Night Lights
When Friday Night Lights returns for its fifth (and almost definitely final) season, Jesse Plemons won't be a full-time cast member.
The character of Landry (SPOILER ALERT!) left for college on the season four finale (which recently aired on DirecTV) and executive producer Jason Katims says the actor's contract option wasn't picked up.
“With Jesse - as with previous cast members who have moved on - Pete Berg, myself and the producers of the show let the storytelling guide us,” Katims said, “and we feel we didn’t have substantial enough storylines to justify keeping such an immensely talented actor from pursuing what we know will continue to be a very successful career.
Plemons might appear as a guest star before the series calls it quits, Katims added. The producer has nothing but good things to say about his young star:
“Jesse has created one of Friday Night Lights finest and most beloved characters, and I can tell you this was not an easy decision.”
Friday Night Lights debuts its fourth season on NBC on April 30. As the show goes on, Taylor Kitsch will also been seen less regularly on it.
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March 9th, 2010 10:33 AM
Landry didn't leave for college in the season 4 finale. He had just played a football game. It was Thanksgiving weekend. He went with Matt using Julie's ticket. He still has the rest of the school year left. Granted, next season will be a new football season and by then Landry will be in college, but they did not show him "leave for college" in the finale.
March 9th, 2010 9:45 AM
I'll miss him just like Taylor Kitsch and Zach Gilford and the rest of the cast from season 1.