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90-395: Ted Lasso ( / ˈ l æ s oʊ / LASS -oh ) is an American sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis , Bill Lawrence , Brendan Hunt , and Joe Kelly, based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series of promotional media for NBC Sports 's coverage of England's Premier League . The show follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who

180-512: A "prestige drama" in the third season. Sims lamented the hourlong episode runtimes, which he described as "a pure example of the excesses that can flourish on streaming television", and characterized the season overall as unfocused and lacking in conflict. Like Sims, Linda Holmes of NPR identified the season's separation of the cast as its primary weakness, suggesting that the series should "refocus on relationships" rather than give each character their own storyline. Jack King of GQ conversely felt

270-577: A "three-season show" due to Sudeikis's limited availability beyond the third season, and that the story had a planned resolution within those three seasons. In June 2022, Brett Goldstein also commented that the series would end after three seasons—"We are writing it like that." In March 2023, Sudeikis said that the third season "is the end of this story that we wanted to tell", and that there are possibilities for spin-offs. In an interview published in August 2023, Declan Lowney , who directed multiple episodes of

360-413: A 1-week free trial) for an account that can be shared with up to six family members. Apple also announced that it would be give away a year of Apple TV+ to anyone who bought a new Apple TV , Mac , iPad , iPhone , or iPod Touch beginning that day. Student subscribers to the monthly Apple Music service at a discounted rate also have Apple TV+ bundled in at no additional cost for the time being. From

450-412: A May 2023 interview with The Guardian : It was the culture we were living in. I'm not terribly active online and it even affected me. Then you have Donald Trump coming down the escalator . I was like, "OK, this is silly," and then what he unlocked in people   ... I hated how people weren't listening to one another. Things became very binary and I don't think that's the way the world works. And, as

540-420: A charming turn from Jason Sudeikis." Metacritic gave the first season a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 21 reviews. Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the series an A− and wrote, "There's nothing groundbreaking about the way Ted Lasso 's story beats play out, but the show—a mix of workplace antics, sentimental sports inspo, and soapy romance—is undeniably winning." Reviewing

630-468: A day before filming for season 3 began, Nike, Inc. posted on its official Twitter account a photo of its trademark Swoosh logo incorporated onto an AFC Richmond kit, implying that the show's production had reached a deal with the company to act as the fictional club's "official" kit manufacturer on future episodes. Some sources have noted the many similarities between the character of Ted Lasso and Terry Smith , an American football head coach who became

720-540: A deal with DHX Media (now WildBrain ) and its subsidiary Peanuts Worldwide to develop and produce original programs, including new series, specials, and shorts based on the Peanuts characters. One of the first productions created through the deal was an original short-form, STEM-related series featuring astronaut Snoopy . Also that month, Apple signed Justin Lin and his production company, Perfect Storm Entertainment, to

810-446: A festival-record $ 25 million for the film's worldwide rights. In February 2021, it was reported that Apple and Skydance Animation entered into a multi-year partnership to develop animated kids and family films and television programs. A few months earlier, Apple acquired the global distribution rights to Skydance's films Luck , released in August 2022, and Spellbound , however the partnership between Skydance Animation and Apple

900-436: A fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer . The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, gained ownership of the team in a divorce from her unfaithful ex-husband, Rupert. She has hired Lasso secretly hoping he will cause the team's downfall and devastate Rupert, who cared more about AFC Richmond than anything else. Ted's charm, personality, and humor begin to win over Rebecca,

990-559: A first-look content production deal with Apple under his Half Full Productions. Cherniss took over Rozenfeld's duties overseeing current scripted programming. In May 2018, it was reported that Apple was expected to start a sister project to its original content service, and begin selling subscriptions to certain video services directly via its Apple TV app application on iOS and tvOS , rather than asking Apple device owners to subscribe to those services through applications individually downloaded from Apple's app store. In October 2018, it

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1080-449: A first-look deal for any films written by Heder. In July 2021, Misha Green , the creator and showrunner of Lovecraft Country , signed a multi-year overall deal with Apple to exclusively create and develop new television series for Apple TV+. In July, Apple also signed a first-look deal with Alexander Rodnyansky 's production company, AR Content, for future Russian-language and multilingual television series. Additionally, Apple signed

