AFC Richmond is headed back to the pitch, and their coach is coming with them. After more than a year of speculation, 'Ted Lasso' has finally been renewed for season 4! The pickup comes after co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis closed a deal to reprise his role as the title character in the Emmy winning series.
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00:00The Ted Lasso welcome wagon has arrived.
00:04You got to believe AFC Richmond is headed back to the pitch and their coach is coming
00:09with them.
00:11After more than a year of speculation, Ted Lasso has finally been renewed for season
00:16four.
00:17The pickup comes after co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis closed a deal to reprise his
00:21role as the title character in the Emmy-winning series.
00:24Matt Sharonis, head of programming for Apple TV, said in a statement, Ted Lasso has been
00:29nothing short of a juggernaut, inspiring a passionate fan base all over the world and
00:33delivering endless joy and laughter, all while spreading kindness, compassion and unwavering
00:38belief.
00:40Speculation about a possible fourth season has been ongoing since season three concluded
00:43in May of 2023.
00:45The show's creative team had said a decision would hinge largely on Sudeikis' committing
00:49to continue.
00:51Co-creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence told The Hollywood Reporter at the Writers
00:54Guild of America Awards in February,
00:56"...you will find that anybody involved with Ted Lasso will say the same thing.
01:00Our fearless leader, Jason Sudeikis, will talk about that when he's ready."
01:04Apple TV Plus is not confirming any casting beyond that of Sudeikis, but sources tell
01:08THR that Juno Temple is in negotiations to reprise her role as Keely Jones.
01:13And Brendan Hunt, also a co-creator and executive producer, is close to signing on to play Coach
01:18Beard once again.
01:20THR reported back in August of 2024 that Warner Bros. TV had picked up options for
01:25actors Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton, Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent and Jeremy Swift
01:30as Richmond's football director Leslie Higgins to return.
01:34Sudeikis hinted at the theme of the coming season in a statement, saying,
01:37"...as we all continue to live in a world where so many factors have conditioned us
01:40to look before we leap, in season four, the folks at AFC Richmond learned to leap before
01:46they look, discovering that wherever they land, it's exactly where they're meant to
01:49be."
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