Hannah Waddingham Is "Thrilled" TED LASSO Is Back - Says It Feels Like a "Beloved Dog That Was Buried, and Now We've Exhumed It"

Fans of the beloved Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso are pumped that the show, which was thought to have ended after season three, is coming back for a fourth season. And the fans aren’t the only ones looking forward to its return.

One star, Hannah Waddingham, who played AFC Richmond football club owner Rebecca Welton, says she is “thrilled” to be back, and she told Variety at the Smurfs movie premiere over the weekend:

“It feels like it was the most beautiful, beloved dog that was buried, and now we’ve exhumed it, and I am here for it. I was hankering and hankering and hankering and hankering to see where Rebecca had gone, where she was going to. She’s my girl. She’s in my bloodstream, so I’m thrilled that it’s been exhumed.”

Waddingham, who won an Emmy for her work on the show, added with a big smile, “I can’t wait to get involved with that and put my penneth in and go shopping for her looks.”

Jason Sudeikis, who will return as soccer coach Lasso, said in a statement at the time of the renewal announcement:

“As we all continue to live in a world where so many factors have conditioned us to ‘look before we leap, In season four, the folks at AFC Richmond learn to LEAP BEFORE THEY LOOK, discovering that wherever they land, it’s exactly where they’re meant to be.”

Also returning are Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt.

Goldstein said during an appearance on Variety’s Awards Circuit in June, “Obviously, I can’t tell you a single thing about it, of course, but we’re working on it, and it’s good. It’s exciting to have everyone back together.”