1170-449: A hastiness to the storytelling that makes the show's internal world feel inexplicably small." The reviewers noted a decline across the season's various character arcs, which were said to "range from merely muddled to downright inexplicable", with particular criticism directed at Keeley and Nate's subplots. David Sims of The Atlantic felt the series had "devolv[ed] into ham-fisted, novelistic nonsense" in its pivot from its sitcom roots to

1260-430: A more richly developed sport world, and may also be more player-oriented or thematically complex. Often, they feature a hero of adventure origins and a clear distinction between loss and victory set against each other in a play time struggle. Thematically, the story is often one of "our team" versus "their team"; their team will always try to win, and our team will show the world that they deserve recognition or redemption;

1350-561: A multi-year deal to produce original content. Ehrin and Apple renewed the deal in May 2020. In June 2018, Apple signed the Writers Guild of America 's minimum basic agreement and Oprah Winfrey to a multi-year content partnership. The same month, Apple announced that it had given a multi-series order to Sesame Workshop to produce various live-action and animated series as well as a single puppet-based series. In September 2018, it

1440-563: A multi-year deal. In January 2020, Apple signed a five-year production deal with Richard Plepler , the former CEO and chairman of HBO . Under the production deal, Plepler's production company, Eden Productions, will create television series, documentaries and feature films exclusively for Apple TV+. Also in January 2020, Apple signed a multi-year deal with Lee Eisenberg , ahead of the premiere of his series Little America , and another multi-year deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus . Louis-Dreyfus

1530-489: A multi-year first-look deal with Leonardo DiCaprio 's film and television production company, Appian Way Productions . Also in August 2020, Apple signed a multi-year first-look deal with Martin Scorsese 's film and television production company, Sikelia Productions . In September 2020, Apple officially acquired the film Cherry , directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Tom Holland , for around $ 40 million. It

1620-538: A multi-year first-look deal with Apple for television projects developed and produced under their new production company MountainA. March also brought an overall multi-year first-look deal with Tracy Oliver , reportedly worth well into the "eight-figure range". In June 2021, Sian Heder , the director of the Apple-acquired Sundance hit CODA , signed a multi-year overall deal to exclusively write and develop series for Apple, in addition to signing

1710-542: A multi-year overall deal to produce original television content. In January 2019, Apple signed Jason Katims and his production company, True Jack Productions, to a multi-year overall production and development deal to produce original television content. The same month, Apple signed a first-look deal with Imagine Documentaries to develop nonfiction features and series. In February 2019, Harpo Productions hired Terry Wood as an executive vice president to oversee Harpo's production of original programming for Apple as part of

1800-514: A multi-year overall production deal with Apple, starting off as showrunner of the upcoming drama Shantaram . In January 2021, Apple TV+ announced a new show, WeCrashed , that follows the launch, rise, and fall of WeWork . Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway played Adam and Rebekah Neumann. In addition, Apple bought the Sundance Film Festival hit CODA , about a girl who is the only person in her family who can hear, paying

1890-594: A multi-year, first-look deal with Adam McKay 's production company, Hyperobject Industries, for upcoming scripted feature films. In October 2021, Sam Catlin signed an overall deal with Apple to develop scripted TV series for Apple TV+ under his Short Drive Entertainment. In November 2021, John Skipper and Dan Le Batard , under their content company Meadowlark Media , signed a multi-year first-look deal with Apple to produce documentary films and unscripted series for Apple TV+. Meadowlark Media hired Deirdre Fenton as an executive director of unscripted programming to lead

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1980-401: A new episode released weekly thereafter, although Apple said that not all series would follow that model and that some series might instead launch all at once. Early critical reaction to the bulk of the service's programming was mixed to poor, but commentators predicted that Apple would have time to grow into its new role as a content provider and to produce well-regarded content, especially as

