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Keeley Hazell says she needed “a lot of therapy” after losing a Ted Lasso role written for her to Juno Temple. The former glamour model didn’t land the Keeley role but continues with the show as Bex and a staff writer, while reflecting on her past Page 3 fame and her Edinburgh Fringe show and memoir.
Jason Sudeikis described it as a joy that Paloma Cinco, the real-life sister of Ted Lasso star Cristo Fernández, joined season 4 as Maria Rojas (Dani Rojas’s sister). Cinco reportedly helped pitch the idea and auditioned for the role, continuing The Independent’s note that the show often casts real-life relatives to boost on-screen chemistry; Fernández recently debuted as a professional footballer with El Paso, while season 4 centers on Lasso coaching a women’s team and Maria Rojas being a positive, energetic young footballer.
Jason Sudeikis says it was a joy that Cristo Fernández’s real-life sister Paloma Cinco joined Ted Lasso as Maria Rojas for season 4, after the siblings brainstormed the idea and Cinco auditioned; the on-screen siblings mirror their real-life bond while Fernández’s Dani Rojas remains a fan favorite.
Apple TV's Ted Lasso could be renewed for Season 5, with Eddy Cue saying Season 4 is 'good enough' for more stories and noting the core cast's multi-year deals could support additional seasons.
Ted Lasso returns for Season 4 with Ted living back in Kansas City and taking on a new challenge: coaching the Lady Greyhounds, a second-division women’s team, after reuniting with Rebecca, Keeley and Higgins. The season picks up two years later, introduces fresh cast members like Tanya Reynolds, Abbie Hern, Jude Mack and Tracey Ullman, and preserves the show’s optimistic, character-driven humor and warmth. The first four episodes were screened for review, signaling another welcome, if not strictly essential, chapter in the series.
Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso returns for Season 4 with a Brooklyn premiere featuring Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple and the rest of the cast. The show’s fourth season follows Ted back in Richmond, coaching a second-division women’s team, and arrives with weekly episodes starting August 5 after the New York premiere held August 4 at BAM Harvey Theater. Executive producers include Jack Burditt, with the team led by Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and others. The Brooklyn event mirrors a high-profile LA premiere, and the article rounds up the red-carpet looks and confirms the season’s run through October 7, 2026.
The Ted Lasso Season 4 premiere in New York on August 4 drew the show's stars, including Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple, to a star-studded red carpet and a 33-photo gallery of attendees.
Season 4 starts three years after Ted Lasso left AFC Richmond, with Ted now working as a grocery-store assistant manager in Kansas City to be a present dad to his son Henry. A visit from Rebecca, Keeley and Higgins nudges him to coach Richmond's new women's team, pushing him to become the best version of himself. The season was shaped by Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt through frequent rewrites and collaboration, including a notable World Cup Final cameo that underscored the show's collaborative spirit.
Deadline reports a full trailer for Ted Lasso Season 4, with Jason Sudeikis’ Ted returning to Richmond to coach a second-division women’s team and pushing through big new challenges as the series debuts August 5 on Apple TV+ with familiar stars and several new cast members, with new episodes dropping weekly through October 7.
Apple TV+ releases the Season 4 trailer for Ted Lasso, showing Jason Sudeikis's coach taking on a new challenge—leading a second-division women’s soccer team—while reuniting the core cast and adding new players ahead of the Aug. 5 premiere.
Jason Sudeikis reportedly earned about $1 million per episode for Ted Lasso Season 3, with a potential bump for Season 4. He says money wasn’t the reason for continuing—the story had already been told, but writers later cooked up a comeback sending Ted back to the UK to coach AFC Richmond’s all-female team, with Season 4 expected in August.
Jason Sudeikis revealed he personally phoned former Ted Lasso cast members in 'very difficult' conversations to explain that the original AFC Richmond players would not return for season 4, which debuts August 5 on Apple TV+. The new season shifts to a women’s-team direction, with Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple and Brett Goldstein back, while some supporting players may not reprise their roles and Henry is recast with Grant Feely.
Jason Sudeikis confirmed he earned about $1 million per episode for Season 3 of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+, with potential increases for Season 4; Season 3 was reportedly the show’s last for now, as he chose not to uproot the story for money and returned home to Kansas City.
Jason Sudeikis says he had to make very difficult phone calls to former Ted Lasso cast members to explain that Season 4 will shift focus to a new lineup centered on a women’s team, not the AFC Richmond players; several leads will return (including Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple and Brett Goldstein), while others may not return and Henry is recast with Grant Feely as the son.
Jason Sudeikis reportedly earned about $1 million per episode for Season 3 of Ted Lasso and initially declined to return for Season 4, saying the story was told and he didn’t want to uproot his family; he later changed his mind and is back for Season 4, which will see Ted coaching a women’s team. Season 4 premieres Aug. 5 on Apple TV. Returning cast includes Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham; Phil Dunster won’t be a series regular due to scheduling. Sudeikis has said he needed the show amid personal life upheaval during this period.