It was disappointing to see the heartwarming Apple TV+ hit Ted Lasso wrap up after only three seasons, but Hulu has the perfect substitute with a popular sports comedy that debuted on the streaming service in 2022. Ted Lasso struck a chord with audiences back in 2020 due to its good-hearted tone, fun humor, and creative character building that made it incredibly uplifting. The titular character, Ted (Jason Sudeikis), proved to be compelling through his likable demeanor during a TV era in which many of the most compelling main characters are antiheroes. Consequently, it was heartbreaking to see Ted Lasso end after only three seasons.
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What also made Ted Lasso such a rarity was that many sports shows (or sports movies, for that matter) didn’t talk much about the dark subjects that Apple’s series had no qualms revolving its episodes around. So, when it ended, questions abounded about how the sentiment and themes of Ted Lasso could be replicated in another series. Thankfully, Hulu debuted its answer a year before the conclusion of Ted Lasso. Though Hulu’s comedy boasts some notable differences in tone and its primary sport, its success has already proven that it has taken the torch from Ted Lasso while being far from a carbon copy.
Hulu’s Shoresy Is The Perfect Sports Comedy Replacement For Ted Lasso
Despite Being More Adult, Its Similar Premise Makes It A Suitable Replacement
Hulu’s Shoresy, a Letterkenny spinoff about Jared Keeso’s foul-mouthed adult-league hockey player Shoresy, provides a welcome replacement for Ted Lasso. Though Ted Lasso was intended for mature audiences, it was an all-around light-hearted show about a rag-tag soccer team who unify and grow thanks to the main character, despite the odds being stacked against them. Shoresy follows a similar premise as it’s about a failing hockey team trying to prove itself, though the comedy is a lot more adult than Ted Lasso, with more inappropriate, goofy, and juvenile humor throughout.
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Despite being an intentionally grittier show than Ted Lasso, Shoresy follows some of the same beats in how uplifting it is in the team’s unity and the players’ development into better people. There are other smaller but still noteworthy similarities besides the premise, like the sports being played in their respective countries, for example, despite being very different. Ted Lasso takes place in the United Kingdom because of how important soccer is there, with Shoresy taking place in Canada as a significant hockey nation.
Jared Keeso’s Shoresy Is The Opposite Of Jason Sudeikis’ Ted Lasso
This Makes Their Comparisons Even Better
Much like Ted, Shoresy is the leader of his team, but the way he engages with his hockey teammates, friends, and people in general is completely different from Ted. Not exactly being a good guy, despite his heroic intentions, is actually a pretty hilarious joke in and of itself. The rough-around-the-edges Shoresy is very much a far cry from the do-gooder boy scout that Ted is, but both are still effective in their approaches to rebuilding a rag-tag team.
Even though the shows have very similar beats in their stories, watching two completely separate personality types take the same role to accomplish the same goal is pretty fun to see. In this way, despite Shoresy following some of the same heartfelt story arcs as Ted Lasso, it’s very much its own show. With Shoresy season 3 already renewed by Hulu, the comedy is expected to further its parallels to Ted Lasso as it shapes its lovable yet gritty hockey players into a solidified, supportive, and successful team.
Shoresy
- Release Date:
- 2022-05-13
- Cast:
- Tasya Teles, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Jonathan Diaby, Jared Keeso, Keilani Rose, Ryan McDonell, Blair Lamora, Terry Ryan
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Action
- Rating:
- TV-MA
- Seasons:
- 1
- Summary:
- Following the exploits of a team of underdog hockey players who always come up short, “Shoresy” Shore, from the series Letterkenny spins off into his series. When the Ontario hockey team, the Sudbury Bulldogs, is close to being closed due to a twenty-game losing streak, Shoresy bets against his general manager. Shoresy says he’ll ensure the team will never lose another game if he can run it. Shoresy will change gears and completely revamp the team in this comedic action/drama sports series from creator Jared Kesso, Shoresy himself.Jared Kesso hid Shoresy’s face to keep the character a mystery due to plans to create the spinoff series if successful enough and to keep the comedic aura around the character up. However, once the character dominated merchandising for Letterkenny, Keeso set up the character to have the team move away and allow for the new spinoff. The series aired in Canada on the crave network and aired on Hulu on May 27, 2022.
- Website:
- https://www.crave.ca/en/tv-shows/shoresy
- Creator:
- Jared Keeso
- Distributor:
- WildBrain Distribution
- Main Characters:
- “Dolo”, Nat, Milgwan, “Shoresy” Shore, Michaels, Zilgwan, Ted Hitchcock, Sanguinet
- Production Company:
- New Metric Media, Play Fun Games Pictures, Bell Media, WildBrain Studios
- Number of Episodes:
- 6
