Ted Lassofans are rooting for more!
Although the sports-centric show was always intended to be a three-season long series, there have been conflicting answers from theTed Lassocast and production team regarding more seasons.
Sudeikis, the series creator and titular star, hasnotably stayed vague aboutTed Lasso’s future— telling reporters afterits consecutive Emmy Award winsin September 2022, “I don’t know, it’s up to more factors than myself.”
However, executive producer and Sudeikis' costarBrett Goldstein(who plays Roy Kent in the show)teased in Junewhat fans could expect of the potentialTed Lassoexpansion — even putting forth pitches for what a season 4 could look like, should there be one.
Additionally, several hints have been dropped about character-based spinoffs. (Perhaps something along the lines of Brendon Hunt’s Coach Beard-dedicated episode in season 2?)
Here’s everything the cast has teased about the future ofTed Lasso.
Will there be aTed Lassoseason 4?
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Rumors thatTed Lassowould end after three seasons have swirled since Sudeikis said that “was just the way [they] conceived"the show in July 2021, and seemingly theSaturday Night Livealum’s word is among theselect few individualswho can confirm the status of the show’s future.
His costar and fellow EP Goldstein further teased the show’s conclusion when speaking to theSunday Times, suggestingthe third season is being written as the show’s last.
“We are writing it like that,” he told the outlet. “It was planned as three.Spoiler alert: Everyone dies,“he joked.
After previously teasinghe “didn’t know” about the show’s futurein September 2022, Sudeikisseemingly confirmedthat the forthcoming season ofTed Lassowould be the last. “This is the end of this story that we wanted to tell, that we were hoping to tell, that we loved to tell,” he told Deadline in March 2023.
What wouldTed Lassoseason 4 be about?
Sudeikis believes that the season 3 finale ofTed Lassowill leave fans content with the series' wrap, but said, “Until that time comes, I will appreciate the curiosity beyond what we’ve come up with so far.”
And curiosity there has been! In fact, Goldstein jokinglyput forth a season 4 plot suggestionwhen speaking to Deadline in March 2023.
“Here’s the truth,” began Goldstein. “Five of the lead characters die in the end. I think one of the reasons it’s like, ‘Is this the final season?’ is because it depends on whether Jason is open to doing ghost Ted.”
He shared, “I have pitched him this and he said he’d think about it but I’m not sure how Apple will feel about the idea. I think what we’ve done as a creative team is constantly surprising people and I don’t think anyone thinks Season 4 will have a ghost Ted haunting the lockers.”
Will there be aTed Lassospinoff series?
ThoughTed Lassoseason 3 may be the show’s last, fellow EP and costar Hunt revealed “it’s not necessarily the end of the series” when speaking to Deadline in March 2023.
“It’s just likely the end of this story because we always saw it as a three-part thing,” the actor, who plays Coach Beard, added. “We never even knew for sure we’d be able to tell all three parts — and suddenly, here we are. So, there will be some type of closure to this beat but closure is not necessarily the end.”
What would aTed Lassospinoff series be about?
While Sudeikis hasn’t put forth a suggestion for a spinoff (aside from Ted living on Cameo), he told Deadline that he isn’t opposed to the idea. “Yeah,I think that we’ve set the tablefor all sorts of folks… to get to watch the further telling of these stories,” he said.
Nick Mohammed, who plays assistant-turned-manager Nate,seconded that sentimentwhen speaking withEntertainment Weekly: “I feel like the writers were really open at the start and said that in their heads they’d mapped out three-season arcs… But that doesn’t mean that it definitely has to come to an end. There’s no reason why it couldn’t continue. So, we’ll see. I hope there’s more, but who knows.”
Meanwhile, Hunt wasspecific with his spinoff suggestionwhen speaking with Deadline: “It would be all about Beard in a new band he starts and they go to a different tropical location each episode,” he teased. “I talked to Tim Cook about and he’s pretty excited so I think that’s going to happen.”
Annette Badland, who plays Crown & Anchor owner Mae, jokingly shared asimilar self-centered pitchwhen speaking with PEOPLE: “She does have a secret, which I don’t think the audience will probably ever know… “I might have to tell you, and then we can have a spinoff for her.”
And Hannah Waddingham confirmed to Deadline thatthere are “no plans” for her characterRebecca Welton to get a spinoff series of her own at the moment, but said, “there’s the opportunity and the fodder for several of the characters to spin off in their own direction.” She continued, “And I think the characters are so beloved that it would be reasonable for them to do so.”
source: people.com