2070-521: A new parent – we had our son Otis in 2014 – it was like, "Boy, I don't want to add to this." Yeah, I just didn't want to portray it. The series was commissioned in October 2019 by Apple TV+ , with Sudeikis reprising the role. Television producer and Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence was brought in to work on a television series based around the character in 2017. The series is co-owned by Warner Bros. Television , where Lawrence's production company Doozer

2160-406: A note to its website advising customers that new users subscribing after June 30, 2021, would receive only three months of free subscription instead of a year. On October 24, 2022, Apple announced it was to increase pricing of Apple TV+ (along with Apple Music and Apple One ) subscriptions in many regions. The monthly plan increased $ 2 to $ 6.99, and the annual plan increased $ 20 to $ 69. During

2250-562: A specific moment in history like I, Tonya (2018). Examples of this overall genre/type include: Body and Soul (1947), The Hustler (1961), Rocky (1976), Hoosiers (1986), Remember the Titans (2000), Lagaan (2001), Moneyball (2011), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Ferrari (2023) and the Goal! trilogy. There have been numerous sports movies that have become award winning phenomenons. Several films have been nominated for and won

2340-415: A sports psychologist for AFC Richmond in a main capacity for the second season. About Niles' casting, Park said that "It was really important with that role that [Niles] had a real sense of security and almost completely unflappable." Kiki May portrayed Nora, Sassy's teenaged daughter, in a recurring capacity during the second season. Casting for season three was set to begin near the end of 2021. Jodi Balfour

2430-425: A television series from comedian Whitney Cummings about the #MeToo movement because it was "too sensitive a topic". Cummings's series was ultimately put into development by Amazon Prime Video in October 2018. In November 2018, Apple entered into a multi-year agreement with entertainment company A24 to produce a slate of original films in partnership with its Worldwide Video Unit. The same month, Apple signed

2520-445: A time when just about everything feels catastrophic, there's something undeniably satisfying about spending some time with good people who are just trying to be the best they can, on and off the field." Keri Lumm of Paste said, after the airing of the penultimate episode, " Ted Lasso is the wholesome American hero we need", going on to say "... the landscape of television has felt kind of gloomy, so imagine my surprise when I turned on

2610-409: A weighted average score of 85 out of 100 based on 35 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 81% based on 201 reviews, with an average rating of 7.45/10. The website's critics consensus reads, " Ted Lasso ' s third and possibly final season takes time to find its footing, but patient viewers who believe will find that they appreciate Coach as much as ever." Metacritic gave

2700-505: Is actually Selhurst Park , a real-life Premier League stadium used by London club Crystal Palace F.C. Exterior shots of Craven Cottage , the home stadium of Fulham F.C. were used in season 1 to pass off as fellow Premier League ground Goodison Park when AFC Richmond played away at Everton . Wembley Stadium was used in season 2 to portray the FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City . The show incorporates many real-life members of

2790-573: Is based, and which controls linear distribution rights to the series, and NBC subsidiary Universal Television , which is a "passive partner". On August 19, 2020, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a 10-episode second season. It was later confirmed that the second season had been expanded to 12 episodes. On October 28, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season. On an episode of the Scrubs rewatch podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald , Lawrence indicated that Ted Lasso would likely be

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2880-475: Is clear that this genre is loved by many. Apple TV%2B Apple TV app Supported OS: iOS 10.2 and later, iPadOS 13.1, macOS 10.15 Catalina and later, Windows ( Universal Windows Platform ) Apple TV+ is an American subscription OTT streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals . The service

2970-436: Is depicted as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. . In about 2015, Sudeikis's then-girlfriend Olivia Wilde suggested that he revisit the character, perhaps in a story in which Lasso found his career direction change. Whereas the original Lasso was more broadly comic, and as Sudeikis described him, "belligerent", he decided to make Lasso more sympathetic for the television series, explaining his reason for doing so in

3060-442: Is hired to coach an English soccer team whose owner secretly hopes his inexperience will lead it to failure, but whose folksy, optimistic leadership proves unexpectedly successful. The first season of 10 episodes premiered on Apple TV+ on August 14, 2020. The first three episodes were released at once, followed by weekly installments of the remaining seven. A second season of 12 episodes premiered July 23, 2021. In October 2020, it

