Google CEO Sundar Pichai likes 'Ted Lasso' more than 'Squid Game'

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By Joe Wituschek
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What you need to know

  • Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai sat down for an interview with Bloomberg.
  • The CEO chose the Apple TV+ series "Ted Lasso" over the Netflix series "Squid Game."
  • The first two seasons of "Ted Lasso" are streaming now on Apple TV+.

Ted Lasso will win over anyone, including Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

The CEO recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg. During the interview, Pichai was asked to choose between the Apple TV+ series "Ted Lasso" or the Netflix series "Squid Game."

While Picahi says he enjoys both shows, he said that "Ted Lasso" was the easy winner.

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The second season of "Ted Lasso" is streaming now on Apple TV+. Season two of the beloved comedy series continues to tell the story of Lasso, Coach Beard, and the AFC Richmond football team.

Since its debut in August 2020, the beloved comedy has continued to be recognized with a multitude of awards and nominations, recently earning Jason Sudeikis a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe Award in the Best Comedy Actor category. The series also landed two Writers Guild Awards for Best New Series and Best Comedy Series, nominations from the Producers Guild of America for Comedy Series, as well as honors from many other guild and critics groups. "Ted Lasso" was also the only comedy series honored as an AFI Program of the Year and has regularly appeared on television critics' "Best of 2020" lists.

The first two seasons of "Ted Lasso" is streaming now on Apple TV+. If you want to enjoy the new season in the best quality possible, check out our list of the Best TVs for Apple TV 2021.

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Joe Wituschek
Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.