Hollywood Comes to Kansas City

Story & Photo by Kay Haas – Copy Editor/News Editor

 This summer, Kansas City welcomed the cast and crew of Ted Lasso for the filming of the fourth season of the show. 

   Ted Lasso is a show created by Apple TV about an American football coach who moves to England to coach an English soccer team after he and his wife separate. The show follows Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso, as he navigates his new life and faces the challenges of coaching an underdog team. 

  Sudeikis is also one of the creators of the show. Sudekis is from Overland Park, Kansas, and his background has had a significant impact on the show. Ted Lasso is from the Kansas City area and makes many Kansas City references. Like referencing Price Chopper, the Chiefs, and Arthur Bryant’s. 

  The first three seasons of the show took place in England and followed the AFC Richmond Team. At the end of the third season, the show left on a cliffhanger, alluding to the purchase of a women’s soccer team. Fans of the show have started speculation that the fourth season will follow Lasso coaching a women’s soccer team in KC. 

   Khanya Nkomo, senior, is an avid fan of the show and first saw the film crew in her neighborhood. 

   “I saw a bunch of cars and people surrounding the road they were filming on and went down to check it out,” Nkomo said. 

   The crew filmed at a house, McKeever’s Grocery Store, and the Plaza in KC. The entire city has been in a buzz from the film crew. 

   “When I found out they were filming here, it was very exciting because I felt like a celebrity,” Nkomo said. 

   The season doesn’t have a set release date, but fans can expect the season to come out at some point in 2026. Safe to say everyone in KC is excited to see their town on the big screen.