3150-438: Is part of a concerted effort by Apple to expand its service revenues. Apple had long been rumored to have an interest in beginning a streaming television service, and in 2015 entered into negotiations with various television studios and programmers to aggregate their content for a live-television streaming bundle. Negotiations fell apart over differing views on how to value the content, lack of transparency on details, and

3240-502: Is set to develop new projects as both executive producer and star. In May 2020, Apple signed a two-year production deal with Annie Weisman, the creator of Almost Family . As part of her deal with Apple, Weisman will create television projects exclusively for Apple TV+. In July 2020, Apple signed a multi-year deal with The Maurice Sendak Foundation to produce new children's television series and specials based on Maurice Sendak 's books and illustrations. In August 2020, Apple signed

3330-471: The 73rd Writers Guild of America Awards . The second season received 20 nominations at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards . It won four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, acting awards for Sudeikis and Goldstein, and a directing award for MJ Delaney . Several actors received nominations, including Toheeb Jimoh , Mohammed, Temple, Waddingham, Sarah Niles , James Lance , Sam Richardson and Harriet Walter . The third season received 21 nominations at

3420-404: The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards . It was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, Sudeikis for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Phil Dunster and Goldstein for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Temple and Waddingham for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Becky Ann Baker , Sarah Niles and Harriet Walter for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, and

3510-540: The Academy Award for Best Picture with CODA , the first Best Picture win for a film distributed by a streaming service. Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have all signed a multi year look deal with Apple TV+ to develop more television projects under their production companies after their critically acclaimed shows. Apple TV+ (along with the simultaneously announced a-la-carte premium-video subscription aggregation service Apple TV app )

3600-656: The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for 2020 and 2021. The series won in the categories for Outstanding New Program , Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Program of the Year at the 37th TCA Awards and also won for best Comedy Series and New Series at

3690-532: The James Bond film No Time to Die , which was far short of the $ 650 to $ 800 million studio MGM was willing to accept. In October 2017, following reports of sexual abuse allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein , Apple announced that it was severing ties with The Weinstein Company (TWC) and cancelling a planned biopic series about Elvis Presley . In April 2018, Apple signed Kerry Ehrin to

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3780-414: The 2020 feature film Greyhound starring Tom Hanks , which was purchased from Sony Pictures for $ 70 million. In July 2020, the service won a heated bidding war for Emancipation , a slavery-based action-thriller starring Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua . Apple paid a record $ 105 million for the rights. Apple also reportedly considered a $ 350 to $ 400 million offer for the rights to stream

3870-516: The Apple TV+ service was viewed, in part, as buying time for its original content production during the pandemic by keeping users engaged and in a habit of visiting the service regularly, so that a viewer base would be in place by the time new Apple original content was released. In addition, the service endeavored to gain new high-profile content, taking advantage of the pandemic's disruption of theatrical film releases. Among these acquisitions were

3960-535: The British football and television entertainment community. This also includes using a number of genuine television shows which feature the actual presenters, sets and theme songs, including the Sky Sports programme Soccer Saturday . The daytime ITV show This Morning also features in season 2. For the second season, assistant director Sophie Worger hired former professional player Kasali Casal to manage

4050-483: The SVOD originals category with 507 million minutes (MM) viewed. In December 2021, Apple TV+ released Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache , a four-minute claymation special. In September 2022, it was announced that AFC Richmond and Nelson Road would appear in the video game FIFA 23 . The team would be available in multiple online and offline modes, with players also able to select Ted Lasso to manage any team in

4140-457: The TV to Ted Lasso and felt a swelling of a now unfamiliar emotion—hope". And after the finale aired, Lea Palmieri from Decider said: "Every step of the way, Ted Lasso proves to be comforting and entertaining and somehow both a distraction and a reminder that kindness is out there, not just on this fictional show, not just across the pond, but deep in the heart of America too." The second season

