Another significant ending is coming up on TV. If in the dramatic field Succession warned that its fourth season on HBO will be the last, now it is Ted Lasso in the comic that hints that we are facing another final outcome with the third season. “It is the end of this story that we wanted to tell, that we hoped to be able to tell, that we love to be able to tell,” explained Jason Sudeikis, the Lasso trainer of the title, as well as co-creator, screenwriter and producer of the work.
With these statements it seems that what was an open secret is confirmed: that Sudeikis had planned his English adventure as a three-season arc and, after winning the Emmy for best comedy on two occasions and becoming the flagship of Apple TV , he plans to continue with his original plan.
“The fact that people want more and are curious beyond what they don't already know (ie Season 3) is flattering,” he told Deadline. But these same people, according to him, will say “man, you know what, we get it, we'll be fine. We don't need more, we got it” after watching the upcoming episodes. These will arrive shortly: the broadcast of the season begins on March 15, which will have a total of 12 episodes, which will be broadcast weekly.
The talent of the series created by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly is open to the idea of participating in a spin-off or sequel, as they are letting the media know during the promotion of the season. “I genuinely have no idea what's to come. I'm not sure Jason even knows what he wants to do, although I would love to see a spin-off with Keeley, Rebecca and Higgins," explained actress Hannah Waddingham, who won the Emmy for best comedy supporting actress for playing the president. Richmond Football Club.
Conversations about the continuity of Ted Lasso cannot be easy both because of the actors involved in the negotiations and because of the desire not to destroy the immaculate image of the work and the salaries of the talent involved. It is produced by Warner Bros, who must reach an agreement with Apple TV and with the talent to make it viable to continue the fictional universe with derivative series.
And, while Sudeikis made between 200,000 and 300,000 per episode in his first season to end up making a million, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt went from the range of between 50,000 and 70,000 per episode to earn between 125,000 and 150,000. In the case of Goldstein and Hunt, who also have behind-the-scenes job roles as screenwriters, they still got an extra pinch.
Therefore, apart from the creative element of justifying the existence of a spin-off with a minimum of quality in keeping with the reputation of Ted Lasso, all these loose ends must be tied up.
