Several Reports Indicate That Season 3 of TED LASSO Has Hit One Roadblock After Another, and We Still Don't Have a Release Date

Ted Lasso is one of my favorite shows on TV right now, and it has gained a huge fanbase over its first two seasons. It has been a huge winner at the Emmys, and its upbeat and positive tone has wedged a place in all our hearts. But unfortunately, the third season we are all waiting for has hit some bumps in the road. This was sort of alluded to at the recent 2022 Emmy Awards, when in Jason Sudeikis’s acceptance speech for Ted Lasso, the actor quipped, “We’ll see you for Season 3, at some point.”

According to a report from from Puck (via GamesRadar), the show's writers' room opened in September 2021, with the cast headed to London in January 2022. But Sudeikis, who stars in the series and is taking on the role of co-showrunner for Season 3, wanted a "significant" rewrite on the Season 3 scripts, which took "a while." That meant that the first episode didn't start shooting until March, with "stops and starts" to follow as script and character arc changes were made. 

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine is also affecting the show's location shoots (via Decider). Ted Lasso was set to film partly at Chelsea stadium Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea F.C. owner Roman Abramovich is selling the club. 

The report also adds that Season 3 is currently over its budget by 20-30 percent and now needs more post-production work, which will make editing take even longer.

It’s a bummer that they are having these issues, but I can’t help but bring the Ted Lasso spirit to the whole situation, and look on the bright side. They obviously know how to make good TV. They’ve done it for two seasons, and I don’t think a few setbacks are going to impact the quality of their work. So we should just hold tight and have faith that we will see the show again soon. We will keep you posted as soon as we hear news on that release date.