4230-706: The announcement of Apple TV+, Apple announced a number of prominent writers, directors, and stars who would be featured in the service. Apple used the very large budget set aside for the service to pay for celebrity entertainers and high-profile talent as "catnip" to draw viewers to Apple TV+. As of March 2019 , five of the upcoming series had completed production, with six more well into filming. On September 10, 2019, Apple announced that Apple TV+ would have eight original series (seven scripted and one unscripted) and one original documentary available at launch, with plans to launch new original content every month thereafter. Most series were expected to launch with three episodes, with

4320-501: The average Apple TV+ original series or shows TVision has measured since Apple TV+ launched in November 2019. Over the second-season premiere weekend, Apple TV+ expanded its number of new viewers by 50% week over week. Apple also announced the second season of Ted Lasso "increased its viewership by six times over season one". In 2021, the final episode of the second season ranked ninth place among all SVOD programs and fifth place in

4410-523: The content appearing on stage. The announced content included Helpsters , the first series from Sesame Workshop , the producer of Sesame Street , and Oprah Winfrey's first projects for Apple TV+, including a documentary under the working title Toxic Labor about workplace sexual harassment, a documentary series about mental health, and a revival of Oprah's Book Club as a standalone television series. On September 10, 2019, Apple announced that Apple TV+ would launch on November 1 at $ 4.99 per month (with

4500-478: The end went to Jeremy Swift . Park pushed for Phil Dunster to play the role of Jamie Tartt, even though the character was originally supposed to be from Latin America and portrayed by Cristo Fernández . The character of Sam Obisanya was originally going to have been of Ghanaian heritage, but the character was changed after Toheeb Jimoh 's casting. In March 2021, Sarah Niles was cast as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone,

4590-460: The fairly wide initial reach of the service offered Apple an advantage over other recently launched services such as Disney+ , and that because Apple distributes its own content through the service instead of distributing licensed third-party content (as, for example, Hulu does) it will not be limited by licensing issues during its expansion. By early 2020, Apple TV+ had poor growth and low subscriber numbers relative to competing services. In

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4680-465: The finale episode was nominated for both outstanding writing and directing. At the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards , Sam Richardson won for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Following the debut of the third season, the cast of Ted Lasso were invited by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to the White House to promote mental health and well-being, a theme that

4770-456: The first American to be the manager/head coach of a professional English soccer club. AppleMagazine.com (which is not affiliated with Apple Inc. ) writes that the series "was actually inspired by the story of Terry Smith, an American gridiron football coach who took over the English association football team Chester City and subsequently installed himself as the first-team coach". Actors in

4860-1091: The first major steps to form its new television unit by hiring the co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television , Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, to oversee all aspects of worldwide video programming. In August, Matt Cherniss was hired as Head of Domestic Creative Development, reporting directly to Van Amburg and Erlicht. For the rest of 2017, Apple continued to fill out its executive team for Apple TV+, with Kim Rozenfeld joining as Head of Current Programming and Unscripted, Jay Hunt joining as Creative Director for Europe, Morgan Wandell joining as Head of International Creative Development, Tara Sorensen joining as Head of Kids Programming, and Max Aronson, Ali Woodruff, Carina Walker, and Michelle Lee joining as development and creative executives. Throughout 2019, Apple continued to build out its unscripted content team, with Molly Thompson hired as Head of Documentaries in April. In November, Rozenfeld stepped down as Head of Current Programming and Unscripted to focus on producing content again with

4950-527: The football choreography. Casal enlisted a team of former professional players to play for the opposition teams facing AFC Richmond during game scenes, these included former Premier League and England internationals Lee Hendrie and Jay Bothroyd , as well as former Liverpool player Jermaine Pennant and Wolverhampton Wanderers defender George Elokobi . Filming for the third season began on March 7, 2022. The series filmed on location in Amsterdam for

5040-509: The free year of the service provided with many Apple product purchases enticed users to continue watching, and for some to eventually pay for a subscription, as new series are released. On March 13, 2020, Apple suspended all active filming on Apple TV+ shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and all production on series was postponed for an indeterminate period. Apple's decision in mid-2020 to license large swaths of existing older content for

