{"id":84700,"date":"2025-07-16T04:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=84700"},"modified":"2025-08-01T04:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:49:20","slug":"ted-lasso-star-hannah-waddingham-has-opened-up-about-the-sports-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/ted-lasso-star-hannah-waddingham-has-opened-up-about-the-sports-comedy\/84700\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham has opened up about the sports comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ted Lasso<\/em> fans have a reason to celebrate as Hannah Waddingham officially returns as Rebecca Welton in Season 4 of the beloved Apple TV+ series. After a long hiatus and widespread speculation that Season 3 marked the end of the road for AFC Richmond\u2019s journey, the show is back in development\u2014two years after its previous season aired.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Variety<\/em> at the <em>Smurfs<\/em> premiere, Waddingham couldn\u2019t hide her excitement about reviving her role. With her trademark wit, she likened the return of <em>Ted Lasso<\/em> to \u201cthe most beautiful, beloved dog that was buried, and now we\u2019ve exhumed it.\u201d The Emmy-winning actress admitted she had been \u201chankering\u201d to find out what happened to her character post-Season 3. \u201cShe\u2019s my girl. She\u2019s in my bloodstream,\u201d Waddingham added, visibly thrilled about diving back into Rebecca\u2019s world. Her eagerness to explore where the character is headed, as well as her enthusiasm for planning her wardrobe for the upcoming season, was evident in her playful and heartfelt remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Waddingham\u2019s return coincides with the confirmation that Jason Sudeikis, who stars as the optimistic coach Ted Lasso, will also reprise his role. Upon the show\u2019s renewal, Sudeikis released a statement teasing the new season\u2019s theme: \u201cIn season four, the folks at AFC Richmond learn to LEAP BEFORE THEY LOOK, discovering that wherever they land, it\u2019s exactly where they\u2019re meant to be.\u201d His words hint at a shift in philosophy, likely setting the tone for another season filled with emotional growth, unexpected decisions, and signature heartwarming moments.<\/p>\n<p>While Apple TV+ has not yet confirmed the full cast, fans can likely expect many familiar faces to return alongside Waddingham and Sudeikis. Season 4 is poised to answer lingering questions about the futures of beloved characters and continue the journey of self-discovery, leadership, and camaraderie that has made <em>Ted Lasso<\/em> such a standout series.<\/p>\n<p>With production set to begin soon, more updates about the storyline and returning cast members are expected in the coming weeks. For now, Hannah Waddingham\u2019s joy is more than enough to reignite the excitement around AFC Richmond\u2019s next chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Lasso fans have a reason to celebrate as Hannah Waddingham officially returns as Rebecca Welton in Season 4 of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":84701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[14655],"class_list":["post-84700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-ted-lasso"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}