Ted Lasso returned to Apple TV for a fourth season on August 5, 2026 — ten episodes on Wednesdays, closing with the finale on October 7. The season resets the premise: Ted returns to Richmond to coach a second-division women’s football team. Jason Sudeikis leads the cast with Hannah Waddingham, Brendan Hunt, Brett Goldstein and Juno Temple; Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack and Faye Marsay joined this season.
In Nielsen’s week of September 28–October 4 the series drew 750 million minutes — No. 3 among streaming originals — counting viewing across its 43-episode library, the first nine episodes of the new season among them.
No fifth-season announcement had been made in the sources checked as of October 22, 2026.
The Facts
Service: Apple TV
Season: Season 4 · 10 episodes
Premiered: August 5, 2026 · finale October 7, 2026
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple
The number: 750 million minutes, week of September 28–October 4, 2026 (Nielsen)
Status: No Season 5 announcement found
Sources: Nielsen U.S. Streaming Top 10 (Originals and Overall), week of September 28–October 4, 2026; Netflix global Top 10 (Tudum), weeks of October 5–11 and October 12–18, 2026; service announcements as noted. Read October 22, 2026. Photo credit on the image above.
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