5130-675: The game, as well as have someone else manage the team. The series, titled as Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way , was released on Blu-ray on July 30, 2024. Sports film The first sports film was released 1915, this was during the era of silent films. Several sub-categories of sports films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in live action, are somewhat fluid. The most common sports subgenres depicted in movies are sports drama and sports comedy. Both categories typically employ playground settings, match, game creatures and other elements commonly associated with biological stories. Sports films tend to feature

5220-497: The highest award of Best Picture at the Academy Awards , including Chariots of Fire (1981), Rocky (1976), and Million Dollar Baby (2004). Other movies that received awards of a high caliber are Jerry Maguire (Best Supporting Actor, 1996), Bull Durham (Best Original Screenplay, 1988), and The Karate Kid (Best Supporting Actor, 1984). Regardless of the awards that these sports films have been granted, it

5310-463: The middle of that year, Apple began to license older television programs and films, attempting to stay competitive with other services, attract and retain a viewership for its original content, and convert into subscribers users who were trialing the service. The service has become the home to critically acclaimed content: between September 2021 and March 2022, Apple TV+ netted a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series with Ted Lasso and

5400-455: The multi-year agreement between Winfrey and Apple. In March 2019, it was reported that five television series commissioned by Apple had finished filming and six series would finish in the next few months. On April 10, 2019, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex , announced on Instagram that he was working alongside Winfrey on the mental health documentary series as a co-creator and executive producer. In October 2019, Apple signed Monica Beletsky to

5490-425: The personality of Apple's chief negotiator, Eddy Cue . In October 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that television is "of intense interest to me and other people here", and added that Apple has "started focusing on some original content", which he called "a great opportunity for us both from a creation point of view and an ownership point of view. So it's an area we're focused on." In June 2017, Apple began to take

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5580-539: The pub and street scenes have been shot in the actual London Borough of Richmond . AFC Richmond's training field and complex in which Rebecca's office is based is filmed at the SkyEX Community Stadium which is the home ground of Hayes & Yeading United F.C. who are a semi-professional club playing in England's seventh level of competitive football, whereas Nelson Road, the home stadium of Richmond,

5670-431: The release of season 3, Nike released a full range of AFC Richmond merchandise including jerseys, hoodies, tracksuits, and practice shirts. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 92% based on 74 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Warm and winsome, if not particularly hilarious, Ted Lasso fleshes out its promo premise with unrelenting optimism and

5760-407: The series Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt also joined the writing team along with Sudeikis as the second and third members of the main cast to do so. While Hunt and Sudeikis were part of both the cast and writing team from the start, Goldstein was initially a writer and story editor. It was only after a video audition of some Roy Kent scenes was sent to the showrunner, Bill Lawrence, that Goldstein

5850-561: The series for Rolling Stone , Alan Sepinwall described the series as "extremely likable throughout, but it's more a hypothetical comedy than an actual one. There are long stretches where Juno Temple is the only actor even trying to sell what few jokes are in the scripts." and gave a rating of three out of five. Writing for The Guardian , Benjamin Lee gave it two out of five, describing it as "a show that isn't unwatchably bad but isn't really much of anything", and suggesting that some of its humor

5940-610: The series had "markedly improved" in the third season, but found Sudeikis's "saccharine" lead character to be the "least interesting" part of the series. The first season received 20 nominations at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards , becoming the most nominated freshman comedy in Emmy Award history. It won 7 awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series and acting awards for Jason Sudeikis , Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham ; while Brendan Hunt , Nick Mohammed , Jeremy Swift and Juno Temple received nominations. Sudeikis also won

6030-420: The series won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series . Sudeikis also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series . The series repeated all three of those awards the next year. Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, is unexpectedly recruited to coach

6120-486: The series, reiterated that the third season was "the end for now " and that it would be "two or three years [from filming the season] before anything happens — if anything happens". In October 2021, Apple TV+ reached a licensing deal with the Premier League worth as much as £500,000 (around $ 682,000) for the series to feature the league's logos, kits , and trophy starting from the third season. On March 6, 2022,

