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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Kola Bokinni has pledged to return to 'Ted Lasso' if it's revived

    The 32-year-old actor became a household name playing team captain Isaac McAdoo in the Apple TV+ comedy drama and although the show was meant to end for good after last year's third season, it was reported last month that producers are keen to bring it back, and Kola is open to reprising his part


    He told The Big Issue magazine: "Whatever happens, I'll be there for them, because they were there for me."

    While Kola acknowledged the programme has "done amazing things for [his] life", he was initially hesitant about taking the role.

    He said: "I was like, it's a show about this American guy who comes over and tells us how to play football? But I've been playing football my whole life."

    Deadline recently reported that Warner Bros. Television has been considering a fourth season.

    The studio has picked up the options on Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein and Jeremy Swift, the three original cast members who were contracted under UK acting union Equity.

    It's expected to start reaching out to those contracted under SAG-AFTRA, including co-creators/ex ecutive producers Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hut, along with Juno Temple and others.

    There is some confusion over whether Phil Dunster, who played likeable rogue Jamie Tart, will appear as he is currently working on both Prime Video's 'The Devil's Hour' and Apple's 'Surface'.

    If contract negotiations with the actors are successful, early preparations are also being made to open a writers room with an option for an early 2025 start.

    Co-creator Bill Lawrence previously insisted that new episodes of 'Ted Lasso' would be contingent on Sudeikis' participation.

    He told Collider: "Whatever Jason feels like doing and whatever his decision is, we're all down with it. Not only is he the star, he's the head writer, and he's also the dude whose life just has to be completely overhauled and moved to a foreign country with young children.

    "It's a big deal. So, as a fan, if someone's like, 'Oh, it's gonna happen again,' I'll go nuts. As a partner, I'm down for whatever he wants to do."

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