How Ted Lasso and a bumper TV summer are reshaping storytelling
Digest Newsletter
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Jun 11, 2026
How Ted Lasso and a bumper TV summer are reshaping storytelling
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Television is having a very public identity crisis — and a lot of it is delightful. From <strong>Ted Lasso</strong>'s feel-good influence on soccer fandom to a packed summer slate and debates about what fiction can survive the jump to screen, storytellers have plenty to riff on.
Storytelling
Ted Lasso, a blockbuster TV summer, and the limits of adaptation
The hopeful charm of Ted Lasso is being credited with nudging U.S. soccer interest ahead of 2026 — a reminder that tone can change culture (Boston Globe). [P]Networks are leaning into that appetite: the summer TV slate brings returns (Ted Lasso), finales (The Bear), and big-name projects from the Obamas and Larry David. Meanwhile writers are wrestling with what’s truly unfilmable — a useful reminder that some stories thrive on page because film would lose their inner music (ComicBook).