Jason Sudeikis confirms plot for ‘Ted Lasso’ season four
Following heavy speculation regarding the future of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis has confirmed it is happening and the series is currently in the writing stage.
The third series aired in 2023 and brought the show to seemingly its natural conclusion. After enjoying an adventure in England, Lasso decided it was the right time to walk away from AFC Richmond and return home to the United States.
Due to the definitive nature of the finale, it appeared the show would be ending. However, in a new episode of New Heights with Travis and Jason Kelce, Sudeikis revealed: “I think you can ask it, yeah. That’s what we’re writing, we’re writing season four now. That’s the official word. Ted’s coaching, yeah, a women’s team. So there, that’s it.”
When asked whether the titular character will be returning to the United States for the upcoming season, Sudeikis bluntly responded, “Yeah, that’s too many questions.”
Confirmation from Sudeikis comes after the show’s co-creator, Bill Lawrence, recently addressed the future of Ted Lasso.
While speaking to the Los Angeles Times in December, he explained how a new series would need to tell a new story, stating, “I’m always very careful to make sure it never comes out on my mouth like it’s my show, because I’m so proud to be part of it. But Jason’s the guy driving the wheel on that. But the one thing that he was always very clear about, without divulging anything, is that the story that we came up with for the first three seasons was Ted Lasso had a beginning, middle and end; without a doubt it had an end, you saw him jumping around and go home.”
He continued: “It helped cement my thoughts and I don’t want to speak for him, but it’d be interesting to see that there’s always another story to tell with characters that people like, but it’s a different story. It’s almost a self-reboot. I think that he (Jason) always had in his head another story he wanted to tell.”
Due to the storyline change, this will likely mean waving goodbye to several stars of the first three series, such as Phil Dunster, who said on the Always Be Comedy podcast last year, “I don’t know if I’ll be in it”. It will also lead to the creation of several new female stars, but no new names have been attached so far.
No release date has been given for the new series, which, despite being in the writing stage, could still be a long way from being on screens.
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