6210-597: The services' availability, and there are workarounds for subscribers whose device is not presently supported. Access is included as part of the Apple One subscription. Most of the content is available in Dolby Vision profile 5 and Dolby Atmos . Upon its debut, Apple TV+ was available in about 100 countries, fewer than the reported target of 150. Several countries were excluded from service despite other Apple products being available. Commentators noted that

6300-485: The sport they are playing and trying to get back into it. Examples and staples of the genre include The Waterboy , The Longest Yard , Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , and Blades of Glory . Sports drama combines the sports film genre with drama film elements. These films rely on conflict, usually revolving around an athlete or a team. These dramas can further be broken up into categories, some movies focusing on race such as 42 (2013), or focusing on

6390-417: The start of Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019, Apple offered a free one-year subscription to anyone buying certain of its hardware products (an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod Touch, or Mac). Apple initially extended the free year that was due to end on November 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, but then announced in mid-January 2021 that it would extend it a second time to July 31, 2021. In mid-June 2021, Apple added

6480-434: The story does not always have to involve a team. The story could also be about an individual athlete or the story could focus on an individual playing on a team. Sports comedy combines the sports film genre with comedy film elements. Traditionally, these films heavily rely on slapstick humor and very physical comedy, such as someone getting hurt in a comical way. A typical storyline may revolve around someone losing sight of

6570-473: The team, and those who had been skeptical about his appointment. Many sports and television entertainment personalities appeared on the show, often appearing as themselves in cameo roles throughout the series: Jason Sudeikis originally portrayed the title character in 2013 as part of a series of television commercials for NBC Sports promoting their coverage of the Premier League , in which Lasso

6660-512: The third season a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 31 reviews. Reception for the third season became progressively more mixed as it went on, with reviewers criticizing the extended episode runtimes, pacing, and characterization. A joint review published in Vulture described the third season as "bumbling", "tedious" and "discombobulated" compared to the first two, noting "a last-gap [ sic ] quality to these episodes and

6750-419: The third season. With the emergence of Nate becoming West Ham United 's head coach during season 3, the club's London Stadium was used for filming. Stamford Bridge , the home of Chelsea , was used for filming in the third season episode " 4–5–1 ". The appearance sparked controversy amongst Chelsea supporters after the show's editing team modified a memorial banner for the late Chelsea player Ray Wilkins that

6840-425: Was "rooted in some questionable and uneasy stereotypes". As the season went on, critical appreciation increased. After the eighth episode, Caroline Framke of Variety published a review with the headline "For Your Reconsideration: Ted Lasso". She went on to say, "Above all odds, Ted Lasso chipped away at my skepticism until there was none left—just like the character himself does to everyone he meets", adding, "At

6930-474: Was added to the cast. The episodes "Carol of the Bells" and "Beard After Hours" were the two episodes developed when the second season was expanded by two episodes, fitting in to the continuity of the second season without affecting storylines of the written episodes. Theo Park is the series's casting director. Nick Mohammed, who portrays Nate Shelley, originally auditioned for the role of Leslie Higgins, which in

7020-600: Was announced during the Apple Special Event of March 2019 , where entertainers from Apple TV+ projects appeared onstage, including Jennifer Aniston , Oprah Winfrey , and Steven Spielberg . The service can be accessed through Apple's website and through the Apple TV app , which has gradually become available on many Apple devices and some major competing digital media players , including some smart TV models and video-game consoles. Apple plans to expand

7110-455: Was cast as Jack, a venture capitalist, in a recurring capacity for the third season in April 2022. Production began on the second season in January 2021. In March 2021, Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham were spotted filming outside a pub in London . Filming wrapped for the second season on June 4, 2021. Filming for the third season was set to take place between January and June 2022. Most of

7200-475: Was featured in storylines during the second and third seasons of the show. Ted Lasso became the most watched television series on Apple TV+ . The first-season premiere episode became Apple TV+'s most watched premiere and it ranked 89th overall among other television series or shows measured across streaming platforms from November 1, 2019, to July 18, 2021. According to TV analytics provider TVision, Ted Lasso has been viewed by panel members 8.4 times as much as

