Ted Lasso Returns Aug. 5 With AFC Richmond Women, Extending Jason Sudeikis' 3-Season Plan
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 23
Ted Lasso Returns Aug. 5 With AFC Richmond Women, Extending Jason Sudeikis' 3-Season Plan
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 23
Summary
Aug. 5 marks Ted Lasso’s fourth-season return, with AFC Richmond’s all-female team replacing the men’s squad while Ted, Rebecca, Keeley and Roy all come back.
February 2024 was the turning point: Jason Sudeikis reconvened writers in Ojai after deciding the story might not be over, drawn by a women’s-team idea teased in the season-three finale.
Jack Burditt joined as co-showrunner to keep the revival on budget and on schedule after season three’s delays and longer episodes left Sudeikis seeking more operational support.
January saw production wrap, and Burditt said the season finished under budget and only about a month behind schedule, with shorter early episodes than season three.
283 million viewing hours made Ted Lasso 2023’s most-watched streaming original, but after more than 3 years off air, the show’s ability to recapture that audience remains uncertain.