Ted Lasso returns to Apple TV+ with a 10-episode fourth season, more than three years after Jason Sudeikis's optimistic coach appeared to bow out. