Jason Sudeikis’s mustache is returning. “Ted Lasso”, the drama about a fiercely optimistic The American football coach in London will return for a fourth season, Apple TV+ announced on Friday.
The streamer did not say when the new episodes would be available or where they are in the production process. In a statement, Sudeikis, the program star and an executive producer, hinted that the new episodes would be on risk.
“In the fourth season, the people of AFC Richmond learn to jump before looking, discovering that wherever they terrify, it is exactly where they should be.”
Ted Lasso, the character, was first introduced by Sudeikis in 2013 to promote the coverage of NBC Sports of England Premier League. In a short film, Lasso was the coach of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in London. It was clear quickly that I knew little, in any case, about football.
“They are going to play hard for the four rooms,” Lasso said about the players at a drill press conference. “Do we have a goal this season? Absolutely. We will win many games and we will enter the playoffs. “” There are no playoffs “, a journalist corrected from the audience. The part was so popular that Sudeikis was used to repeat the character again the following year.
The idea arose to write A show about the character But it did not reach a good end until Bill Lawrence (“Scrubs”, “Cougar Town”) helped Apple TV+pick it up. “Ted Lasso” debuted in August 2020, in the middle of the pandemic blockade. This version of Lasso was the new coach of a fictional football team in London called AFC Richmond. Lasso’s cheerful disposition allowed him to even win football fans, not to mention the spectators tired of remaining inside.
“He is the version of me that I would like to be,” Sudeikis told the AP before his debut. “It has ups and downs like anyone else. But it is eternally optimistic, hopeful and sincere. “
“Ted Lasso” has won seven awards during Emmy stellar hours, including an outstanding comedy series for its first two seasons. He made stars with his support cast, including Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham and the temple of Juno.