This is what’s happening with Ted Lasso, after only one season. The coach’s influence is being felt all through his dysfunctional underdog team, and we are investing in the stories of past-his-prime baller Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), red-hot pretty boy Jamie Tart (Phil Dunster)… even the equipment manager, painfully shy Nathan (Nick Mohammed), gets a credible story arc.
The balance of character makes every episode of Ted Lasso feel too short, as you want to spend as much time as possible in the locker rooms of this ragtag soccer club, spying on their interesting lives as they play out.