Ted Lasso è una serie televisiva commedia drammatica sportiva americana sviluppata da Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt e Joe Kelly, basata su un personaggio che Sudeikis ha interpretato per la prima volta in una serie di promozioni per la copertura della NBC Sports della Premier League inglese.

Rilascio

La prima stagione di dieci episodi è stata presentata in anteprima su Apple TV+ il 14 agosto 2020, con tre episodi seguiti da puntate settimanali. Una seconda stagione di 12 episodi è stata presentata in anteprima il 23 luglio 2021. Nell’ottobre 2020, la serie è stata rinnovata per una terza stagione, presentata in anteprima il 15 marzo 2023.

La trama

Lo spettacolo segue Ted Lasso, un allenatore di football di un college americano che viene assunto per allenare una squadra di calcio inglese con l’intenzione segreta che la sua inesperienza la porterà al fallimento, ma la cui leadership popolare e ottimista si rivela inaspettatamente vincente.

Il cast

• Jason Sudeikis nei panni di Ted Lasso, un allenatore di football del college americano assunto per allenare l’AFC Richmond, una squadra di calcio inglese.
• Hannah Waddingham nei panni di Rebecca Welton, la nuova proprietaria dell’AFC Richmond.
• Jeremy Swift nei panni di Leslie Higgins.
• Phil Dunster nei panni di Jamie Tartt.
• Brett Goldstein nei panni di Roy Kent
• Brendan Hunt nei panni di Coach Beard.
• Nick Mohammed nei panni di Nathan Shelley.
• Juno Temple nei panni di Keeley Jones.
• Sarah Niles nei panni della dottoressa Sharon Fieldstone (stagione 2).

La colonna sonora originale

Ad oggi WaterTower Music ha pubblicato due album con le musiche originali della serie, rispettivamente per la prima e la seconda stagione. Entrambe con musiche composte da Marcus Mumford, dei Mumford & Sons, Tom Howe ed entrambe disponibili su tutte le piattaforme di streaming online compresa amazon.

Tutte le canzoni di Ted Lasso Stagione 1

Episode 1 – S01E01 – Pilot

• God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
• Rainbow Chaser – Nirvana
• Simplify – Los Coast
• Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz – Biz Markie

Episode 2 – S01E02 – Biscuits

• Juice – Lizzo
• Town Called Malice – The Jam
• Award Tour – A Tribe Called Quest
• Slam – Onyx
• County Line Runner – County Line Runner
• Glad All Over – The Dave Clark Five

Episode 3 – S01E03 – Trent Crimm: The Independent

• (nessuna canzone)

Episode 4 – S01E04 – For the Children

• Kids – Kylie Minogue & Robbie Williams

Episode 5 – S01E05 – Tan Lines

• Wishin’ and Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield
• Bring It On Home to Me – Sam Cooke
• Forever – Mumford & Sons

Episode 6 – S01E06 – Two Aces

• Sonnet – Faces On Film
• Jerk It Out (New Brauer Mix) – Caesars
• Over Under Sideways Down – The Yardbirds
• Harmony Hall – Vampire Weekend

Episode 7 – S01E07 – Make Rebecca Great Again

• Wonderwall – Oasis
• Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
• Let It Go – Edina
• Strange – Celeste

Episode 8 – S01E08 – The Diamond Dogs

• Put Your Hands Up – The Struts
• Diamond Dogs – David Bowie

Episode 9 – S01E09 – All Apologies

• Piano Joint (This Kind of Love) – Michael Kiwanuka
• Waving Flags – British Sea Power
• Leader of the Landslide – The Lumineers

Tutte le canzoni di Ted Lasso stagione 2

Episode 1 – S02E01 – Goodbye Earl

• Wise Up – Aimee Mann
• Live Is Life – Opus

Episode 2 – S02E02 – Lavender

• (nessuna canzone)

Episode 3 – S02E03 – Do the Right-est Thing

• Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette
• Khala My Friend – Amanaz

Episode 4 – S02E04 – Carol of the Bells

• Mele Kalikimaka – Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Ella Fitzgerald
• Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys
• I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Dean Martin
• Last Christmas – Wham!
• Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Harry Connick, Jr.
• Carol Of The Bells – John Williams
• Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) – The Pogues
• Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Mariah Carey

Episode 5 – S02E05 – Rainbow

• Swingin’ On a Rainbow – Frankie Avalon
• To Love What I Want, and Want What I Love (Take 3) – Mable John
• Song 2 – Blur
• L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
• She’s A Rainbow – The Rolling Stones

Episode 6 – S02E06 – The Signal

• Dancing Shoes – Arctic Monkeys
• Jumpman – Drake & Future
• Only – RY X

Episode 7 – S02E07 – Headspace

• I Got You – Sonny & Cher
• By Your Side – Sade
• I Feel Free – Cream

Episode 8 – S02E08 – Man City

• Witness (1 Hope) – Roots Manuva
• La Virgen de la Macarena – Arturo Sandoval
• Down By the Riverside – Mahalia Jackson
• Loving Is Easy (feat. Benny Sings) – Rex Orange County
• Blue Moon – The Marcels
• Beware of Darkness – George Harrison
• Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
• Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

Episode 9 – S02E09 – Beard After Hours

• Ted Lasso Theme – Jeff Tweedy
• Nightclub Jitters – The Replacements
• Fit But You Know It – The Streets
• A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins
• Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• Posse On Broadway – Sir Mix-A-Lot
• We Are the Champions – Queen
• Hello – Martin Solveig & Dragonette
• The Universal – Blur

