Rejoice, AFC Richmond fans! It looks like “Ted Lasso” might be getting a fourth season after all.
Multiple trade outlets have reported that Warner Bros. Television is taking steps to continue the hit Apple TV+ series after the Season 3 finale left the show’s fate uncertain.
According to Deadline, which first reported the news, Warner Bros. Television has optioned three main cast members represented by British performers' union Equity: Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Walton), Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins) and Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent).
Representatives for Warner Bros. Television, Apple TV+ and several cast members did not immediately respond Sunday to requests for comment.
The studio is then reportedly expected to reach out to actors represented by the American artists union SAG-AFTRA, including Juno Temple (Keeley Jones), Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard) and Ted Lasso himself, Jason Sudeikis.
Other key actors, including Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt), may not return due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline reported.
A writers room is also being assembled for season four, according to Deadline, with production tentatively scheduled to launch in 2025.
“Ted Lasso” stars Sudeikis, a goofy but endearingly kind American football coach who moves to England to manage a professional football team despite knowing virtually nothing about the game.
Since its premiere in August 2020, the acclaimed sports comedy has won 13 Emmy Awards. The show's rumored third and final season concluded in May of last year.
In June 2023, “Ted Lasso” actor, executive producer and co-creator Hunt revealed to The Times that Apple CEO Tim Cook once visited the set of the show and said, “Thank you for all your hard work and I hope there’s a Season 4.”
“Everything is on the table now, including nothing,” Hunt said at the time.
“It’s been a job that has involved all of us for so long that we’re going to step away for a while and take a break, and then we’ll get back together and decide if anything else is going to happen.”
