'Ted Lasso' Season 4 Is Officially In Production

Nearly two years after the divisive third-season finale, which felt like a definitive ending — if not for the show, at least its main character — Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso has officially started production on a fourth season. Considering it took the streamer over a year to even confirm all the speculation and behind-the-scenes gossip that hinted the show's run wasn't as over as everyone previously insisted, the fact that Season 4 is now a thing that's happening feels...well, more than a bit surreal.

Your mileage may (and likely will) vary when it comes to whether you think this show should be coming back for a fourth season after everything that happened in its third season. But on some level, its return was likely inevitable. After all, before the success of Severance and Slow Horses, Ted Lasso was Apple TV+'s biggest mainstream hit, racking up awards hardware, cultural buzz, and officially licensed merchandise. It's easy to see why the folks in charge might want that success to continue.

However, Season 3 concluded with Jason Sudeikis's affable Ted heading home to his family in Kansas, leaving the gruff Roy Kent to take over as the AFC Richmond head coach. In many ways, it felt like a fairly complete end to his character's story. However, the hour certainly left the door open for potential spin-offs or sequel series, such as Roy's coaching debut or the Richmond women's team, which Keeley and Rebecca were so hyped about. Now, it sounds as though the new season will pick up on some of those narrative threads, but in a way that somehow incorporates Ted's return to the U.K.