Ted Lasso Season 4 Is Here: Full Release Schedule, New Cast, and the Women's Team Era Begins

Believe is back. Ted Lasso Season 4 finally arrived on Apple TV+ on August 5, 2026, and the internet's favorite mustachioed coach is already trending again. Three years after Season 3 wrapped, Jason Sudeikis returns as the relentlessly optimistic coach — but this time, he's trading the AFC Richmond men's squad for a brand new challenge: coaching a women's football team.

When Do New Episodes Drop?

Season 4 runs for ten episodes, and Apple is sticking with the weekly rollout that made the original run such an event. Episode 1 premiered Wednesday, August 5, with new episodes landing every Wednesday through the finale on October 7. That means Episode 2 drops this Wednesday, August 12 — perfect timing if you've already binge-rewatched the first three seasons to refresh your memory.

Who's Back — and Who's New?

The core gang is intact. Hannah Waddingham reprises her Emmy-winning role as Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple is back as Keeley Jones, Jeremy Swift returns as the beloved Leslie Higgins, and Brett Goldstein brings back everyone's favorite grumpy ex-footballer, Roy Kent. New additions include Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) as a key member of the women's squad, plus Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, and Grant Feely, who steps in as Ted's son Henry.

What's the Story This Season?

After the Season 3 finale saw Ted head home to Kansas City to be closer to his son and ex-wife Michelle (Andrea Anders), Season 4 opens with old friends pulling him back across the pond. This time it's personal: Ted takes the helm of a women's football team, and he'll need every bit of his signature team-building magic — with help from Keeley, Rebecca, Higgins, and Coach Beard — to navigate a very different locker room. Early reviews praise Sudeikis for keeping the show's warmth intact while giving the new squad real emotional stakes.

Why It Matters Right Now

Ted Lasso Season 4 is landing in the middle of the most crowded streaming summer in years. It's going head-to-head with Reacher Season 4 on Prime Video and the Wednesday Season 2 wave on Netflix — but the Lasso premiere still pulled massive numbers, and the Apple TV+ series is already dominating social media conversation. If you haven't started yet, now's the time: with one episode a week, you can catch up by Wednesday and join the discourse live.

Season 4 of Ted Lasso is streaming now on Apple TV+, with new episodes every Wednesday. The ten-episode season wraps with its finale on October 7. Believe.