Ted Lasso (TBD)
The second season of Ted Lasso ended with some cliffhangers, but the real suspense has taken place since the Emmy-winning comedy-drama stopped airing new episodes in late 2021. Production delays kept the third season from debuting in 2022, as was initially expected, and then there’s the question of whether this will be the show’s final season. (“I think the only person who can give an answer is Jason (Sudeikis),” co-star Jeremy Swift said recently. “And I don’t think even he knows.”) Plus, there’s been the added drama of the very public end of Sudeikis’ relationship to actor/director Olivia Wilde, which has grabbed headlines for some of the silliest reasons.
All of that speculation and gossip only adds more pressure to a show already facing huge expectations. Love or hate Ted Lasso, it became a zeitgeist-y sensation. Can Season Three continue to build on that momentum? And if this is the end, will Ted Lasso go out as triumphantly as it came in?
You Hurt My Feelings (TBD)
In 2013, writer-director Nicole Holofcener released Enough Said, a sweet, funny, sad rom-com for adults, which starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini as divorced single parents who decide to start dating. Ten years later, Holofcener reunites with the former Seinfeld star for a film that has a killer premise. Louis-Dreyfus plays Beth, a writer who’s been working on her latest novel for years, encouraged by her loving husband Don (Tobias Menzies) — but then, one day, she accidentally overhears Don admitting to someone that, actually, he thinks her book isn’t very good.
Billed as a comedy about insecurity and narcissism, You Hurt My Feelings should strike a chord with anyone who’s had to lie in a relationship to protect their partner’s feelings — or, conversely, discovered that their soulmate hasn’t always been truthful with them. The movie premieres at Sundance, with A24 releasing later this year. Louis-Dreyfus so rarely makes films, so it’s exciting to see what she brings to the role. If it’s not good, though, I promise not to tell her what I really think.