TED LASSO Star and Co-Creator Brendan Hunt Teases Season 3 Time Jump and Impending Bitter Rivalry

It’s no secret that the world loves Ted Lasso. It’s the best feel-good series on TV right now, and fans are loving the ride we are on with the characters in this series. Season 2 ended on a crazy note, (spoiler alert) with Coach Nate (Nick Mohammed) betraying the beloved Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), by outing his secret struggle with anxiety and depression to the world. He then left AFC Richmond to take the head coach position at West Ham United, which was newly acquired by AFC owner Rebecca’s ex-husband, Rupert.

In a recent interview with TVLine, star and co-creator of the series, Brendan Hunt, spoke about what we can expect from the third season, including the timeline of the show, saying:

"Well, we don't like to do the same thing twice. In Season 1, we joined the [Premier League] season in January. In Season 2, we joined the season in late September. We've never gone from the start of a season, so perhaps that's something we want to get to. And just by dint of how the schedule works in the English Premier League, we will play West Ham twice – home and away, because that's how it goes."

He also said that fans could possibly expect to see the show a little later in the year than the previous two seasons, which premiered in August 2020, and July 2021:

"We are definitely starting later this year than in Season 2, that's for sure. So I would be surprised if our delivery dates were the same. That's above my pay grade, I don't know for sure, but I do have a vague understanding of the limits of this dimension we call time, and I would say it seems pretty unlikely that we would [premiere] as early this year."

That’s a bummer, but the 11-month, or even a year turnaround is pretty quick for a series these days. The good news is that they’re working on it, so we know it’s not too far away. I know that whenever it gets here, it will be quality and worth the wait. Are you excited for what’s in store in season 3?