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Ted Lasso (Apple TV+ Sitcom, Jason Sudeikis)
In this Apple TV+ sitcom Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is an American football coach who is hired by an English soccer club. What they don’t realise is that he has zero experience and his new team are less than impressed by his arrival.
The series actually began life as a series of promo spots for NBC and their coverage of the Premiere League. Sudeikis also played Lasso in these.
Cast: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Welton), Juno Temple (Keeley Jones), Jeremy Swift (Higgins), Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt), Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent), Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard), Nick Mohammed (Nathan Shelley)
Creators: Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly / Executive Producers: Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Bill Wrubel / Producer: Brendan Hunt / Music: Marcus Mumford, Tom Howe
UK – USA / Apple TV+ / 10×30 minute episodes / Broadcast Friday 14 Aug – Friday 2 October 2020