Jason Sudeikis films Ted Lasso with Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple in Kansas City

Daily Mail​

3 days ago

On Monday, production kicked off on the highly anticipated next installment of Ted Lasso, which is being filmed in none other than Kansas City - star Jason Sudeikis 's real-life hometown.
In images, obtained by DailyMail.com, several of the show's fan-favorite cast members, including Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham, and Jeremy Swift, were all seen reprising their iconic roles on location at a sunny soccer field.
The stateside pivot marks the first time Ted Lasso has filmed in the U.S. after three Emmy-winning seasons set across the pond.
Additional scenes are still expected to shoot in London, where the fictional AFC Richmond made their unlikely rise.
While plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, Sudeikis was seen in his character's signature mustache and sweater combo.
Temple rocked a tied-up yellow shirt with a soccer ball on it, black studded miniskirt and 'KC' baseball cap.
Waddingham also opted for a casual ensemble, which consisted of a navy 'Kansas City' tee and pants.
The cast's sighting comes after Apple TV's head of development, Matt Cherniss, told Deadline he has 'high hopes for season four of Ted Lasso.'
He said in July: 'I have high hopes for season four of Ted Lasso, we're just getting down that road. I don't know what more can be said about Ted Lasso that hasn't already been said, and we're so excited that it's coming back.
'I don't think I want to say anything about the direction that the show is going, only that I think if you love Ted Lasso you're gonna love the next season.'
Four months earlier, Sudeikis confirmed there will be a season four of Ted Lasso while appearing on Travis and Jason Kelce's New Heights.
The actor teased: 'Ted's coaching a women's team, so there, that's it.'
Lasso, the American football-turned soccer coach played by Sudeikis, had coached fictional Premier League side AFC Richmond in the first three seasons of the show.
In response to Sudeikis' revelation for season 4, Travis asked if that meant Lasso would be returning to his native US.
Sudeikis playfully replied: 'That's too many questions,' before noting he didn't actually know the answer himself.
Sudeikis added that coming up with a new season was both 'exciting' and 'daunting.'
He said: 'Because we told the story we wanted to tell, but there's more there and it is a neat group of people to work with.'
The former SNL star, 49, noted that 'the universe kept just saying things' after Hollywood emerged from the actors' and writers' strike in 2023.
'... Whether [it was kind folks at airports, or on the internet, or friends of my folks or just other people in the industry... and I was just like, 'Ok, I hear you.''
The series' co-creator, Bill Lawrence, gave life to a possible fourth season of the show in August, when he suggested the decision ultimately came down to Sudeikis.
He told Collider: 'As fans, we'd all kill if it was going again, but everybody would say the same thing, which is: whatever Jason feels like doing and whatever his decision is, we're all down with it.'
The show's return comes after earning 20 Primetime Emmy Awards in its first season, and winning seven including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Sudeikis.
Players: Once again, the fortunes of a soccer team appear to be central to the show's plotline
Since premiering in 2020, the series has received 61 Primetime Emmy Awards nods.
It's also received a Producers Guild of America Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Writers Guild of America Awards, as well as nominations for five Directors Guild of America Awards.
It has received two Golden Globe Awards, seven Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three TCA Awards.
At this time, no release date for Season 4 of Ted Lasso has been revealed.