Yes, 'Ted Lasso' Was Inspired by 'The Wizard of Oz' - Brett Goldstein Explains How

Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent in Ted Lasso Season 3.

With the recent theatrical release of Wicked, which is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, lots of speculations have circulated –again, regarding the sports series Ted Lasso being a modern retelling of the same narrative.

"Oh yeah, there's loads and loads of The Wizard of Oz in Ted Lasso. The pinball machine is the one that's always 'Ted has to go home. There's no place like home.' And then, there's no place like Richmond F.C. Yes, that's all Wizard of Oz." Will There Be a 'Ted Lasso' Season 4? &#x2715 Remove Ads Towards the end of summer, it was officially announced that Ted Lasso would return for a fourth season, as Warner Bros. Television picked up the options for three of the series' original cast members: Hannah Waddingham, Goldstein, and Jeremy Swift. Waddingham portrayed AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Walton, while Swift played Director of Football Operations Leslie Higgins.

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