'I'm just along for the ride': Ted season 3 is cast into further doubt as star confirms there are currently 'no plans' to continue

Please Seth, I'm begging you for more

06 Mar 2026, 12:00 · TechRadar

Features By Jasmine Valentine published 6 March 2026

And this is one of the least unhinged scenes. (Image credit: Peacock)

Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter

Get the TechRadar Newsletter

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful

An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter

Peacock subscribers might have been sleeping on the first season of Ted, but Ted season 2 made a social splash before any of the episodes even dropped.

Now, we've got the pleasure of binging all 8 episodes this weekend, but for me, that's not enough. Perhaps I'm being selfish or am in desperate need of some silly comic relief in bleak times, but I want Ted season 3 in my life more than anything.

Even before season 2 had its premiere, an extended future didn't look promising. Alongside there being no official renewal, creator Seth MacFarlane told Screen Rant that there are "no direct plans" to carry the series on.

The word "direct" might be doing some heavy lifting to disguise what's really going on behind the scenes, and I really hope that is the case.

After speaking to star Alanna Ubach, however, I'm even less certain that we'll ever see my favorite sitcom family ever again.

"If season 3 happens, you'll be the first to know"

ted Season 2 | Official Trailer | Peacock Original - YouTube

Watch On

"Jasmine Valentine... if [Ted season 3] happens, you will be the first to know," Ubach laughs. "I'm just along for the ride."

Normally, I'd chalk this kind of response up to a typically evasive media answer, but Ubach is so warm, funny and open to talk to that I genuinely think she doesn't have a clue what's coming next for the show.

Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors