As if there weren’t enough examples of leadership run amok in the real world, you’ll also find an abundance of dreadful fictional leaders across the landscape of prestige streaming television. Thi
nk Don Draper of “Mad Men.” Walter White of “Breaking Bad.” Logan Roy—the entire Roy family, really—of “Succession.” The list could go on and on. Into this toxic world, in fall of 2020, ambled Ted Lasso, the titular protagonist of a refreshingly different kind of series on Apple TV+.
