Ted Lasso Season 4 is officially set to premiere on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, bringing back the Emmy-winning comedy for a new run built around a completely different team than the one fans spent the first three seasons following. Instead of returning to AFC Richmond’s men’s side, Ted takes on the challenge of coaching a second-division women’s football team, a premise Apple has framed around the idea of “leaping before you look.”
Here’s the full release schedule, what the new season is about, who’s returning, and who’s notably absent.
Ted Lasso Season 4 Release Date and Schedule
Ted Lasso Season 4 premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, with a single episode landing that day. From there, the ten-episode season rolls out one new episode per week, every Wednesday, running through October 7, 2026. That weekly release model is a change from some of Apple TV+’s other shows, but matches how Ted Lasso has released its previous seasons.
Where to Watch Ted Lasso Season 4
Ted Lasso Season 4 is exclusive to Apple TV+, the same as its first three seasons. New subscribers can access the premiere and the full weekly rollout with an active Apple TV+ subscription, with no other platform carrying the show.
What Ted Lasso Season 4 Is About
Season 4 finds Ted Richmond returning to coaching, but not with the men’s team he led through the show’s first three seasons. Instead, he takes charge of a second-division women’s football team, a shift that puts him back in a position he hasn’t faced before: significantly less money, thinner fan support, and a roster that can’t rely on the resources AFC Richmond’s men’s side had. Apple has built the season’s marketing around a “leap before you look” theme, framing Ted’s decision to take the job as another example of the impulsive, faith-driven choices that have defined his character since the show began.
Ted Lasso Season 4 Cast
Jason Sudeikis returns as Ted, also serving as the show’s executive producer, alongside Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca, Juno Temple as Keeley, Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent, Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard, and Jeremy Swift as Higgins. The season also introduces new additions to the cast joining the women’s team’s world, expanding the show beyond the men’s-team characters who anchored its earlier seasons. Production on the new season reportedly began in Kansas City, Missouri, Sudeikis’s own hometown and the birthplace of the Ted Lasso character himself, adding a personal touch to the season’s production history.
Jason Sudeikis, who returns as Ted in Ted Lasso Season 4. Photo: Kevin Paul via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
Who Isn’t Returning: Jamie Tartt
Phil Dunster’s Jamie Tartt is not returning as a series regular for Season 4, reportedly due to a scheduling conflict with another project. Since the new season centers on a women’s team rather than AFC Richmond’s men’s side, several other men’s-team characters from the first three seasons are similarly expected to be largely absent from the main cast, though the door hasn’t been closed on brief appearances.
Ted Lasso’s Emmy Pedigree
Ted Lasso won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in both 2021 and 2022, a back-to-back win across its first two seasons that cemented it as one of the most decorated comedies of its era. The show has picked up wins across acting, writing, and directing categories as well, and Season 4 returns with that pedigree very much intact, even as it reshapes its premise around a new team and setting.
What Fans Should Expect
With a weekly rollout instead of a full-season drop, expect Ted Lasso Season 4 to generate a steady stream of episode-by-episode discussion through early October, similar to how prestige weekly releases from other platforms have played out. For more of what’s landing on streaming this year, check our coverage of A Shop for Killers Season 2’s weekly release schedule, and for another recent Apple TV+ release, see our breakdown of Disclosure Day’s streaming debut.
FAQ: Ted Lasso Season 4
When does Ted Lasso Season 4 release?
Ted Lasso Season 4 premieres on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, with new episodes releasing weekly through October 7, 2026.
Where can I watch Ted Lasso Season 4?
Ted Lasso Season 4 is exclusive to Apple TV+, the same platform that carried its first three seasons.
Who is in the Ted Lasso Season 4 cast?
Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, and Jeremy Swift all return, alongside new cast additions. Phil Dunster’s Jamie Tartt is not returning as a series regular.
What is Ted Lasso Season 4 about?
Ted takes over as coach of a second-division women’s football team rather than returning to AFC Richmond’s men’s side, facing a program with far fewer resources than he’s used to.
More on the new season via Apple TV Press, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.
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