Until I watch the episodes myself and maybe confirm with a few journalist colleagues that we aren’t experiencing some sort of fever dream, it won’t fully hit me that my favorite show is actually back. Ted Lasso Season 4 both feels like a long-time coming and a dream of sorts, but this time, at least, we can go into the season not expecting it to be the end, as most of us assumed with Season 3.
Maybe Ted Lasso will be the kind of show that goes on forever. I’d be here for it because the show’s always been exactly what I’ve needed it to be, even if it hurt me. (Season 4, please bring Keeley and Roy back together so I can experience joy again.)
When Is Ted Lasso Season 4 Coming Out?
The only thing we don’t know right now is when Ted Lasso will be returning, apart from the fact that it’ll be a Summer release. In a red carpet interview at the 2026 BAFTA Awards, Hannah Waddingham mentioned an August release, but it’s not something Apple TV has confirmed yet, so we’ll have an update on this once there’s official news.
At least we know the season.
Is There a Trailer?
It’s too soon for a trailer, but there’s a brief teaser featuring Brendan Hunt’s Coach Beard reading a new book, Gemma Clarke’s Soccerwomen: The Icons, Rebels, Stars, and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game. Hunt’s character Beard is often doing his research on significant matters pertaining to the game, and since we know we’ll be following a women’s league this time, the literature choice is aces.
We’ll also update this as soon as we have more teasers.
What Will Ted Lasso Season 4 Be About?
When we said goodbye to AFC Richmond, that part seemed to be permanent because now that Jason Sudeikis’ titular character is back, he’ll be coaching a women’s team. The official synopsis reads: “Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.”
The impact that Ted had on AFC Richmond is still so monumental and so vital to so many people that I hope we’ll maybe get cameos of AFC Richmond here and there. At the same time, I cannot wait to meet the new cast of players and see how they’ll weave their way into our hearts the same way the boys did.
Knowing that Waddingham’s Rebecca Welton and Juno Temple’s Keeley Jones will return alongside Ted, the possibilities for how much more impactful a women’s team will be are endless. There are a number of sports-centered TV shows airing right now, but they’re rarely about a women’s team. The decision to return and focus attention on a women’s team is so admirable that it’s exactly what I would’ve expected from a show that consistently dismantled toxic masculinity and made a point that vulnerability is a strength. Tissues are prepped and ready to go; I can’t wait to be wrecked in the best way again.
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