‘Ted Lasso’ Breaks ‘Glee’ Record; Co-Creators & Cast React – Deadline

UPDATED with reactions: Ted Lasso scored 20 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, changing into the most-nominated freshman comedy collection in TV historical past.

The Apple TV+ collection surpassed the report held by Fox musical-comedy Glee, which claimed 19 nominations again in 2010.

“I imply, simply take heed to that—simply that sentence,” mentioned actor Hannah Waddingham, who performs AFC Richmond membership proprietor Rebecca, in response. “That, in itself, is simply unimaginable, and I’m simply so honored to be a part of it.

Like Waddingham, Juno Temple earned her first Emmy nomination at the moment, for her portrayal of Keeley Jones, discovering the present of assist for the collection by the TV Academy “overwhelming.”

“I imply, what the f**okay? I’m part of historical past,” she mentioned, earlier than breaking into laughter. “That’s fairly cool.”

Additionally talking with Deadline about Ted Lasso‘s reception was co-creator, author, producer and actor Brendan Hunt, who performs Ted Lasso’s (Jason Sudeikis) loyal assistant and buddy, Coach Beard. Hunt scored 4 noms at the moment, notching Excellent Comedy Collection as a producer, in addition to one for Comedy Supporting Actor and two for Comedy Writing. Nonetheless, his response to the day’s Emmy information was extra muted. “[The nominations weren’t] one thing that we ever mentioned, or deliberate for, or hoped for. We simply wished to do the present, and make the perfect present we might,” he mentioned. “You realize, this type of factor is all beneath the umbrella of the issues we can’t management, that are [also] the issues we must always not fear about. So, for it to independently come again at us like this, it simply feels gratifying.”

“The trickiest factor on this present is to form of keep true to the Ted Lasso ethos, which is, awards and profitable don’t matter as a lot because the individuals you get to spend time with and work with,” added co-creator Bill Lawrence.

On the performing facet, Ted Lasso earned Sudeikis a nom for Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection. The collection additionally landed three different nominations for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection (which went to Brett Goldstein, Jeremy Swift and Nick Mohammed). Further noms got here within the classes of Excellent Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour), Excellent Casting for a Comedy Collection, Excellent Directing for a Comedy Collection (three), Excellent Single-Digicam Image Enhancing for a Comedy Collection (two), Excellent Unique Predominant Title Theme Music, Excellent Sound Enhancing for a Comedy or Drama Collection (Half-Hour) and Animation, Excellent Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Collection (Half-Hour) and Animation, and Excellent Writing for a Comedy Collection (two).

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In Ted Lasso, which Sudeikis created with Hunt, Lawrence and Joe Kelly, the actor stars as a warmhearted U.S. soccer coach who heads to the UK to handle a London soccer staff, regardless of his restricted understanding and expertise of the latter sport. Sudeikis additionally exec produces alongside Invoice Lawrence by way of his Doozer Productions, in affiliation with Warner Bros. and Common Tv, a division of Common Studio Group. Doozer’s Jeff Ingold additionally serves as an exec producer, with Liza Katzer as co-executive producer. The collection was developed by Sudeikis, Lawrence, Hunt and Kelly, and is predicated on the pre-existing format and characters from NBC Sports activities.

The comedy returns for its second season on July 23, and has already been renewed for a third season.

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However Apple TV+’s noms at the moment weren’t only for Ted Lasso. The streamer additionally claimed 15 others, recognizing a various assortment of initiatives together with Mythic Quest, Central Park, Servant, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Boys State, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Particular, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You, The 12 months Earth Modified and Carpool Karaoke: The Collection. Apple TV+ thus builds momentum, after incomes 18 Emmy nominations final yr, in its first yr of eligibility.

The winners of this yr’s Primetime Emmy Awards will likely be introduced at a televised ceremony on September 19.

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