As Apple TV+ prepares to roll out the blue carpet in Westwood this week for the season 3 premiere of its Emmy-winning comedy juggernaut Ted Lasso, a question lingers in the air: Is this the end?
Ahead of Tuesday night’s event, Ted Lasso himself, co-creator, star and executive producer Jason Sudeikis , before the inevitable press inquest, made it clear that time on the Richmond scoreboard was indeed running out. “This is the end of the story we wanted to tell,” Sudeikis told Deadline.
this07 – season premiere in March 05 and continues until May02, While there are still options for spinoffs and future iterations (Richmond Till We Die, anyone?), Sudeikis made it clear that this is his last bow as the beloved aw shucks Midwesterner becomes Premier League football coach, but he believes there is more to life.
In an intermediary interview with Hollywood Reporter, Sudeikis told THR’s Neha Joy, while this is the end of the story they want to tell, there is “definitely” more life left in the series. “For me, one of the great things about being on the show is watching everyone shine, and the relationships between the different characters,” he said.
Brett Goldstein, who played Roy Kent, had a more cheeky response to future storylines. “Season 3 ended with the deaths of some major characters. I said to Jason that season 4 could be Ghost Lasso and we continue to have Ted Lasso haunting the locker room now , and trying to motivate the players from the other side.”
Ted Lasso was the original when Apple TV+ launched and entered the streaming space One of the scripted products, was purchased in a bidding war between Sudeikis and showrunner Bill Lawrence for three seasons. Sudeikis has been open to envisioning the series running for just three seasons, but THR before There are reports that Lawrence, Warner Bros. and Apple all want Ted Lasso to continue filming beyond the third season, and the new deal for the cast 681 Also included in follow-up seasons s Choice.
“I would say season three ended in a very satisfying way. So, if that ends up being the way it ends, the audience will be satisfied. But if we can Is it possible to open a door by doing more? Yes,” WBTV owner Channing Dungey recently told THR Confirmed.
So while everyone is waiting to see how “satisfying” the ending will be, THR vs Ted Lasso cast and creative team voted Tuesday night on Sudeikis’ performance as boss, and here are their responses. Toheeb Jimoh557492 (Sam Obisanya): “The Jason you see in the media, joking and stupid, that’s what we get at work Jason, so sometimes Ted Lasso doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like I’m just on set with my friends, telling jokes, kicking balls, getting paid, It felt like I was stealing money. [Laughs] He’s great. He’s also very smart, with an almost encyclopedic level of knowledge of everything about film, so I sometimes get a chance to see his mind and learn from him.” MJ Delaney 1235310731 (Emmy-winning director): “The show came out of his head in a way, and I think he’s too humble for people to fully appreciate it. In terms of our experience making the show, it’s in all three It’s been pretty consistent throughout the season. He’s across everything [and every department], and if he’s not in a scene, he’s usually part of it. He’s the point of contact for everyone to understand how it works, and what It was the right choice.” Cora Bokini 
(Isaac McAdoo): “Oh, he’s amazing. He’s professional, but also caring. He Like a partner but also very professional and amazed at what he does. He is a genius in my eyes.”
Keeley Hazell 638139882251496250 (writer, Rebecca): “He’s really, really good. I mean, he’s a visionary. He paid me to say it, so I’m glad I got it.” [About His skills as a writers room collaborator] It all comes down to Jason. He is the final decider. As the visionary, we offer the options he chooses, which always reminds me of building a house. We said, “Here’s some tiles, and we’ve got these options for you.” And then he was a little picky. This season’s new characters are a wonderful addition to the show, balancing them with the ones you know and love, the core characters, whose storylines we follow while also bringing in new, fresh beats. It just adds some fun to the show. “
Billy Harris 638139882251496250(Colin Hughes): 1235310731 “In [Season 3], I had a bit too, so now I Having been able to see how he works in one-on-one situations while going through character development has been invaluable. He really, really spends his time with every character and every actor when it’s their moment. It’s been great to watch, especially since he has so many other things going on. ”
Charlie Hiscock (Equipment Man Will): “He is really a dream. He is who you strive to be when you become a performer. He humanizes everyone, which should be normal and should be anyway, and he just makes it look easy. “
Tom Howe638139882251496250 (composer): “He is completely unique. I’ve never met a person who is so across everything, and in a good way. I’ve met a lot of people who have it all, but not in a good way. He’s very knowledgeable about music and editing and everything, and he’s very interested in all of it. He is also very trusting. We did a lot of back and forth and it was very collaborative. “
Ellie Taylor1235011799 (Sassy): “Jason is awesome. I don’t know exactly how he handles everything he has to do, from acting to writing and supervising everything. That’s a lot of pressure, right? But he manages to be amazing, funny and heartwarming. He’s happy to be around.
Maximilian Osinski1235030460 (Zava): “He’s incredible. He, like everyone else on the show, is exactly what the show preaches – kind, warm , Positive. They all want to make you better, they won’t let you fail. He’s amazing. I’ve never worked with someone who is genuinely interested in their work like this. Nobody rests on their laurels, They work hard to find comedy or drama in every scene. I have a lot of faith in them and in [Zava’s] character.”
Ambreen Razia 1235310731(Shandy): ” Fantastic. Very, very collaborative and very hands-on. He’s the captain, he’s in charge of everything, but it’s such a level of collaboration with him. As an actor, you can ask, “Can I change the way I say this? ’ He’d reply, ‘Yes, give it a try. ’ It’s amazing and very rare. Sometimes you go to work and you don’t feel like you’re being guided at all, but when you go to Ted Lasso everything is in hand There’s a genius behind this incredible formula, and that’s why viewers get such a joy out of it. There’s a system and structure behind that genius, and it’s well planned.”
Stephen Manas 638139882251496250 (Richard Montlaur): “As someone who didn’t always understand English, he really tried to make me feel comfortable. So polite. As you can imagine, he was a Someone with a billion things to deal with, he’s always there saying, ‘Stephen, are you doing well? If I don’t understand something, he’s right there to explain it to me, or say, ‘Try it like this again. “It really helps, he always makes me feel not only comfortable but also more confident.”
