Ted Lasso is a TV series that premiered on Apple TV+ on August 14, 2020. The series was developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly and Brendan Hunt. Jason Sudeikis stars in the show, which is based off the format and characters from NBC Sports.
The first season of ten episodes premiered on Apple TV+ on August 14, 2020, with three episodes followed by weekly installments. A second season of 12 episodes premiered on July 23, 2021. In October 2020, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on March 15, 2023.
The series has received critical acclaim, with particular praise for its performances, humor, writing, themes, and uplifting tone. Among other accolades, its first season was nominated for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the most nominated first-season comedy in Emmy Award history.
Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, and Brett Goldstein won for their performances, and the series won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Sudeikis also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.
Premise[]
Jason Sudeikis is Ted Lasso, an American football coach who moves to England when he's hired to manage a British football team — despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Plot[]
Season One[]
Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no previous experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, hires him hoping he will fail as a means of exacting revenge on the team's previous owner, her unfaithful ex-husband Rupert Mannion. However, Ted's charm, personality, and humor begin to win over Rebecca, the team, and those who had been skeptical about his appointment.
Season Two[]
Ted Lasso has to deal with his own mental health issue especially after Richmond hired a sports psychologist Dr. Sharon Fieldstone who is brought in to help the Richmond players mental health issues as well. He also handles the internal conundrum between his players, coaches, and friends.
Season Three[]
Ted Lasso has to decide whether he wants to stay in the UK or go back to USA especially after he misses his son, Henry Lasso.
Cast and Characters[]
Main Regular Characters[]
- Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
- Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton
- Jeremy Swift as Higgins
- Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent
- Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard
- Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley
- Sarah Niles as Sharon Fieldstone
- Anthony Head as Rupert Mannion
- Toheeb Jimoh as Sam Obisanya
- Cristo Fernandez as Dani Rojas
- Kola Bokkini as Isaac McAdoo
- James Lance as Trent Crimm
- Billy Harris as Colin Hughes
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Recurring Characters[]
- Stephen Manas as Richard Montlaur
- Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Thierry Zoreaux
- Charlie Hiscock as Will Kitman
- David Elsendoorn as Jan Maas
- Mohammed Hashim as Moe Bumbercatch
- Maximilian Osinski as Zava
- Annette Badland as Mae Green
- Andrea Anders as Michelle Lasso
- Edyta Budnik as Jade
- Jodi Balfour as Jack Danvers
- Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo
- Elodie Blomfield as Phoebe
- Adam Colborne as Baz
- Bronson Webb as Jeremy
- Kevin 'KG' Garry as Paul
Trailer[]
