‘Ted Lasso’ scores with hotly anticipated Season 4: review

Nypost · Aug 05, 2026 · 765 words · By Lauren Sarner

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‘Ted Lasso’ scores with hotly anticipated Season 4: review See more of our coverage in your search results.

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After a three-year hiatus, Apple TV’s Emmy-winning hit “Ted Lasso” is back with a fourth season that resets the show with a jolt of much-needed energy.

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Season 4 stumbles out of the gate with a tepid season premiere.

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Claim 1: “The comedy put Apple TV on the map for its later shows, including “The Studio” and “Widow’s Bay,””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Apple TV producing shows titled 'The Studio' or 'Widow's Bay'.

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Claim 2: “The comedy initially aired for three seasons from 2020 to 2023.”

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Wikipedia and TVDB confirm the series premiered in 2020 and the first three seasons ran through 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Billy Harris (born 12 April 1994) is an English actor. He appears as Colin Hughes in the first three seasons of the Apple TV+ television show Ted Lasso (2020–2023).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Harris_(actor)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ted Lasso ( LASS-oh) is an American sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. It is based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theodore "Ted" Lasso is the title character and protagonist of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, portrayed by Jason Sudeikis. The character originated in promotional materi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso_(character)

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Claim 3: “The new season mixes them with new characters, including the hard-nosed women’s coach, Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), and working-mom player Lizzie (Faye Marsay).”

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While Coach Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds) is mentioned in the Decider cast guide, the specific mention of 'Lizzie (Faye Marsay)' was not corroborated by other provided evidence sources.

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Claim 4: “Apple TV’s Emmy-winning hit “Ted Lasso” is back with a fourth season”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Ted Lasso has a fourth season on Apple TV.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. The series is based on the character played by Sudeikis in a ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations…

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Claim 5: “Ted is working a mundane job and raising his son, Henry (played by Gus Turner from Seasons 1 to 3, now recast as Grant Feely).”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Goal.com, and other release guides) explicitly state that Grant Feely replaced Gus Turner as Henry in Season 4.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 29th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 17th under head coach John Harbaugh. The team failed to match or improve on their 13–4 record from 2023 a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Tennessee Titans' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their 28th in the state of Tennessee, their second and final under general manager Ran Carthon…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and was the Commanding General of the Union Army, le…
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Claim 6: “Former player Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) returns as the men’s coach”

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Multiple episode reviews and summaries confirm Roy Kent is now the coach of the men's team in Season 4.

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web search NEUTRAL — Roy Kent handles the men’s side, giving us a dual-manager dynamic. Keeley leads commercial growth and sponsorship for the new team. Rebecca takes a hands-on ownership role inspired by real NWSL leader…
https://www.gsnsp.com/ted-lasso-season-4-episode-1-ending-ex…

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web search NEUTRAL — Elsewhere, the one and only Roy Kent is now coach of the men’s division, with a hilariously disheveled, sublimely paranoid Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) as his assistant. Beard is, to quote Roy, “being v…
https://loudandclearreviews.com/ted-lasso-season-4-episode-2…

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web search NEUTRAL — Roy Kent is running the men's team. Beard is on his way back to Ted. Rebecca and Keeley are trying to give the Lady Greyhounds the resources they deserve.
https://www.nerdalert.world/post/ted-lasso-s4e2-review-recap

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Claim 7: “Premiering Aug. 5, Season 4 sees folksy former college football coach Ted Lasso (series creator/star Jason Sudeikis) ... back in Kansas.”

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Multiple sources (YouTube trailer, Wikipedia 'Home' episode entry) confirm the August 5 premiere and the plot involving Ted's return from Kansas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Home" is the first episode of the fourth season of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character played by Jason Sudeikis in a series of promos for NBC Sports' …
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Claim 8: “they convince Ted to return to his old stomping grounds across the pond — this time, to coach their budding women’s soccer team.”

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Multiple sources confirm Ted returns to Richmond to coach the women's soccer team (the 'Women's Greyhounds').

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is an English actress, singer, and television presenter. She is known for her roles on stage and screen and has received various accolades including a Primetime E…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Tan Lines" is the fifth episode of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character played by Jason Sudeikis in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of Engl…
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Claim 9: “The show seemingly ended in 2023, until Season 4 was announced in March 2025.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states it was announced in March 2025 that the series had been renewed for a fourth season.

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web search NEUTRAL — It was announced in March 2025 that the series had been renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on August 5, 2026.[1][2].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso

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web search NEUTRAL — After three seasons, Ted Lasso seemed to wrap up in heartfelt fashion: Ted heading home to Kansas, AFC Richmond flying high, and Rebecca finding her way without Rupert’s shadow. Fans cried, laughed, a…
https://sobinge.com.au/ted-lasso-season-4-is-happening-with-…

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web search NEUTRAL — In season four, Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap befo…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1KdTMhFs8

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Claim 10: “To date, it has 61 Emmy nominations and 13 wins.”

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Two independent sources (Westmeath Examiner and another news report) confirm the specific count of 61 Emmy nominations and 13 wins.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. It is based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series of pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso

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web search NEUTRAL — Ted Lasso has received 61 Emmy nominations in total and won 13, with Sudeikis picking up the lead actor in a comedy series gong in 2021 and 2022. The series was developed by Sudeikis, Hunt, Bill Lawre…
https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2026/07/28/jason-sudeikis-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ted Lasso has received 61 Emmy nominations in total and won 13, with Sudeikis picking up the lead actor in a comedy series gong in 2021 and 2022. The series was developed by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, J…
https://www.offalyindependent.ie/2025/07/21/hannah-waddingha…

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