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Apple’s streaming service Apple TV went widely unnoticed until a program grabbed a potential subscriber’s eye. In the case of Ted Lasso, most viewers signed up specifically for the Jason Sudeikis-led comedy-drama series about an American college football coach that gets hired to coach a United Kingdom soccer team, AFC Richmond, within the Premier League of the sport. Ted Lasso was partly created and developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, and Brendan Hunt, the stars of the series, as well as Joe Kelly. The series and characters of Ted Lasso have become more heartwarming than fans, and even the creators could have expected. When the third season of Ted Lasso was officially announced, a co-creator also announced that the series was likely to end after three seasons, as it was written that way from the start, and due to the limited availability of Sudeikis after filming of season three. Below, we’ve detailed Ted Lasso, each season of the comedy-drama series, and what season three and a possible future could hold.
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Ted Lasso and Season 1
Ted Lasso became an immediately loved character when Ted Lasso premiered. Still, the character of Ted Lasso, portrayed by Jason Sudeikis, made his official debut years before Ted Lasso as a series was conceived, as a fictional comedic coach in London that added commentary to the real-life Premier League games at the time. The first season of Ted Lasso detailed the coach’s start as a soccer coach in the Premier League. Still, it ended with the character getting approval from the town locals, the team and its officials, and just about anyone else that doubted the coach’s skills as a coach and a person. While Ted Lasso has been a comedy overall, with the information in the first season that Ted Lasso was only hired to kill the team and the reputation of its former owner, the dramatic elements are always at play.
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Season 2
Ted Lasso season two built upon the minor drama situations from the first season, such as the reason Ted Lasso was hired, his separation from his kids and his wife, the internal struggles of the team on and off the field, and other situations, while the comedic elements were just as present as last season. However, season two of Ted Lasso featured a more significant wave of support behind the new coach in his second season with the team, from the organization itself to the owner and the vast fanbase that follows the team, even most of the locals. Season two of Ted Lasso detailed much more issues within the team’s players and the staff overall at AFC Richmond as players were traded, while others were threatened to be traded, and the changing of the coaching lineup was. Season two added more to the coaching lineup than just Coach Beard and Ted Lasso, as Roy Kent was made an assistant coach before season two’s end, and Nate’s addition to the coaches. However, Nate took things beyond seriously, and by the final scene of Ted Lasso season two, it was apparent that Nate was hired as the coach of an upcoming foe for Ted Lasso and the crew.
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Season 3
During season two of Ted Lasso, fans had assumed that the most significant issues present, as far as the team goes, would be Jamie, as he joined the team again with Roy, his former nemesis, if you will, and Keeley Jones, his ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend of Roy. Likely the potential drama between Roy Kent and Jamie was planned as a distracting device while Nate’s anger built up, to lead to the more enormous surprise that Nate’s wicked ways have turned him against the team, and man, that got him off the role of kit man and noticed as a formidable coach. Season three of Ted Lasso has yet to premiere, which sets it apart from the previous seasons, as season one was released in 2020, season two was released in 2021, and both seasons ended in October of those years. As mentioned above, Ted Lasso was initially created and written to occupy a three-season arc, so the word is that Ted Lasso will end with its most highly anticipated season, season three. In March, season three started filming in Amsterdam, a few months before the previous seasons launched. Not much is known of season three, outside of the impending faceoff with Nate as a coach for another team. Still, before season three started filming, Nike teased their trademark logo on an AFC Richmond jersey, which implied the company’s ties to the fictional team as a sponsor for the upcoming season.
