‘Ted Lasso' Star Hannah Waddingham Says Season 4 Is Like a ‘Beloved Dog That Was Buried, and Now We've Exhumed It'
Well, she's about to find out. A fourth season will soon begin shooting. The streamer announced in March that the soccer comedy had been renewed.
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'It feels like it was the most beautiful, beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it, and I am here for it,' Waddingham told me Sunday at the 'Smurfs' premiere in Los Angeles. 'I was hankering and hankering and hankering and hankering to see where Rebecca had gone, where she was going to. She's my girl. She's in my bloodstream, so I'm thrilled that it's been exhumed.'
Waddingham, who won an Emmy for her work on the show. added with a big smile, 'I can't wait to get involved with that and put my penneth in and go shopping for her looks.'
Jason Sudeikis, who will return as soccer coach Lasso, said in a statement at the time of the renewal announcement, 'As we all continue to live in a world where so many factors have conditioned us to 'look before we leap, In season four, the folks at AFC Richmond learn to LEAP BEFORE THEY LOOK, discovering that wherever they land, it's exactly where they're meant to be.'
Also returning are Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt.
Goldstein said during an appearance on Variety's Awards Circuit in June, 'Obviously, I can't tell you a single thing about it, of course, but we're working on it, and it's good. It's exciting to have everyone back together.'
Hannah Waddingham stuns at the #SmurfsMovie premiere in LA 💙 pic.twitter.com/fFNLCePYEX
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'Ted Lasso' was nominated for 61 Emmy Awards during its run, winning 13. That includes back-to-back wins in the best comedy series category, as well as consecutive wins for Sudeikis and Goldstein.
Waddingham's latest project after 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' is 'Smurfs,' in which she voices an evil wizard. 'I was really happy to be part of this because my daughter's just about to turn 11, and I'm not gonna lie, I'm a pretty cool mom right now,' she said.
She adopted a gravelly voice for her character: 'It absolutely mangled my voice senseless. It was my own fault for offering it up.'
'Smurfs,' directed by Chris Miller, is in theaters Friday.
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