Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama series created by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, based on a character Sudeikis played in NBC Sports promos. The show follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach hired to lead the fictional English soccer team A.F.C. Richmond, whose owner Rebecca Welton secretly hopes his inexperience will ruin the club to spite her ex-husband, but his folksy optimism and compassionate leadership instead win over the team and critics. Starring Sudeikis alongside Hannah Waddingham, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Nick Mohammed, and Juno Temple, the series premiered on Apple TV+ on August 14, 2020, with subsequent seasons following in 2021 and 2023, and a fourth season announced for 2026. It received widespread critical acclaim for its humor, writing, and uplifting tone, earning 20 Primetime Emmy nominations for its first season (a record for a comedy) and winning Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021. The show also earned acting wins for Sudeikis, Waddingham, and Goldstein, who repeated their victories the following year.