‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4: Everything To Know About Current Rumors
Ted Lasso fans may just get another season of the hit Apple TV+ series after all.
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Television has picked up the contract options for three key actors from the series: Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Walton), Brett Goldstein (Roy f—ing Kent) and Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins).
The reported next steps are to reach out to other cast members, whose contract options have since expired. They include Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard), Juno Temple (Keeley Jones) and Phil Dunster (Jamie Tart).
There are a lot of other moving parts that need to fall into place to help make another season of Ted Lasso a reality. Actors’ schedules need to line up, and there needs to be a budget approval, too. There’s also the task of assembling a writers’ room.
Another key part of a fourth season depends on Sudeikis, not as an actor but as co-creator/executive producer. Deadline notes, “The fate of ‘Ted Lasso’ has always hinged on Sudeikis, who’d originated the character in NBC Sports videos. While being open that they would love to extend ‘Ted Lasso,’ one of the biggest and most acclaimed comedies of the past decade, Apple and Warner Bros. executives have made it clear that it would be up to Sudeikis whether the show would continue.”
Famously, Ted Lasso was created to only last for three seasons. However, rumors of the series continuing have seemingly lingered ever since the season three finale dropped on Apple TV+ on May 31, 2023.
In February at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Sudeikis and Hunt were asked on the red carpet about the potential future of the series. Sudeikis said, “I’m not sure if I am the only one to ask.” Hunt added, “I have a mortgage now,” to which, Sudeikis replied, “Now we have to figure out what to do with those mortgages.” Temple was also asked about the shows future on the red carpet and said, “No one has been officially told no, and no one has been officially told yes.” She also said she was open to a potential spin-off series.
A fourth season of Ted Lasso brings up mixed feelings. On one hand, it gives fans the chance to see new adventures with beloved characters again, not to mention likely major paychecks for those involved with the show.
On the other hand, there’s something to be said about leaving on top and knowing when to leave the party. Schitt’s Creek immediately comes to mind. The series ended at the height of its popularity and now will forever exist as this rather perfect, beautiful and hilarious six-season experience. The thought of a hasty continuation or reboot that could tarnish the original run is such a buzzkill, and it’s something everyone involved with Ted Lasso should really keep in mind.
