A new book is coming as the perfect gift for Ted Lasso fans

The holiday shopping season is here and with it a great gift just came out for the Ted Lasso fans in your life (self-gifting is okay too). By The New York Times‘TV critic is coming a new book tells the full story of Apple TV+’s biggest hit.

Apple TV+ oral history for Ted Lasso now available

The new book, from Jeremy Egner by The timescomes with a snappy title that says it all: Faith: the untold story behind Ted Lasso, the show that entered our hearts.

Here’s the publisher’s summary:

In Believe, entertainment journalist and Ted Lasso fan Jeremy Egner follows the show’s creation and legacy through the words of the people at its heart. Based on dozens of interviews with key cast, creators, and more, Believe takes readers from the first, silly NBC Premier League commercial to the field, to Apple executives, then to the show’s writers’ room, through its brilliant international casting, and on to the unforgettable set and locations of the show itself.

The book really looks like an excellent behind-the-scenes look at a beloved Apple TV+ series. A few key quotes I’ve seen so far are:

• Sudeikis reflects on how each character progressed through the series: “Everyone is in better shape than when they started. Like a good boy scout at a campsite, we left it better than we found it.”
• Apple was the only interested studio: “Sudeikis and Lawrence pitched the show to Hollywood and found little interest until they spoke to program executives at Apple TV+, which hadn’t really launched at the time.”
• The creative team’s lack of hesitation in going for an unproven entity in Apple TV+: “Any doubts they had about the unproven platform were offset by the global dominance and deep pockets of the parent company. “Apparently they do more than just television,” Sudeikis cracked.”

That’s possible buy the book here in hardcover or Kindle edition.

If you’re looking for other gift ideas for the Ted Lasso fan in your life, Apple released the first three seasons in a Blu-Ray set earlier this year. A DVD version is also available.

Perhaps the greatest gift of all is Ted Lasso season 4 production will start soon.

Gift ideas for Ted Lasso