Ted Lasso Season 4: Everything to Know About the Show's Imminent Return

Despite the fact that the Season 3 finale of Ted Lasso was effectively the series finale, with Ted quitting his job as coach of AFC Richmond and moving back to the United States, Apple TV's beloved comedy is coming back for another season. But it won't quite be more of the same.

For its first three seasons,Ted Lasso followed the highs and lows (and sometimes low lows) of AFC Richmond, a fictional Premier League soccer team. When the Apple TV+ comedy series premiered in August 2020, viewers were instantly captivated by the titular Ted Lasso (played by co-creator Jason Sudeikis) and his big heart and Midwestern charm. The popular series was buoyed by the incredible characters surrounding him and the actors playing them — which led to the show receiving numerous awards, including back-to-back Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series for its first two seasons.

After the final episode of Season 3 aired on May 31, 2023, fans were left wondering for years what was next following Apple's deliberately vague messaging about whether or not the episode doubled as a series finale. It took a while to get an answer, but it turns out that the answer is more Ted Lasso — albeit with a much different story. Here's what we know about Season 4 so far.

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Ted Lasso Season 4 latest news

We still have a while to wait before Season 4 of Ted Lasso becomes real, but it's becoming increasingly tangible now that Apple has dropped both a teaser and the premiere date for Season 4. See below!

Ted Lasso Season 4 release date

Season 4 will premiere August 5, 2026 on Apple TV, with episodes dropping weekly thereafter.

Ted Lasso Season 4 trailer

It's not the sort of teaser that will give you a ton of clues about the plot, since it's mostly just a somewhat emotional montage of dialogue-free clips, but we're just happy to finally have proof that Season 4 actually exists. With that being the case, if you're one of those folks who were frustrated that Ted Lasso felt more like a drama by the end of Season 3, this trailer may not reassure you.

What will Ted Lasso Season 4 be about?

There was one leftover thread from the Season 3 finale that turned into the perfect reason to bring Ted Lasso back: Keeley (Juno Temple) convinced Rebecca to start an AFC Richmond women's team. Ted will return to England to coach this second-division team and hopefully repeat the success story we watched on the men's side during the first three seasons. 

Here's Apple's official description: "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."

Well, that certainly sounds like a new season of Ted Lasso.

Ted Lasso Season 4 first look images

Before we had a proper teaser, Apple dropped four new first-look images from the upcoming season. Check 'em out below.

Ted Lasso Season 4 first look

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Ted Lasso Season 4 cast

With the announcement that Ted Lasso began production on Season 4 came confirmation that cast members Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple,  Jeremy Swift, Brett Goldstein, and Brendan Hunt will all be returning for the new season. Don't assume that anybody not listed here will be missing completely, though — cameos and guest appearances by some of Ted's former players seem pretty likely.

Additionally, new cast members for Season 4 include Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern, and Grant Feely, who is taking over the role of Henry Lasso, Ted's son. Based on the latest images Apple has released for the new season, it appears that Reynolds is playing one of Ted's assistant coaches. Or maybe Ted is her assistant coach.  

Ted Lasso Season 4 main cast:

• Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
• Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton
• Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent
• Juno Temple as Keeley Jones
• Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins
• Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard
• Grant Feely as Henry Lasso
• Tanya Reynolds
• Faye Marsay
• Jude Mack
• Aisling Sharkey
• Rex Hayes
• Abbie Hern

Where Ted Lasso Season 3 left off

In the final episode of the comedy's third season, Ted decided to return back to the U.S. to be near his son in Kansas. After saying goodbye to his team, he handed over head coaching duties to Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein). His final act was to encourage Trent Crimm (James Lance), who was about to publish a book about AFC Richmond, to change the name from The Lasso Way to The Richmond Way. "It's not about me," Ted told him. "It never was."

Where to watch Ted Lasso

All three existing seasons of Ted Lasso are now streaming on Apple TV+.