The third season of “Ted Lasso” is on its way. Apple TV+ released the full trailer for the fictional soccer – err, football – series on Feb. 27, and in it, the AFC Richmond gang are struggling to find their happy endings. Soundtracked with The Rolling Stones’s “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” the trailer shows shots of Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) and the Richmond gang as they fight for glory on and off the pitch. Watch the trailer ahead.
Apple TV+ released the first glimpse at the upcoming installment back on Jan. 18. In the first-look photo, Nathan Shelley (Nick Mohammed) faces off with Ted while another villainous character, Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head), looks on. On Feb. 14, the streamer released the teaser for the new season. In it, many characters create their own versions of Ted’s iconic “Believe” sign while the song “I Still Believe” by Frank Turner plays over them. Richmond are back and ready to fight.
Still, the cast and creators haven’t said officially whether this batch of episodes will also be the show’s last. “I don’t know. I actually don’t know,” Hannah Waddingham told “E! Live From the Red Carpet” host Loni Love at the Emmys on Sept. 12, 2022, when asked if season three would be the end. “I think that it might be in terms of like an end of a story. But who knows? We’ll put Jason [Sudeikis] in a darkened room with a notepad and a paper and go, ‘Do it!'”
But in an interview with The Sunday Times in June 2022, star Brett Goldstein said that season three of the show will be the show’s last. “We are writing it like that,” he said. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert – everyone dies.” Goldstein was slightly less affirmative while chatting with reporters after winning the 2022 Emmy for supporting actor in a comedy series. “Truly the plan is entirely in Jason’s hands,” he said. “I know that all of us would happily do this for 20 years and maybe then say, ‘We need to wrap it up. These footballers are all on crutches. We’re really stringing this out.’ It’s entirely up to Jason. In theory, we’ve been writing this like it’s the end but it might not be. Who knows? I’d probably get killed if I say anything else, but I also don’t know.”
“Ted Lasso” was created by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt (who also plays Coach Beard), and Joe Kelly. Lawrence, who created “Scrubs,” serves as its showrunner. The first season cleaned up at the 2021 Emmys, where it was nominated for 13 awards. Sudeikis won for his performance as Ted, Waddingham for her work as AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton, and Goldstein for his work as veteran soccer player Roy Kent. Sudeikis and Goldstein repeated their acting wins in 2022.
Here’s everything we know about “Ted Lasso” season three.
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Is "Ted Lasso" Ending After Season 3?
Hunt and Sudeikis told the “Today” show back in 2021 that they originally imagined the show running for three seasons with a clear beginning, middle, and end, but they said the plan could change going forward. Similarly, Sudeikis told Entertainment Weekly in 2021 that the show has a “three-season arc.”
Apple TV+ has stayed silent on the subject so far. Fans will have to wait to see if these are the last episodes of the series.
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"Ted Lasso" Season 3 Filming Locations
Season three of “Ted Lasso” started filming on March 7 in London. Many exterior scenes are filmed in the real-life Richmond, a town in the Greater London area, and its neighboring town Twickenham. AFC Richmond’s training grounds are the actual home of Hayes & Yeading FC, located in the western part of London. The stadium where Richmond play their home games, called the “dog pound” on the show, is actually Selhurst Park, the home of the actual Premier League club Crystal Palace. On the show, Richmond played a fictional version of Crystal Palace in season one.
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"Ted Lasso" Season 3 Release Date
“Ted Lasso” season three will premiere March 15 on Apple TV+. The first episode will be released that day, with the following episodes releasing on Wednesdays. There will be 12 episodes in total.
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"Ted Lasso" Season 3 Cast
Most of the main cast are featured in the teaser for the third season. That includes Sudeikis, Goldstein, Hunt, and Waddingham, plus Juno Temple as Keeley Jones, Toheeb Jimoh as Sam Obisanya, Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins, Phil Dunster as Jamie Tartt, Cristo Fernández as Dani Rojas, and Kola Bokinni as Isaac McAdoo. Mohammed returns as Nate Shelley, and Head reprises his role as Rebecca’s ex Rupert Mannion.
There’s also the rest of the AFC Richmond team: Billy Harris as Colin Hughes, Stephen Manas as Richard Montlaur, Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Thierry Zoreaux, David Elsendoorn as Jan Maas, and Mohammed Hashim as Moe Bumbercatch. Plus, former sports reporter Trent Crimm (James Lance) appears in the season three trailer.
There is at least one character whose fate in season three is unclear. Season two saw the arrival of sports psychologist Dr. Sharon Fieldstone (Sarah Niles), but her time with Richmond was limited. It’s unclear if she’ll return in the new episodes in an official capacity or as a friend of Ted. Andrea Anders could also return as Ted’s ex-wife, Michelle.
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"Ted Lasso" Season 3 Plot
Apple released an official summary for the season on Feb. 27. It reads: “[The] newly-promoted AFC Richmond faces ridicule as media predictions widely peg them as last in the Premier League and Nate, now hailed as the ‘wonder kid,’ has gone to work for Rupert at West Ham United. In the wake of Nate’s contentious departure from Richmond, Roy Kent steps up as assistant coach, alongside Beard. Meanwhile, while Ted deals with pressures at work, he continues to wrestle with his own personal issues back home, Rebecca is focused on defeating Rupert and Keeley navigates being the boss of her own PR agency. Things seem to be falling apart both on and off the pitch, but Team Lasso is set to give it their best shot anyway.” The season three trailer also features a shot of Ted’s son, Henry, visiting his dad.
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"Ted Lasso" Season 3 First-Look Photo
