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Warm and winsome, if not particularly hilarious, Ted Lasso fleshes out its promo premise with unrelenting optimism and a charming turn from Jason Sudeikis.

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Leah Johnson

Bitch Media

The real gift of Ted Lasso, both the man and the show, is that he serves as a door into a myriad of other, equally compelling and fully rendered characters.

Oct 22, 2021

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Johanna Schneller

Globe and Mail

Lasso's good-naturedness chipped away at our resistance until finally we gave in, and just let it make us happy. Watching an episode was like rolling around on the floor with a good dog.

Dec 21, 2020

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Honestly, if memorable scenes were gems, Ted Lasso would be an encrusted splendor fit for the Queen.

Dec 9, 2020

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

Think “The Producers” meets the beautiful game. I was also reminded, slightly, of Alan Partridge, except Lasso is more nice guy than narcissist.

Oct 12, 2022

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Adrian Hennigan

Haaretz

The true genius of Ted Lasso is that you really don't need to like football to love the show. Each episode is 30-ish minutes of pure unadulterated bliss...

Sep 16, 2021

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

I binged Season 1 during the interval between my first and second COVID-19 vaccine shots, and there is something about its Paddington-with-F-words tone that meshes very well with cautious and subdued optimism.

Sep 8, 2021

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Audience Member

essa série é genial do inicio ao fim, me prendeu muito!!! ted lasso é um exemplo de pessoa a ser seguido, e já estou ansioso para ver as próximas temporadas.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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Audience Member

It's a perfect show. The characters are great, the cast is perfectly chosen, the humor is always on point and the consistently positive mood of the show is just good. The world desperately needed Ted Lasso.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Eric J

Incredible show. One of my favorites all time. So many life lessons and heart warming content.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Viviana G

I liked the first season very much. Seasons 2 and 3 are not good at all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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S O

I absolutely love the way kindness in the face of derision is normalized. From fans yelling inappropriate things towards Ted to a boss that hopes to scapegoat him and tank his career, Ted Lasso shows a potential for the way people could act towards each other.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Dillion J

Intentional an underdog story with a main character you can't help but root for, The overall story has a strong through line of both overcoming odds and an interesting conspiracy plot. When the story begins, the main character of the show is forced to face, not only a lack of experience and knowledge of the challenges that face him, but he is expected to fail. However, with whimsy, wisdom and a huge heart, Ted Lasso manages to overcome many of challenges, but not all, and his enemies become his closest friends. However, the show has a bit of clunky dialogue, with Ted Lasso favoring pop culture and puns in order to come off friendly, and while it has a measure of realism (we have all met a Ted Lasso) the formula of conversations with him become predictable and boring too quickly, to the point where, passed the plot relevance of the conversations it feels as thin as air, almost as though the writers wrote 40-60 pop culture references to toss into the conversations like lego blocks on top of a hot wheels track, and is clunky as it sounds. Another issue is that the story constantly loses the thread, and callback jokes and plot lines get dropped a forgetten to the point where you could skip through every scene and just watch the first 2 minutes and the last 2 minutes of the last 2 episodes and miss almost nothing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Jason Sudeikis

Ted Lasso

Hannah Waddingham

Rebecca Welton

Juno Temple

Keeley Jones

Jeremy Swift

Leslie Higgins

Phil Dunster

Jamie Tartt

Brett Goldstein

Roy Kent

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Episode 1

Aired Aug 14, 2020

Pilot

American football coach Ted Lasso is hired by a wealthy divorcée to coach the English soccer team, AFC Richmond.

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Episode 2

Aired Aug 14, 2020

Biscuits

It's Ted's first day of coaching, and fans aren't happy; he makes little headway but remains undeterred as the team plays its first match.

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Episode 3

Aired Aug 14, 2020

Trent Crimm: The Independent

To arrange an in-depth exposé, Rebecca pairs cynical journalist Trent Crimm with Ted for a day; Ted and Roy venture into the community.

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Episode 4

Aired Aug 21, 2020

For the Children

Rebecca hosts the team's annual charity benefit, where Ted stages a reconciliation between Roy and Jamie.

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Episode 5

Aired Aug 28, 2020

Tan Lines

With his wife and son visiting from the United States, Ted makes drastic changes to the lineup during a critical match.

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Episode 6

Aired Sep 4, 2020

Two Aces

When Jamie refuses to train, Ted turns to talented new signing Dani Rojas, and the team is struck by an age-old curse.

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Episode 7

Aired Sep 11, 2020

Make Rebecca Great Again

Rebecca celebrates her first anniversary as a divorcée while the team plays a match in Liverpool.

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Episode 8

Aired Sep 18, 2020

The Diamond Dogs

Ted and Roy both have relationship problems; Ted consults the Diamond Dogs while Roy lays it on the line with Keeley.

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Episode 9

Aired Sep 25, 2020

All Apologies

After a series of mistakes on the pitch, pressure mounts to bench Roy; Rebecca finally reveals the truth to Ted.

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Episode 10

Aired Oct 2, 2020

The Hope That Kills You

Richmond plays a climactic match that will determine the fates of Ted and his club.

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Leah Johnson

Bitch Media

The real gift of Ted Lasso, both the man and the show, is that he serves as a door into a myriad of other, equally compelling and fully rendered characters.

Oct 22, 2021

Full Review

Johanna Schneller

Globe and Mail

Lasso's good-naturedness chipped away at our resistance until finally we gave in, and just let it make us happy. Watching an episode was like rolling around on the floor with a good dog.

Dec 21, 2020

Full Review

Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Honestly, if memorable scenes were gems, Ted Lasso would be an encrusted splendor fit for the Queen.

Dec 9, 2020

Full Review

Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

Think “The Producers” meets the beautiful game. I was also reminded, slightly, of Alan Partridge, except Lasso is more nice guy than narcissist.

Oct 12, 2022

Full Review

Adrian Hennigan

Haaretz

The true genius of Ted Lasso is that you really don't need to like football to love the show. Each episode is 30-ish minutes of pure unadulterated bliss...

Sep 16, 2021

Full Review

Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

I binged Season 1 during the interval between my first and second COVID-19 vaccine shots, and there is something about its Paddington-with-F-words tone that meshes very well with cautious and subdued optimism.

Sep 8, 2021

Full Review

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Director: Tom Marshall, Declan Lowney, Elliot Hegarty, M.J. Delaney, Zach Braff
Executive Producer: Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Jeff Ingold, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Wrubel
Screenwriter: Jason Sudeikis, Jane Becker, Brendan Hunt, Jamie Lee, Bill Wrubel, Brett Goldstein, Joe Kelly, Leann Bowen, Bill Lawrence
Network: Apple TV+
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date: Aug 14, 2020

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