Episode 10 – S02E10 – No Weddings and a Funeral

• I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd
• Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
• Easy Lover – Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
• I Remember – Molly Drake

Episode 11 – S02E11 – Midnight Train to Royston

• Love is Everywhere (Beware) – Wilco
• cold/mess – Prateek Kuhad
• Karma Police – Radiohead

Episode 12 – S02E12 – Inverting the Pyramid of Success

• Yesterday’s Papers – The Rolling Stones
• Don’t Bring Me Down – Electric Light Orchestra
• yankee and the brave (ep. 4) – Run The Jewels

Tutte le canzoni di Ted Lasso stagione 3

Episodio 1: Smells Like Mean Spirit (S03E01)

• Wigwam – Bob Dylan
• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• Follow the Leader – Eric B. & Rakim
• In Another Time – Sade
• Ring The Alarm – Beyoncé

Episodio 2: (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea (S03E02)

• Lovely Day / Good as Hell Mashup – Pomplamoose
• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• Ready To Go – Republica
• A Well Respected Man – The Kinks
• Night’s Falling – Andrew Bird

Episodio 3: 4-5-1 (S03E03)

• Out Of My Head – Fastball
• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• Prisencolinensinainciusol – Adriano Celentano
• Superstar (feat. The Trinidad Singers) – Andrew Lloyd Webber & Murray Head
• No Wahala (feat. Kizz Daniel & Tiwa Savage) [Remix] – 1da Banton
• Ozo – Ifé & Umu obiligbo
• Essence (feat. Tems) – Wizkid
• Everybody Knows – Leonard Cohen

Episodio 4: Big Week (S03E04)

• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• Ti Kinonia Ine Afti (feat. Giorgos Raptis) – Spanomarkou
• Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets
• I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles – Cast
• Fist Fight! – Crisis of Conformity
• Sinister Kid – The Black Keys
• Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Peter, Paul & Mary

Episodio 5: Signs (S03E05)

• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• You Can Do It – Ice Cube , Mack 10 , & Ms. Toi
• Oh What a Performance – Nirvana
• Quiet – Rechael Yamagata
• Come Together – Spiritualized

Episodio 6: Sunflowers (S03E06)

1. Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
2. Het Werd Zomer – Rob de Nijs
3. Zij Gelooft In Mij – André Hazes
4. She Believes In Me – Kenny Rogers
5. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – B.J. Thomas
6. Waiting In School – Ricky Nelson
7. Du (Version 2010) – Peter Maffay
8. Let’s Get Lost – Chet Baker
9. Mag Ik Dansen – Guus Meeuwis
10. Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Episodio 7: Boxes (S03E07)

1. Dream – The Cranberries
2. Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
3. Sometime In The morning – The Monkees
4. Rocks – Primal Scream
5. What Would I Do Without You – Ray Charles
6. Shoegaze – Alabama Shakes
7. Centerfield – John Fogerty
8. You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me – The Miracles
9. Doomed – Moses Sumney
10. Alright – Supergrass
11. Find Someone Like You – Snoh Aalegra
12. Enjoy – Tekno

Episodio 8: We’ll Never Have Paris (S03E08)

1. My Ever Changing Moods – The Style Council
2. Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
3. Criminal – Fiona Apple
4. Strangers – The Kinks
5. Mistakes – Sharon Van Etten
6. Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters
7. Hey Jude – The Beatles
8. Tout Doux, Tout Doucement – Marcel Amont

Episode 9: La Locker Room Aux Folles (S03E09)

1. Prelude (from La Cage Aux Folles) – The London Theatre Orchestra and Cast
2. Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
3. All that You Are – Bear’s Den
4. I Am What I Am (From “La cage aux folles”) – Donald Pippin & George Hearn

Episodio 10: International Break – (S03E10)

• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• Red Right Hand (Peaky Blinders Theme Title) – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Light – Michael Kiwanuka
• Golden Star – Middle Kids
• Done Did Me No Good – Bahamas
• Union Jack – Big Audio Dynamite

Episodio 11: Mom City (S03E11)

• Long Road – The Tremeloes
• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• Lodi Dodi – Snoop Doggy Dogg
• Manchester England (From Hair) – Hair London Cast
• The Puppy Song – Harry Nilsson
• Over the Rainbow (From the movie You’ve Got Mail) – Harry Nilsson
• Why Can’t I Touch It? – Buzzcocks
• Music Blue Moon (Manchester City Anthems)
• Music Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen
• Fought & Lost (feat. Brian May) – Sam Ryder
• Home – Brandi Carlile

Episodio 12: So Long, Farewell’ (Season 3 Finale) (S03E12)

• Ted Lasso Theme – Marcus Mumford & Tom Howe
• The Big One – Alan Tew
• So Long, Farewell – The Vandals
• So Long, Farewell (Soundtrack from The Sound of Music) – Julie Andrews , Bill Lee , Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies, & Debbie Turner
• Waterfall – The Stone Roses
• Shadows (feat. Debbie Harry) – Future Islands
• In Between Days – Ben Folds (The Cure Cover)
• A Beautiful Game – Ed Sheeran
• Father And Son – Cat Stevens
• Fight Test – The Flaming Lips