Ted Lasso returns in a new Season 2 trailer with the award-winning comedy series returning July 23

After winning a slew of awards for the much-beloved first season, Ted Lasso finally returns with a new trailer for Season 2.

Apple TV Plus renewed the critically-acclaimed series back in August, just two days before it debuted, with the streaming service unveiling the new trailer (via Apple TV Plus YouTube), while also revealing Season 2 debuts July 23.

Jason Sudeikis returns as the title character, after winning Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Awards, among others, while winning over fans around the world.

The trailer begins with a shot of Ted – an American football coach who was brought to London to coach a Premier League soccer team –  stepping onto the pitch to feel the grass.

We also see a shot of his beloved Believe sign he has hanging above the locker room door, which Ted touches before every game, a shot of the biscuits Ted makes for team owner Rebecca Welton (Critics Choice winner Hannah Waddingham) and a shot of Ted addressing the whole team, along with seemingly this season’s tagline: ‘Kindness makes a comeback.’

Ted is seen entering Rebecca’s office, as Keeley (Juno Temple) and Higgins (Jeremy Swift) are both quite happy to see him.

When Rebecca asks, ‘What would you say to a cocktail, Coach Lasso?’ Ted responds in true Ted fashion: ‘The same thing I’d say to Diane Sawyer if she ever asked me out on a date, “Yes please.”‘ 

At the end of last season, AFC Richmond was relegated out of the Premier League, as Rebecca vowed to keep him on as coach as Ted proclaimed they’d, ‘win the whole f***ing thing.’

This new season isn’t going so great though, with the announcer revealing that they’ve had ‘eight straight ties’ as the team is getting frustrated.

When a reporter asks how long until he hits the ‘panic button,’ Ted responds, ‘There are two buttons I never want to hit, panic and snooze,’ which brings a smile from another reporter, Trent Crimm (James Lance).

Ted is also seen addressing the team, saying, ‘it doesn’t matter what our record is, it’s all about believing that everything is gonna work out in the end, exactly as it’s supposed to.’

There is also a shot of Keeley with Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and his adorable niece, Phoebe (Elodie Blomfield), as it seems they are continuing to see each other after expressing their feelings for one another last season.

Ted adds, ‘Isn’t the idea of never give up one of those things we talk about in sports, something that should apply to people too?’

Sam (Toheeb Jimoh) adds that his statement is, ‘a beautiful metaphor for life’s journeys’ while former kit-man turned assistant coach Nate (Nick Mohammad) adds, ‘the team is just a little unlucky, that’s all.’

Higgins suggests that the team brings in a sports psychologist, which they do with Sharon (Sarah Niles), who, unlike Rebecca, doesn’t have a sweet tooth.

When Ted tries to bring her some of the biscuits he used to win over Rebecca, Sharon calmly adds, ‘I don’t eat sugar.’

‘Really? I never heard of somebody who doesn’t eat sugar. Only heard about ’em, they all live in this godless place called Santa Monica,’ Ted adds.

Ted also has some ‘girl chat’ with Rebecca, as she confides in him that she’s seeing someone named John, as Ted immediately asks if it’s John Stamos.

The trailer winds down with a series of shots set to Queen’s iconic We Will Rock You, as Roy and Keeley watch Ted ride on the back of a riding lawnmower, which Roy jokes he’s doing, because he’s, ‘homesick,’ and it’s, ‘probably the closest thing he can find to a Dodge Ram.’

The final shot shows Ted reacting to Nate’s suggestion that the team is, ‘unlucky,’ stating, ‘Back home, if a team was playing poorly, we don’t call them unlucky. What do we call them, Coach?’ while turning to Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt), who responds, ‘New York Jets.’

Ted Lasso, created by Sudeikis, Hunt, Bill Lawrence and Joe Kelly, returns to Apple TV Plus for Season 2 on July 23.