7290-545: Was later canceled in October 2023, with Netflix acquiring the distribution rights to Spellbound as part of a newly formed multi-year partnership between Netflix and the studio. In March 2021, Apple announced a multi-year programming partnership with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai . Apple also signed a multi-year, first-look deal with Imagine Entertainment 's film division, in addition to extending its first-look deal with Imagine Documentaries. Additionally, Natalie Portman and production partner Sophie Mas signed

7380-416: Was met with critical acclaim. Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 98% based on 124 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "As comforting as a buttery biscuit from a friend, Ted Lasso ' s sophomore season is a feel-good triumph that plays into the show's strengths while giving its supporting team more time on the pitch." Metacritic gave the second season

7470-607: Was paid for by the club's supporters. The banner which reads "They don't make them like Ray anymore" was changed to read "Roy" to tie in with the storyline of Richmond coach Roy Kent returning to his old club. Owner Todd Boehly released a statement apologizing to fans and to Wilkins' family, claiming the deal with Apple was agreed before he had purchased the club. During the third season, further Premier League stadiums including Manchester United 's Old Trafford and Burnley 's Turf Moor were briefly filmed for on-field action, while Dutch Eredivisie side AFC Ajax 's Johan Cruyff Arena

7560-428: Was released in theaters on February 26, 2021, before streaming exclusively on Apple TV+ on March 12. In October 2020, Apple announced it had struck a deal with comedian and former anchor of Comedy Central's The Daily Show , Jon Stewart , to host a regular, hour-long series on topics of national interest, The Problem with Jon Stewart , premiered in the fall of 2021. In November 2020, Steven Lightfoot signed

7650-559: Was renewed for a third season which premiered March 15, 2023. The series has received critical acclaim, with particular praise for its performances (notably Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham , Phil Dunster , Brett Goldstein , and Juno Temple ), humor, writing, themes, and uplifting tone. Among other accolades, its first season was nominated for 20 Primetime Emmy Awards , becoming the most nominated first-season comedy in Emmy history. Sudeikis, Waddingham, and Goldstein won for their performances, and

7740-462: Was reported that Apple had decided to shelve Vital Signs , a six-episode biopic television series centering on the life of hip-hop producer and performer Dr. Dre and starring Ian McShane , Sam Rockwell , and Michael K. Williams , due to concerns about the show's content being too graphic, with moments cited including characters using cocaine , instances of gun violence , and an explicit orgy scene. Reports further indicated that Apple CEO Tim Cook

7830-408: Was reported that Apple intended to roll out the service in the U.S. during the first half of 2019 and that it would expand its availability to around 100 countries in the months after its launch. On March 25, 2019, Apple held a press event to announce Apple TV+. At the event, Apple showed a teaser of its upcoming original content and formally announced some of it, with actors and producers attached to

7920-467: Was reported that Apple would distribute its future original content through a still-in-development digital video service within its TV application that is pre-installed in all iOS and tvOS devices. The service was expected to feature both original content, free to owners of Apple devices, as well as subscription "channels" from legacy media companies such as HBO and Starz , which would allow customers to sign up for online-only services. Later that month, it

8010-457: Was taking a hands-on approach to the company's Worldwide Video Unit, with programming decisions reportedly being aligned to Cook's personal taste, with a preference for family-friendly shows. Various programs in different stages of production apparently had their content altered, including the toning down of The Morning Show and the removal of crucifixes from a scene in the M. Night Shyamalan drama series. Additionally, Apple reportedly passed on

8100-555: Was used for on and off the field scenes at the beginning of the episode " Sunflowers ". Later episodes in Season 3 also filmed at Arsenal 's Emirates Stadium and Manchester City 's City of Manchester Stadium . In March 2021, Bill Lawrence revealed that official Ted Lasso merchandise would be for sale ahead of the season two premiere. The merchandise, including football jerseys, became available in June 2021. In 2023, to coincide with

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