When Is Ted Lasso Season 3 Releasing? 10 Things To Know

American comedy-drama Ted Lasso is a light-hearted watch with a promising story of Football coach Ted Lasso, who has zero to no experience of the sport, to train a struggling English Soccer Premier League team. The show is expected to start production in February 2022 and is reported to air its third season in Summer 2022.

Ted Lasso is an inexperienced American Football coach who is hired by AFC Richmond, a struggling English Soccer. The series stars actors Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham among others. Actor Hannah Waddingham said that the show will start its production in February 2022 for the third season. The sports drama is well received by the audience for its light humour and realistic characterisation of the spirit of Football and sportsmanship, so much that it has convinced fans that the series has been adapted from a real-life story. But it's not.

Ted Lasso’s Bill Lawrence, as per reports, has now sealed a new five-year contract with Warner Bros. The must-watch Apple TV+ show has gained worldwide audiences after winning the 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Ted Lasso is now busy producing the third season. According to these reports, Lawrence - an American screenwriter, producer, and director - has now signed a new five-year deal keeping him firmly under the Warner Bros banner for shows ahead.

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Here are some facts to know about Ted Lasso:

• The series features actors including Jason Sudeikis, who is also the Executive Producer, Brett Goldstein, one of the creators of the show, Hannah Waddingham, Toheeb Jimoh, Brenden Hunt, Nick Mohammed, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple and others. Sudeikis and Goldstein were first included as only writers in the series.
• Goldstein’s character Roy Kent is based on the real-life Football player Roy Keane. Keane is known to be part of Manchester United. Similar to Keane, the character is also portrayed to be aggressive and short-tempered both on and off the field.
• Team AFC Richmond’s home stadium Nelson Road Stadium is the real-life home stadium of Premier League Club Crystal Palace FC. Lasso’s first match as a coach in the series was against the same club.
• Clearing the speculations regarding the series being a real-life story, Executive Producer and show-star Jason Sudeikis said that it has been inspired by experiences but is not entirely based on a real story.
• Ted Lasso first started as a commercial in 2012 to promote NBC's Premier League. The commercial followed the same storyline as the series and was received by the audience so well that NBC decided to feature it again the following year.

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• Ted Lasso broke the Emmys record for the highest nominations beating Glee with 20 nominations in 73rd Emmys Award. It also amassed the highest viewership as an Apple TV original. During the casting interviews, the actors were not only judged on the basis of the acting skills but also had to be acquainted with Football. Actor Cristo Fernandez is a professional Football player who has played for Mexican Football club Tecos of Liga MX.
• Ted Lasso Season 3 could be the conclusion of the series? There is some press that suggest that. Reports say creators Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis have long discussed a "three season plan for the story."
• Drawing parallels with his character Ted Lasso, Sudeikis reported that his situation was similar to Lasso when he was going through a rough patch with Olivia Wilde as the show picked up. His character also went to England after a bad divorce with his wife in order to move on with his life.
• Actor Hannah Waddingham reported that the biscuits that Ted brings for Rebecca are not actually good in taste. Lol. The prop department also admitted that they hadn't put as much efforts for the biscuits. Jokingly, Waddingham admits that the enjoyment of the biscuits was the "greatest acting of my life."
• Richmond Green is mostly used for playing cricket instead of Football by the teenagers.