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An early hit of the pandemic era, Apple TV+ comedy ‘Ted Lasso’ has since gone on to become an awards-grabbing sensation, including history-making back-to-back Best Comedy Emmys for its first season.

With the second season ending way back in October 2021, fans have naturally been eager to learn when it’ll return. Apple has now released a teaser for the third season, confirming that it’ll kick off on March 15th.

What’s the story of Ted Lasso?

‘Ted Lasso’, which stars Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham, follows Sudeikis’ title character, an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team—despite having no experience. But what he lacks in knowledge, he makes up for with optimism, underdog determination… and biscuits (by which they mean cookies).

The show has demonstrated an admirable commitment to balancing comedy and drama; despite Ted’s perennially sunny disposition, he’s also dealing with anxiety issues and faces problems from within and without the team. From the looks of the official synopsis, that’s set to continue in the new season.

In the 12-episode third season of ‘Ted Lasso’, the newly promoted AFC Richmond faces ridicule as media predictions widely peg them as last in the Premier League and Nate (Nick Mohammed), now hailed as the “wonder kid,” has gone to work for Rupert (Anthony Head) at West Ham United. In the wake of Nate’s contentious departure from Richmond, Roy Kent (Goldstein) steps up as assistant coach, alongside Coach Beard (Hunt).

Meanwhile, while Ted deals with pressures at work, he continues to wrestle with his own personal issues back home, Rebecca (Waddingham) is focused on defeating Rupert and Keeley (Juno Temple) navigates being the boss of her own PR agency. Things seem to be falling apart both on and off the pitch, but Team Lasso is set to give it their best shot anyway.

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Who else is involved in ‘Ted Lasso’?

Ted Lasso was co-created by Sudeikis, Joe Kelly, Hunt and TV sitcom veteran Bill Lawrence (who brought the world shows such as ‘Spin City’ and ‘Scrubs’), based on the commercials that Sudeikis and Hunt worked on for NBC’s Premier League soccer coverage in 2013.

The cast also includes Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Toheeb Jimoh, Cristo Fernandez, Kola Bokinni, Billy Harris and James Lance.

In addition to it multiple Emmy wins, it has also snagged SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards.

And while Sudeikis and co have remained quiet on whether it’ll continue after Season 3, all signs are pointing to the creators planning three seasons and stopping the show while it is still hugely popular.

Movies Similar to ‘Ted Lasso:’

• ‘Bull Durham‘ (1988)
• ‘Major League‘ (1989)
• ‘Mystery, Alaska‘ (1999)
• ‘The Replacements‘ (2000)
• ‘The Damned United‘ (2009)
• ‘Moneyball‘ (2011)
• ‘Goon‘ (2012)
• ‘Draft Day‘ (2014)

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