Nick Mohammed Wishes He'd Taken This One Thing from the 'Ted Lasso' Set

Although his character betrayed Ted, Mohammed wishes he'd taken this gift from his former boss.

"Nate the Great" turned out to be not so great in Ted Lasso Season 2.

The Season 2 finale saw Nick Mohammed's character lash out at the beloved Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) and leave AFC Richmond to work for Rupert (Anthony Head) at West Ham United.

While Mohammed thinks fans "should be hating on Nate" for his behavior last season, the actor believes the underdog-turned-villain might have a few redeeming qualities going into Season 3. Speaking to Parade ahead of the premiere, Mohammed said, "I think you kind of have to believe that there's still some good in Nate. He's a human and he's undoubtedly made mistakes and whether he redeems himself or redeems himself fully in everyone's eyes is to be seen, but I still think there's good in him."

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Mohammed noted that his Lasso character is "not the same sort of level of toxic energy" as Rebecca's loathsome ex-husband Rupert. "I don't think he's on par with Rupert in terms of that," Mohammed said. "But he is still making a lot of poor decisions and, you know, lashing out in the wrong directions and not being a great guy.

"There's a lot for him to make right still, but I have high hopes him," he added.

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Following his betrayal last season, Nate will be coming face to face with Ted in Season 3 of the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series. The first episode of the 12-episode season premieres Wednesday, March 15. Continue reading to find out what Nick Mohammed told Parade about his Ted Lasso character and what fans say to him now.

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How do you think fans are going to react to Nate this season?

I genuinely don't know is the honest answer, because I think for some people his journey in Season 2 was a step too far almost. It was just too difficult for them to accept that the person that they'd rooted for in Season 1, this sort of underdog who succeeds as a result of Ted and is promoted to obviously this villainous role that he's sort of taken on by the start of this season—so I don't know! It will be really interesting.

Like Season 2, obviously—as soon as that sort of fall from grace began, you could feel the fans kind of be, "Oh God, what is happening?!" It'll be interesting now because there are a lot of people who have hope for Nate and want to see glimmers of hope in him, but I don't know whether he's too far gone. It's up to them. It's up to them.

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It's been incredible to see your character's transformation into the villain. What do fans say when they come up to you? Do they have strong feelings about Nate?

Yeah, they always mention it. Listen, all the fan interactions, particularly, you know, ones where people have come up to me have always been really nice and really touching. But yeah, undoubtedly, they're always tinged with, "Oh you have done something a bit naughty there, haven't you?"

So yeah, they feel betrayed and, you know, rightly so. They should be hating on Nate for what he did to Ted because it was, you know, the ultimate act of betrayal. I think a lot of them pang for a redemption arc of some degree, but whether that will come to fruition in the way that they expect, they'll have to watch Season 3 to find out I think.

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It hasn't been confirmed that this is the final season, but if it were to be, is there something you plan on taking from set or something you've already taken?

There's nothing I've taken. I quite like that black suit that Nate wears. It's an Armani suit, and I'm like, "Oh it is nice," and cause it was fitted to me as in they fitted it to me. Obviously, it's a nice fit, but I haven't got it. Costumer got it. So maybe that'd be a nice little treat.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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