Ted Lasso Star Brendan Hunt Explains Why Season 2 Is the ’Empire Strikes Back’ of the Series

Based on pre-existing characters from NBC Sports and developed into an Apple TV comedy series by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt, the highly acclaimed Ted Lasso is back for Season 2 with all of the warm fuzzy feelings that it gave fans with its first season, while digging a little deeper and getting a bit darker. Ted Lasso (Sudeikis) still has all of the optimism and underdog determination that’s worked in his favor when it comes to coaching AFC Richmond, but when he finds himself at a crossroads in his personal life, he chooses to bury his own pain to focus on turning the team’s fortunes around. During this virtual 1-on-1 interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, Hunt, who plays Coach Beard while also being an executive producer and writer on the series, talked about believing in the potential of Ted Lasso, what contributed to the existence of the show, how it’s darker than a typical sitcom, the introduction of “Led Tasso,“ and how emotional they