Warning: Spoilers for Ted Lasso Seasons 1 and 2 coming up!
Folks, the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here: we have a long-awaited release date for season 3 of Ted Lasso. Lucky for us, we don’t have to wait too long anymore. The first episode of season 3 is set to drop on March 15th, 2023—a mere two weeks away.
If you don’t have an Apple TV+ subscription or simply haven’t gotten around to watching the show’s first two seasons, I’d recommend setting up a seven-day free trial; it won’t take you long to fall in love with the funny, heartfelt, feel-good world of Ted Lasso.
To give a bit of background, the show centres around an American football coach who moves to England to coach a real football team (as in a soccer team), which is a sport that Coach Ted Lasso (expertly played by Jason Sudeikis of Saturday Night Live and We’re the Millers) has absolutely zero experience with. Ted has a reputation for being good-natured and unable to resist a good dad joke, which initially discredits him among the players and among the owners of the team. To add to the chaos, the new owner of AFC Richmond and delightfully-cunning-boss-lady Rebecca Welton makes it her goal to burn the team, and Ted, into the ground as payback to her ex-husband, who took more pride in owning the team than in their marriage.
However, audiences, the players, and Rebecca alike quickly find it harder and harder to not love Ted and his sunny, funny, and genuine disposition. Looking further beyond its cheerful celebration of camaraderie, community, and human connection, this show is also just funny as f**k. With great one-liners and a good mix of British and American humour, it’s impossible to not crack a smile at the team’s easygoing yet amusing dynamic. Here are a few of the best moments from season 1:
Despite its excellent comedic timing, Ted Lasso is also incredibly heartfelt. You only have to watch season 1’s “Be curious, not judgemental” speech to understand how powerful Ted’s gentle and kind leadership style is:
Ted Lasso is a look into how fun and supportive male friendships can be, acting as a testament to treating friends like family and family like friends. However, it also showcases amazing character development and some really great platonic and romantic relationships between the men on the team and the women in the show, who are equally multifaceted, hilarious, and bad*ss.
My prediction for season 3: after two seasons of forgiveness and friendship, Ted and Rebecca finally get together—a slow burn that’ll satisfy everyone’s inner bookworm.
Bottom line, there are countless very good reasons why you should watch this show. If there’s one show you have to watch on Apple TV+, it’s Ted Lasso. In fact, if there’s one show you have to watch in all of 2023, it’s Ted Lasso. In a world where so many of the shows we watch revolve around despair and darkness, Ted Lasso revolves around light. In a world where so many shows center on all the ways people can be terrible to each other, Ted Lasso centers around all the ways people can be and are wonderful to each other. It’s a show about a football team, but at its core, this show isn’t about sports; it’s so much more than that.