writer,, who also plays, has come out to convey that the Apple TV+ series is indeed a modern-day adaptation of. The confession comes in the wake of the release of Wicked, a movie based on Gregory Maguire’s classic novel.
With the Ariana Grande-led film currently crushing it at the box office, Goldstein has contributed to the conversation by likening Ted Lasso to the classic story.
The multi-faceted thespian confirmed a much-discussed theory connecting Ted Lasso to The Wizard of Oz. Brett Goldstein, who portrays footballer-turned-coach Roy Kent on the show, stated that the comedy-drama draws heavy inspiration from L.
Frank Baum’s visionary 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, the British actor disclosed, “Oh yeah, there’s loads and loads of The Wizard of Oz in Ted Lasso.” He then provided instances to hit his point home, stating, “The pinball machine is the one that’s always ‘Ted has to go home.
There’s no place like home.’ And then, there’s no place like Richmond F.C. Yes, that’s all Wizard of Oz.” Goldstein then decided to delve deeper into the comparison by divulging what character took after whom.