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/executive 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 pr.