There will be a fourth season of Ted LassoIt hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but Warner Bros Television, the studio that produces the series, is already rehiring its associated talent to film new episodes for Apple TV+. Right now, there are three confirmed actors: Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, and Jeremy Swift, who is known as Richmond boss Rebecca Wilton, grumpy Roy Kent, and lovable sports manager Leslie Higgins.
After the renewal of the contracts of these British actors, the negotiations are being conducted by the Americans Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt. They are two main characters. Both of them created Ted Lasso With Bill Lawrence and Joe Kelly as the show’s creators. Of course, Sudeikis is the production’s lead as Ted Lasso, a role that brought him two Emmys for Best Actor, and Hunt is his right-hand man as Coach Byrd. According to reports, Delivery dateAn agreement is supposed to be reached.
Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt are currently in negotiations, and according to Deadline, they are supposed to reach an agreement.
It’s still unknown who else will be returning for the new episodes. Juno Temple, better known as Kelly Jones, is in good form after leading the fifth season. Fargoin the producers’ crosshairs. Phil Dunster, who played Jimmy Tart in the fiction, appears to have been ruled out due to other professional commitments, at least as a permanent or recurring actor. It remains to be seen whether actors such as Nick Mohammed, Tahib Jimoh, Christo Fernandez, Kola Bokini, Billy Harris or James Lance will have a place in this new phase. Mohammed’s joy on social media suggests he has received, or is expecting, a call.
condition Ted Lasso It’s unusual. Its nature as a comfortable sports comedy didn’t force the showrunners to close after three seasons: it could go on as long as it wanted. But Jason Sudeikis had always built the series on a three-season story, and he also wanted to turn the page. It’s not that he wasn’t comfortable with the rest of the cast, but that he regretted spending several months a year away from his family, who live in the United States, because the production was done in the United Kingdom.
Brett Goldstein and Jason Sudeikis won Emmys for their performances, and Hannah Waddingham won another.
When the season 3 finale aired on May 31, 2023, Ted Lasso It settled into a television impasse: it was not confirmed that we saw the definitive end to this fictional universe (despite the fact that the broadcast was an obvious conclusion), and no spin-off series were announced as many media outlets assumed.
For example, Hannah Waddingham or Jeremy Swift have explicitly stated that they would be happy to participate in a spin-off. It also makes sense that if the main reason for abandoning Ted Lasso The locations were in the UK, Sudeikis may be interested in reprising the character in a sequel set in California.
Sudeikis had planned the series to be a three-season story and also wanted to launch it for personal reasons: his family lives in the United States.
There were reasons to keep pushing forward with the fictional universe in any way possible or feasible. During the airing of its first three seasons, it won 11 Emmys, two of them for Best Comedy. More importantly, the production was the most-watched original series of 2023 in the United States, outpacing any titles on Netflix, Prime Video, or HBO Max, platforms with a higher degree of market penetration and consumption among streaming subscribers. How could Apple TV+ not care about reclaiming the goose that laid the golden eggs?
Of course, everything indicates that Apple will have to open its wallet to present new chapters of Ted Lasso In their catalog. The last time Warner Bros., Apple TV+, and the writers and actors sat down to negotiate, the latter got big pay raises.
Ted Lasso is a key asset to Apple TV+: in 2023, it was the most-watched original series in the US across all streaming platforms.
For example, Jason Sudeikis continued to earn $1 million per episode in season three after being paid between $250,000 and $300,000 for the first two episodes. As for Waddingham, Temple, Goldstein and Hunt, they went from earning between £50,000 and £70,000 per episode to between £125,000 and £150,000 (in addition, Goldstein and Hunt received other earnings for their work as writers on the series).
This sudden return of Ted LassoWhat’s more, it could happen in the medium term. After more than a year without hearing about the sports comedy, Apple TV+ and Warner Bros Television are considering starting production on season four in early 2025 if negotiations come to fruition.
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