Ted Lasso season 4 is top of mind again, and not just because everyone wants another feel-good sports comedy. A same-day industry feature ties the show’s “currently-in-production” status to the surge of new sports comedies, while a separate production roundup points to fresh settings, possible story pivots, and three specific casting additions. Below, BuddyTV assembles the concrete details and quotes those pieces provide, then compares the returning Apple TV+ favorite to 2025’s other sports titles.
Where Ted Lasso season 4 stands right now
As of October 23, 2025, a Popverse feature frames the show as “currently-in-production Ted Lasso season 4,” using the fourth season’s active status to anchor a broader look at the feel-good TV landscape (Popverse). The tone line that sets the table for why this show remains the reference point is blunt: “Everyone wants another Ted Lasso — but you can’t fake the heart.”
Separate coverage collected in a GWW web story packages what fans should expect on screen. The card-based roundup states that Season 4 “returns for Season 4 with fresh locations and challenges,” that “production kicks off in Kansas City, Richmond,” and that “Ted faces his biggest challenge yet, coaching the AFC Richmond women’s football team.” It also lists three new cast additions by name: Tanya Reynolds, Faye Marsay, and Grant Feely. The same web story flags an “expected” release window of “mid-to-late 2026.” (TheGWW).
Cast & creators: who’s in the season 4 mix so far
- Jason Sudeikis remains at the center as Ted Lasso. Popverse again underscores why the character works: “Ted Lasso (Sudeikis) is a relentlessly positive force for good.” It adds the sharp contrast that “Ted Lasso is a good guy at his core; Chad Powers is not.”
- Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard) is cited in GWW’s “Returning Cast Members” card (“Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, and the beloved cast return”).
- Tanya Reynolds, Faye Marsay, and Grant Feely appear under “New Cast Additions.”
- Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein are name-checked in Popverse as the creative connective tissue between Ted Lasso and Shrinking, the latter feeling “like a companion piece.”
Partial note: Beyond the above, the provided sources do not confirm further returning or departing regulars by name. We’ll update when official credits or additional reporting surface.
New settings & an on-field pivot
The GWW story card says filming “ventures beyond Richmond with scenes shot in Kansas City,” and that the change “brings new dynamics.” It also positions a specific football pivot: Ted “coaching the AFC Richmond women’s football team.”
For context on why this would still feel like Ted Lasso, Popverse highlights how the show’s identity isn’t simply sports. It points to character and tone as the engine and uses a familiar in-universe mantra to button the point with a quote from Danny Rojas (played by Cristo Fernández): “Football is life.”
How season 4 fits into 2025’s sports-comedy boom
Popverse frames the new season’s production status alongside the debut of Chad Powers on Hulu on October 2025, drawing a direct comparison between what makes Ted Lasso click and what other shows borrow. The piece traces Chad Powers back to ESPN’s series Eli’s Place, where Eli Manning first donned the disguise in a tryout gag. It highlights that Chad Powers stars Glen Powell and is co-created with Michael Waldron, with a nod to Waldron’s work on Loki and to the wrestling drama Heels on Starz. The tone summary is pointed, citing “raunchy Farrelly Brothers comedies,” jokes about “COVID conspiracy theories and George Soros,” and even a Mrs. Doubtfire-inspired disguise: “There are a lot of jokes about COVID conspiracy theories and George Soros.”
That comparison sharpens as Popverse contrasts underdog arcs. Ted Lasso centers A.F.C. Richmond, “the most under of underdogs,” while Chad Powers follows the “South Georgia Catfish,” who “are not doing great, but they’re generally pretty good.” The write-up also needles the show’s main antihero alter ego, noting he drives a cybertruck, dreams of playing in the XFL, and carries the kind of larger-than-life quirks that signal a different comedic register. The upshot is that “whatever the surface glean and marketing implies, Ted Lasso and Chad Powers are only the same” in a few superficial ways.
The piece also clocks other 2025 sports entries, arguing that Netflix’s Running Point hews closer to the template. It cites Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon with the Los Angeles Waves, and notes Mindy Kaling’s co-creator role. On Apple TV+, the golf-dramedy Stick with Owen Wilson and a con-episode involving Timothy Olyphant is held up as another stylistic cousin—though not a “hole-in-one.” For Ted Lasso fans specifically, Popverse flags that the non-sports Apple comedy Shrinking—from Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein—lands closer to Lasso’s warmth, even without a ball in sight.
To make the historical point, Popverse pulls a TV history parallel—LOST and its imitators—name-checking Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) and Terry O’Quinn (Locke), and even riffs on a current “KPop Demon Hunters” content boomlet, to argue that lightning rarely strikes twice. The distilled advice to streamers reads: build characters with “earnest hearts worth rooting for.”
Release timing: what’s confirmed and what’s “expected”
Across the provided sources, there is no officially confirmed release date for Ted Lasso season 4. The only timing detail on the record is GWW’s card noting an “expected… mid-to-late 2026” window. That line is presented as expectation, not a formal Apple TV+ announcement.
What this means for fans of Ted Lasso season 4
Two takeaways stand out. First, Popverse positions Ted Lasso season 4 as “currently-in-production,” keeping momentum alive in 2025 as rival sports comedies arrive. Second, GWW’s roundup suggests new faces—Tanya Reynolds, Faye Marsay, Grant Feely—plus Kansas City and Richmond backdrops and a women’s football coaching wrinkle that could refresh the series’ stakes without losing the heart fans expect. Or, as Danny Rojas puts it, “Football is life.”
Why the show’s core still matters
If Season 4 follows the path outlined in the GWW roundup—expanding geography and foregrounding a women’s side—expect a wider canvas for the mentorship themes that define Ted’s leadership. Popverse’s comparisons to Chad Powers, Running Point, and Stick underline how tone, not sport, is the franchise’s anchor. That’s one reason a shift to a different squad—or setting like Kansas City—could work: the emotional playbook travels.
Bottom line: With Ted Lasso season 4 framed as in production on October 23, 2025, and a GWW list of new names—Tanya Reynolds, Faye Marsay, Grant Feely—fans should watch for official dates next. Until then, the comparisons surfacing this fall show why Lasso’s specific brand of kindness remains the bar.
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