Jason Sudeikis brings back the optimistic coach and AFC Richmond for another run, and fans are already plotting Roy and Keeley’s endgame.
Ted Lasso is back. The feel-good sports comedy that somehow became a cultural fixture returns to Apple TV+ for its fourth season, and the internet has collectively cleared its calendar. Jason Sudeikis slips back into the coaching hat and mid-crisis dad energy that made the show a phenomenon, steering AFC Richmond through whatever chaos awaits.
The new season lands as the show’s most anticipated return yet. Fans spent years parsing the final moments of season three for clues about where the characters would land, and the Roy and Keeley relationship has become the emotional throughline that keeps people invested. Their arc from antagonism to something far more complicated has spawned endless Reddit threads and TikTok theories about whether the show will actually let them have their moment or pull the rug one more time.
Beyond the will-they-won’t-they shipping wars, season four represents something rare in prestige television: a show that remained wildly popular across its run without sacrificing its core identity. Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, and Juno Temple return to a franchise that proved cynicism doesn’t always win in the end, which feels increasingly contrarian in 2025.
The season is now streaming on Apple TV+. No word yet on episode release strategy or how many installments are coming, but given the fandom’s intensity, Apple is almost certainly hoping this extends its engagement window as long as possible.
