‘The Offer’: ‘Ted Lasso’s Juno Temple Joins Miles Teller In Paramount+ Event Series About The Making Of ‘The Godfather’

Variety chief TV critics Daniel D’Addario and Caroline Framke run through the most interesting and exciting honors.D’Addario: “Game of Thrones” is long gone, but here’s one way its impact is still felt — genre has taken over the Emmys. “The Mandalorian” shares the most-nominated-series distinction (with “The Crown,” which at times can feel like high fantasy in its own way).

UPDATED with reactions: Ted Lasso scored 20 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, becoming the most-nominated freshman comedy series in TV history.

Ted Lasso scored 20 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, becoming the most-nominated freshman comedy series in TV history.

(Very) Good morning, “Ted Lasso.” The Jason Sudeikis comedy just broke “Glee’s” record for most Emmy nominations ever for a freshman comedy.We’ll raise a cup of tea to that.“Ted Lasso” hauled in 20 nominations this year, the most for a first-year comedy. “Glee” nabbed 19 back in 2010.Overall, Apple TV+ landed 35 Emmy nominations on Tuesday.

is up for some big wins at this year's Emmys! The feel-good Apple TV+ comedy — which stars Jason Sudeikis as the unlikely new coach of a English soccer club -- scored a record-setting number of Emmy nominations on Tuesday, including nods for Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Sudeikis,Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple, and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed and Jeremy Swift.also

Queen Elizabeth II and Gillian Anderson as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.For Netflix, which led the way for the rise of streaming services but has yet to claim a top series trophy, “The Crown” may represent its best bet.

How does a show as big as “Ted Lasso” avoid a sophomore slump? The success of the first season of the Apple TV+ hit felt incredibly tied to the pandemic as the Jason Sudeikis vehicle gave people in need of a pleasant escape the kind of diversion that the real world denied them.

Burn Gorman (The Expanse) has been tapped to play the series regular role of Charles Bluhdorn opposite Miles Teller and Matthew Goode in Paramount+’s upcoming limited series The Offer, about the making of The Godfather.

While film is getting an expected bump this month with an increasing number of titles debuting in theaters, television has remained relatively consistent. We still have two episodes left of “Loki” left to spark conversation and the nominations for the 2021 Emmys are right around the corner, due to be announced on July 13.

Doing a double take! Jason Sudeikis had to prepare his 4-year-old daughter, Daisy, ahead of shaving his signature mustache.

In the journalism section, “PBS NewsHour” anchor Judy Woodruff was named the first-ever recipient of the Peabody Award for Journalistic Integrity, with “PBS NewsHour” also receiving two Peabodys for their work covering the COVID-19 pandemic and migrant caravans in Central America.

The Peabody Awards kicked off five days, yes, five days of winners announcements on Monday, and today’s big winners were “Ted Lasso,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Time.” These honors were presented virtually by Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and D.L. Hugley, respectively.

Jason Sudeikis is showing off his mean side in the season two trailer for Ted Lasso.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Ted Lasso” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among the first batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners.

Over the years, Juno Temple has had roles in films such as “Atonement,” “Black Mass,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and the “Maleficent” franchise.

video above.In the preview, Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández) struggles mightily, AFC Richmond can’t win (or lose) a game, and the team meets mean Coach Lasso. It seems none of those last.

Last year, “Ted Lasso” was simply an under-the-radar comedy about a character invented for a TV commercial. But after turning into a surprise hit with critics and audiences alike, it returns to the pitch for a second season as one of Apple TV+’s headliners.

It’s almost hard to imagine Jason Sudeikis starring in “Ted Lasso” next to any other ensemble of actors. From Hannah Waddingham‘s brilliant portrayal of the fictional AFC Richmond football club owner Rebecca Welton to Juno Temple‘s scene-stealing Keely Jones or Nick Mohammad as the smarter than he looks kit man (that’s an equipment manager for us Yanks), the Apple TV+ series is something of a casting marvel.

Kathryn Hahn (“WandaVision”) and Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors. For more, click here.Jason Sudeikis is an Emmy front-runner for his work on Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso,” playing a relentlessly cheery soccer coach whose sunniness conceals darkness.