Ted Lasso to Return for Third Season This Spring

<p>Apple TV&plus; announced that its two-time Emmy-winning series &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” will return for its third and final season this spring&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” stars Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso&comma; an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team — despite having no experience&period; But what he lacks in knowledge&comma; he makes up for with optimism&comma; underdog determination … and biscuits&period; The award-winning Apple Original comedy also stars Hannah Waddingham&comma; Brendan Hunt&comma; Jeremy Swift&comma; Juno Temple&comma; Brett Goldstein&comma; Phil Dunster&comma; Nick Mohammed and Sarah Niles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After winning the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series for its second season&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” officially joined the ranks of the most celebrated comedies in history&comma; becoming only one of seven other comedies to win back-to-back Emmy Award wins for Outstanding Comedy Series for its freshman and sophomore seasons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The second season of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” also recently broke records by becoming the most Emmy-winning comedy for the second year in a row with four total wins&comma; including Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series&comma; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series &lpar;Jason Sudeikis&rpar;&comma; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series &lpar;Brett Goldstein&rpar; and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series &lpar;MJ Delaney&rpar;&period; With back-to-back wins for Outstanding Comedy Series&comma; the series now joins the ranks of only seven other comedy series in history that have landed Outstanding Comedy Series wins in their first two years&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Modern Family&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;30 Rock&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Frasier&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Golden Girls&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Cheers&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All in the Family” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Phil Silvers Show&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After its global debut on Apple TV&plus;&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” quickly earned praise and acclaim with season one becoming the most Emmy-nominated freshman comedy series in history&comma; landing top honors and awards&period; In addition to its Emmy accolades&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” has been recognized with an esteemed Peabody Award&semi; a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Award for Sudeikis&semi; three Critics Choice Awards including Best Comedy Series&comma; Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Sudeikis and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Hannah Waddingham&comma; sweeping all categories in which the series was nominated&semi; and in addition&comma; the Writers Guild of America crowned &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ted Lasso” with honors for both Best Comedy and Best New Series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;