The Pitch: AFC Richmond have managed to return to the Premier League, with a newfound team unity and a hunger to prove their detractors wrong. Led by the affable punner extraordinaire Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), his two assistants Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) and Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), Richmond owner and certified “girlboss” Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), and players Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh) and villain-turned-hero Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), Richmond finds the themselves projected to finish last season and be relegated again. .
Meanwhile, Rebecca’s conniving ex, Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head), has recently moved to the famous London club West Ham United, and has put the so-called “Wonder Kid” Nathan Shelley (Nick Mohammed) as their bag. – that manager. Nate then embraces a more hateful persona Season 2much was left unsaid when he left Lasso’s camp, and the ensuing tension and guilt – combined with the intense pressure and scrutiny of his new job – seemed to weigh him down.
Back in Richmond camp, Keeley Jones (Temple of Juno) finds herself knee-deep in running a new PR firm, which puts a lot of pressure on her relationship with Roy. Ted Lasso, on the other hand, is still reeling from his divorce — only now, he’s working on it in therapy with Dr. Sharon Fieldstone (Sarah Niles) and takes it all one day at a time (as Lasso says herself, she’s a “prog-chaos job”).
With a new era of football to play for, a fierce rivalry with West Ham on the docket, and the arrival of megastar Zava (Maximilian Osinski) in the Premier League, Richmond certainly have their work cut out for them. . Considering this is likely Jason Sudekis last season as Lasso, the ultimate test of sport and personal growth lies ahead of him.
New Signings: Similar to Ted LassoThe first two seasons, the highest points of Season 3 come not only in the glory of the game, but in the jokes made by the expert. There are dozens of cheeky one-liners, gleefully funny ensemble scenes, and references to everything from Julie Andrews’ catalog to Flava Flav purposefully waiting for Ted Lasso to perform at Public Enemy in the ’90s.
Similarly, the cast of the show is as magnetic as ever. Hannah Waddingham in particular is exciting to watch, and considering how much this season has dug into her and Rupert’s rivalry, it’s no easy feat for her to manage so much. pain and anger while also being incredibly funny.
Ted Lasso (Apple TV)