Ted Lasso season 4 premiered Aug. 5

Apple TV+ released the first episode of “Ted Lasso” season four on Wednesday, August 5, ending a gap of more than three years since the show’s third season wrapped in 2023. Apple said the new season will run weekly on Wednesdays through October 7, with one episode released at a time. Jason Sudeikis returns as Ted Lasso, and Apple’s official season description says the character is back in Richmond to coach AFC Richmond’s second division women’s football team. (apple.com) TVLine reported on August 5 that the season premiere was already streaming and that Episode 2 is due on Wednesday, August 12. Apple’s release announcement, issued in April, set the same weekly cadence and said the season would make its global debut on August 5. (apple.com) ### When did season four actually start streaming? Apple said in its April announcement that season four would debut globally on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, with one episode. By August 6, that premiere had already taken place, making the release date a past event rather than an upcoming one. TVLine’s August 5 coverage treated Episode 1 as the season premiere and tied the next installment to August 12. That matches Apple’s stated release plan. (apple.com) ### How many episodes are in the new season? Apple’s announcement laid out a 10-episode season, with weekly releases from August 5 through October 7. A 10-week run with no announced breaks puts the finale on Wednesday, October 7. (tvline.com) Apple’s trailer release last week also described season four as Ted’s return to Richmond for a new coaching job, reinforcing that this is a full new season rather than a special or limited follow-up. (apple.com) ### What is Ted doing when the show returns? Jason Sudeikis’ character returns to Richmond, but not to the same assignment he held earlier in the series. Apple said Ted’s “biggest challenge yet” is coaching a second division women’s football team. (tvline.com) Apple’s official logline says Ted and the team “learn to leap before they look” as the season unfolds. That description came from Apple’s promotional materials for the trailer and premiere-date announcement. (apple.com) ### Where are viewers getting the weekly schedule from? People published a season-four release schedule listing new episodes every Wednesday from August 5 until October 7. (apple.com) Apple’s own April release matches that timetable, making the weekly plan consistent across outlet coverage and the streamer’s announcement. TVLine added one concrete next-step date by specifying that Episode 2 streams on August 12. (apple.com) That gives viewers the immediate follow-up after the premiere. ### Why are some viewers seeing two different dates in coverage? August 5 is the official release date Apple announced for season four, but some entertainment outlets noted that Apple has at times made Wednesday titles available in North America on Tuesday evening because of time-zone timing. (apple.com) Apple’s formal schedule, however, names Wednesday, August 5, as the debut date and Wednesday, October 7, as the finale date. Apple has not, in the material reviewed here, announced any break weeks or a binge release. The schedule currently points to Episode 2 on August 12 and then weekly releases each Wednesday through October 7 on Apple TV+. (apple.com) (tvline.com)