‘Ted Lasso’ Planning To End After Season 3

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Despite their awards season success, critical acclaim and fan devotion, “Ted Lasso” may be following through with their initial game plan to limit the show to just three seasons.

Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent on the Apple TV+ soccer comedy in addition to writing on the show, told the Sunday Times this week that, as far as the “Ted Lasso” writers are concerned, the upcoming third season will be the show’s last, ending with its series finale. “We are writing it like that.

It was planned as three,” Goldstein shared, later joking, “Spoiler alert — everyone dies.” READ MORE: Juno Temple Assures Fans She Will Be ‘Walking Her Way Through’ Season 3 Of ‘Ted Lasso’ Creator and star Jason Sudeikis spoke with ET last October, following “Ted Lasso”‘s huge night at the 2021 Emmys — where the show won seven awards including Outstanding Comedy Series.

He didn’t give a committed answer either way, but did reiterate that the show was initially planned for three seasons, adding that creatively, he had yet to consider more. “I feel like a real coach when I have to tell folks that you can’t look at season 4 when we’re in the middle of season 3,” Sudeikis explained. “We can’t worry about the championships when we’re in the first round of playoffs, you know?” “We got to take it one game at a time,” he continued, noting that there are “many factors” that would contribute to continuing “Ted Lasso” past season 3. “As cliche as that may sound, there’s actually truth.