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Ted Lasso has been one of the biggest shows on television, and its third season appeared to be the last. The Emmy Award-winning comedy led by Jason Sudeikis had its season 3 finale in 2023. If you’re wondering why such a popular series would end after only three seasons, Jason has said that he always had a three-season arc in mind for the series. However, a new report claims that a season 4 is in development at Apple TV+.
On August 24 ,2024, Deadline reported that Warner Bros. Television was moving forward with three cast members to return for a fourth season.
Here is everything you need to know about the future of Ted Lasso.
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4: Is It Happening?
In August 2023, Declan Lowney, who directed several episodes of the show, told The Hollywood Reporter that the show was over — “for now.”
“Everybody knew it was the end, but it’s also the end for now,” he said about the season 3 finale. “It’s going to be two or three years before anything happens — if anything happens — so let’s try and tie up all these stories properly,” Declan added.
Previously, the Ted Lasso team said that the show would likely end after season 3. In June 2021, Jason Sudeikis, who co-created and executive produced the series, and also stars as Ted Lasso himself, all but confirmed that there would be no Ted Lasso season 4. Jason said to Entertainment Weekly, “The story that’s being told – that three-season arc – is one that I see, know, and understood. I’m glad that they are willing to pay for those three seasons. As far as what happens after that, who knows? I don’t know.”
In that same interview, Jason’s co-creator and co-star Brendan Hunt, said that Ted Lasso was “always meant to be three seasons.” He added, “It would be pretty cool if, in the face of how much everyone likes this show, that we stick to our guns and really just do three seasons. But even as committed to that idea as Jason may have been, none of us were prepared to the degree to which people love this show. I will say that, whatever he [Jason] decides, I will happily abide.”
Brett Goldstein, who plays fan-favorite Roy Kent, said in a 2022 interview with Sunday Times that season 3 of Ted Lasso was being written as the end of the series. “It was planned as three,” he said.
However, that all changed in 2024. That August, Deadline reported that Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and Jeremy Swift were returning for a fourth season. According to the outlet, Apple TV+ will have to work out agreements with other cast members who had SAG-AFTRA contracts expire.
None of the Ted Lasso actors has publicly spoken out about the season 4 news.
What Happened At The End Of ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3?
The season 3 finale (and series finale?) of Ted Lasso aired May 31, and it was such an emotional conclusion. The long-awaited showdown between AFC Richmond and West Ham finally happened — and Richmond won! They ultimately finish second in the league after Manchester City. Jamie and Roy almost come to blows over Keeley, who turns them both down and chooses herself. Roy is named the new manager of AFC Richmond and starts therapy with Dr. Sharon.
Ted decides to leave to go back to America to his ex-wife Michelle and their son Henry. Beard changes his mind about leaving with Ted and stays to marry Jane. Beard, Roy, and Nate lead the team in Ted’s absence. Rebecca sells 49% of the club to the fans. After she says goodbye to Ted at the airport, she reunites with the Dutchman she met in Amsterdam, who is a pilot. Keeley comes up with the idea of a Richmond woman’s team.
Before Ted leaves, Trent changes the name of his book from The Lasso Way to The Richmond Way. Ted returns to America and starts coaching Henry’s soccer team. He gives his son sound advice, fulfilling his goal of putting his family first.
‘Ted Lasso’ Spinoffs
The good news for Ted Lasso fans, is that Jason seems really into the idea of spinoffs about some of the characters. That means we could see the stories continue for Hannah Waddingham‘s Rebecca, Juno Temple‘s Keeley, Phil Dunster‘s Jamie Tartt, and others.
“Yeah, I think that we’ve set the table for all sorts of folks…to get to watch the further telling of these stories,” Jason told Deadline about possible Ted Lasso spinoffs. “Again, I can’t help but take the question as flattery for what all of us that were working on the show has tried to do.”
Brendan Hunt hinted that spinoffs could happen, when he mentioned to Yahoo Canada that “everything is on the table” in regards to the future of the show. “I can also say, we’re not going to decide anytime soon,” Brendan shared. “We’re going to let this thing land, we’re all going to go our separate ways for a little bit. We’re going to reintroduce ourselves to the local institutions of our neighbourhoods and communities that we have been so neglectful of these past few years. After that all settled down, then we’ll come back together and we’ll figure out what’s going to happen next, if anything.”
Nick Mohammed, who plays Nate Shelley, confirmed that he’s down for a spinoff. “I feel like the writers were really open at the start and said that in their heads they’d mapped out three-season arcs,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “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.”
Some of the Ted Lasso cast pitched ideas of spinoffs to The Daily Beast. Jeremy Swift, who plays Leslie Higgins, would love a murder mystery spinoff. “Higgins and Beard detective agency. But Beard is secretly corrupt and committing all the crimes. Higgins doesn’t know anything about it,” Leslie said. James Lance pitched a spinoff about his character Trent Crimm, while Cristo Fernandez said that while he thinks a spinoff for his character Dani Rojas “would be cool,” he’d like to see a new show about Roy’s niece Phoebe.
