Ted Lasso Season 4 premiere Aug 5

Jason Sudeikis returned to Apple TV+ on Wednesday, August 5, with the premiere of “Ted Lasso” Season 4, reviving the comedy nearly three years after its third-season finale in 2023. Apple announced in April that the new season would debut globally on August 5, 2026, with one episode at launch and weekly releases afterward. The company’s season materials say the show runs for 10 episodes. (apple.com) Apple’s official description and season materials position the new run as a reset rather than a direct continuation of the earlier ending. Coverage published on Wednesday said Ted returns to Richmond to coach a women’s soccer team, shifting the series away from AFC Richmond’s men’s side and back toward an underdog setup. (apple.com) UPI reported that the season begins with Ted in Kansas before the story moves back into the soccer world. ### When did the new season actually start streaming? Apple said in its April 28 announcement that Season 4 would make its global debut on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The company repeated that date in its trailer release and in materials from the July 27 world premiere in Los Angeles. (apple.com) Apple’s series page now lists the show as streaming. Wednesday’s launch ended a gap of more than three years since viewers last saw the character in new episodes. Arizona Republic, in an interview published August 5, said Sudeikis described returning to the series as “scary,” adding that he chose to “walk toward fear.” (macrumors.com) ### What is different about Season 4’s story? Season 4 moves Ted into women’s soccer. MacRumors, citing the new season’s setup, reported that Ted moves back to Richmond to coach a second-division women’s football team. User-facing coverage on Wednesday also described the season as beginning with Ted coaching a women’s soccer team on Apple TV+. (apple.com) UPI’s review said the first episode starts with Ted no longer working in sports and shows Rebecca, Keeley and Higgins visiting him in Kansas before the story shifts. That structure connects the Season 3 ending — when Ted returned home to be with his son — to the new season’s premise. (azcentral.com) ### Who came back, and who is new? Apple said the returning cast includes Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift alongside Sudeikis. The company also said Season 4 adds Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely. (macrumors.com) Apple staged a world premiere for the season at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on July 27. Separate Apple materials from a Kansas City fan event in July showed Sudeikis, Temple, Swift, Hunt and Abbie Hern promoting the launch ahead of the August 5 debut. (upi.com) ### How is Apple releasing the episodes? Apple said the 10-episode season starts with one episode on August 5, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through October 7. That weekly schedule was repeated in Apple’s trailer announcement and in entertainment coverage published on premiere day. (apple.com) August 5 is the first release date in that run, and October 7 is the scheduled date for the season’s final episode, based on Apple’s rollout plan. Apple TV+ is the streaming home for the series. (apple.com 1) (apple.com 2)