Three more seasons of Ted Lasso? ‘Absolutely’ admission amid move into women’s game for American coach

Tales of Lasso’s eventful spell in England as coach of AFC Richmond were told across three series. An award-winning production came to a close when a return to his native United States was made.

After several months of speculation, lead character and show writer Jason Sudeikis has announced that Lasso is returning. A mooted “reboot” will be taking place, with new characters being brought on board to help fill exciting storylines.

Lasso is now working in the women’s game, as a route back to Richmond opens up, and there has been talk of the series being taken through to Season 6. Channing Dungey - chairman and CEO of Warner Bros Television Group | WBD US Networks - has told Deadline: “We’ve heard the pitch for this next season, for Season 4. Is there the opportunity for the story to continue after that? Absolutely. Have I heard a whole three-season pitch? Not yet.”

Dungey added when asked how the Ted Lasso revival came about: “It’s really all been driven by Jason. The studio, Warner Bros, and Apple were very much open to doing more Ted Lasso but so much of it was about Jason feeling good about the prospects, comfortable with the idea.

“It’s all coming from his creative brain, and we were fortunate enough to find ourselves in a place where he landed on an idea that he was excited about, and we are getting the opportunity to support him in that vision.”

There has been no word on when the new series of Ted Lasso will be airing on streaming services around the world. Filming is expected to begin shortly, once characters - old and new - have been officially welcomed onto the books.