The third season of “Ted Lasso” is on its way. On Jan. 18, Apple TV+ announced that the show is set to return in 2023 and released a first glimpse at the upcoming installment. In the photo, Nathan Shelley (Nick Mohammed) faces off with Jason Sudeikis’s Ted Lasso while another villainous character, Rupert (Anthony Head), looks on. And on Feb. 14, the streamer released the first trailer for the new season. In it, many characters create their own versions of Ted’s iconic “Believe” sign while the song “I Still Believe” by Frank Turner plays over them. Richmond is back and ready to fight.
Still, the cast and creators haven’t said whether this batch of episodes will also be the show’s last. “I don’t know. I actually don’t know,” Hannah Waddingham told “E! Live From the Red Carpet” host Loni Love at the Emmys on Sept. 12, 2022, when asked if season three would be the end. “I think that it might be in terms of like an end of a story. But who knows? We’ll put Jason [Sudeikis] in a darkened room with a notepad and a paper and go, ‘Do it!'”
But in an interview with The Sunday Times in June 2022, star Brett Goldstein said that season three of the show will be the show’s last. “We are writing it like that,” he said. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert – everyone dies.” Goldstein was slightly less affirmative while chatting with reporters after winning the 2022 Emmy for supporting actor in a comedy series. “Truly the plan is entirely in Jason’s hands,” he said. “I know that all of us would happily do this for 20 years and maybe then say, ‘We need to wrap it up. These footballers are all on crutches. We’re really stringing this out.’ It’s entirely up to Jason. In theory, we’ve been writing this like it’s the end but it might not be. Who knows? I’d probably get killed if I say anything else, but I also don’t know.”
“Ted Lasso” was created by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt (who also plays Coach Beard), and Joe Kelly. Lawrence, who created “Scrubs,” serves as its showrunner. The first season cleaned up at the 2021 Emmys, where it was nominated for 13 awards. Sudeikis won for his performance as Ted, Waddingham for her work as AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton, and Goldstein for his work as veteran soccer player Roy Kent. Sudeikis and Goldstein followed up their wins in 2022.
Sudeikis told Entertainment Weekly in 2021 that the show has a “three-season arc.” The team got a fresh look for the new season, with new uniforms (known as kits to soccer fans) featuring AFC Richmond’s newest sponsor, the fictional dating app Bantr. Nike hinted that it’ll sell authentic jerseys to fans soon.
Here’s everything we know about “Ted Lasso” season three.