Ted Lasso Returns Aug. 5 With AFC Richmond Women, Reviving Apple’s 283 Million-Hour Hit
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 22
Ted Lasso Returns Aug. 5 With AFC Richmond Women, Reviving Apple’s 283 Million-Hour Hit
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 22
Summary
August 5 marks Ted Lasso’s return after more than three years, with season four shifting AFC Richmond’s focus to an all-female team while bringing back Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple and Brett Goldstein.
Early 2024 writers sessions in Ojai revived the series after Sudeikis, who had insisted his story ended in season three, decided the show was not done and embraced the women’s-team idea teased in the finale.
Jack Burditt joined as co-showrunner to keep the production on budget and schedule after season three ran long and over its original half-hour framework; the new season finished under budget and about a month behind.
Ted Lasso last aired in 2023 as the year’s most-watched streaming original with 283 million viewing hours, but Apple and Warner Bros. still face uncertainty over whether the audience will return for a retooled team.
If season four lands, the writers expect to reconvene in late August to map a not-yet-ordered season five, with Sudeikis again envisioning a three-season arc.