Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed Addresses Spinoff Rumors and Nate’s Future

Ted Lasso came to an end this week, and many fans are convinced the show is setting up a spinoff series. The plan was always to end the series after three seasons, but most of the show’s cast have been cagey about this being the official ending. While Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) has said “this is the end of the story we wanted to tell,” there could certainly be more stories in the world of AFC Richmond. Recently, Nick Mohammed (Nate Shelley) spoke with Deadline and addressed the idea of a spinoff and what he thinks could be next for Nate.

“No, no, I haven’t actually,” Mohammed said when asked if he thinks about Nate’s future. “Well, occasionally I do. We always hear these rumors of a spinoff and I feel really wary of anything, because I feel like Nate’s story in particular just feels so complete. I feel like we don’t really need to see or know anymore. We just needed to just have those bits. I think we could leave it there, and I’d be very proud of it.” When asked if Nate could get married and have kids, Mohammed replied, “I still don’t think there’s definitely unfinished business to a degree there. He probably still needs to go to Dr. Sharon [Sarah Niles] for a little bit.” 

“Completely,” Mohammed added when asked if he thinks this chapter is really closed. “We obviously knew where it was headed, and we read all the scripts, and we were doing all these interviews. In our heads, we’re like, ‘Wait. Once you’ve seen the series, you probably won’t want anymore because there’s so much closure, so much catharsis in it being three seasons.’” 

He continued, “Ted’s not going to come back, because he’s not going to make that mistake. He’s got to stay with Melissa and Henry. That’s where his place is, and that’s where he’s happy. There’s always going to still be fixing for the characters to do. They’re not all of a sudden perfect. Ted’s still probably got his demons in there. But it is such a cathartic ending. I think it would be a shame to kind of be like, ‘And see you next year.’ It’s like, well, where are we starting off on that? You know, I’m sure if we do anything – who knows – I’m sure there will just be a sizable break between them, especially if we film another series. I don’t know. But we’ll see.” 

Brendan Hunt, who plays Coach Beard in addition to being the show’s co-creator, recently took part in a Reddit AMA (via Deadline) and talked about the possibility of a spinoff. 

“My pat answer, that is also 100% true: We don’t know. We need a break and will take one presently. Nothing has been ruled out, everything is possible; but that includes the possibility that we’re done. We won’t know until we’ve sat with it for a while [and] decompressed,” Hunt wrote.

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