'Friday Evening Lights' Star Joins Shonda Rhimes' ABC Period Drama Pilot

Matt Lauria is returning over time.The previous "Friday Evening Lights" star has became a member of ABC's Shonda Rhimes period drama pilot "Gilded Lilys," "The Hollywood Reporter" has confirmed.The drama involves the outlet from the first luxury hotel in NY City in 1895 and informs tales of affection, treachery and disdain between your classes set against a backdrop of vicious family rivalries, scandalous secrets and conflict and co-interacting from the classes."Gilded Lilys" involves the Lily family, that has ruled over NY's elite for many years but a current family scandal has compromised their fortunes both financially and socially.As first reported by TV Line, Lauria will have Charlie, the dashing self-aware nephew of wealthy uniform Andrew Carnegie. He joins a cast which includes Matt Lengthy, Blythe Danner, Maury Sterling, Brigid Brannagh, John F. O'Byrne, Sarah Bolger and Madeline Zima."Gossip Girl" scribe K.J. Steinberg is penning the project, with Rhimes and her Shondaland partner Betsy Ales professional creating for ABC Galleries.Lauria performed the loyal and adorable Luke Cafferty within the final two seasons of NBC/DirecTV's "Friday Evening Lights" and co-starred on last year's short-resided Shawn Ryan drama "The Chicago Code."He's the 3rd former "Friday Evening Lights" co-star to land an airplane pilot this year, joining Michael B. Jordan (NBC's "County"), Aimee Teegarden (CW's "The ChoiceInch) and Jurnee Smollett (NBC's "Bad Women"). For "FNL" fans, let us hope Zach Gilford expires next. The Hollywood Reporter