Ted Lasso season 4 now has a date: August 5, 2026. Jason Sudeikis will bring Ted and Coach Beard back as coaches of a new women’s division at AFC Richmond, ending a wait of more than three years since the show last appeared.
The return also keeps the series in Apple TV’s top tier in the U.S., where it ranks among the ten most-streamed shows and has spent 878 days on the U.S. top ten. For viewers, that turns a long-running question into a fixed target: the show is no longer just coming back, it is scheduled.
Jason Sudeikis and AFC Richmond
Sudeikis, who serves as star and executive producer, said the AFC Richmond group will “LEAP BEFORE THEY LOOK.” The line is doing more than branding the season; it signals a reset in how the show will move, with Ted and Coach Beard beginning in a new women’s division instead of simply picking up the old routine.
That setup also gives the season a clearer operating shape. Roy Kent will manage the men's team, which leaves Ted and Coach Beard in a different lane inside the same club and creates an on-screen split between the two sides of AFC Richmond.
More than three years later
The gap matters because Ted Lasso was last on screen more than three years before the August 5, 2026 return. That length of absence is unusual for a title that still sits among Apple TV’s most-streamed series in the U.S., and it explains why the new date is the story’s most useful fact for anyone waiting on the show.
Jason Sudeikis will executive produce season four alongside Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee, Bill Wrubel, and Jack Burditt. Jack Burditt is an Emmy Award winner, which gives the production team a veteran television hand as the show shifts into a new structure.
Kansas and Roy Kent
The season also inherits an unresolved piece of Ted’s path: he previously stepped down and went back home to Kansas to be closer to his son, Henry. Season four’s opening setup does not erase that history; it puts Ted back in motion inside AFC Richmond while the show keeps Roy Kent in charge of the men's team.
For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple. August 5, 2026 is now the date to watch, and the first episodes should answer how Ted returns to AFC Richmond after leaving for Kansas and how the club’s split coaching setup actually works on screen.
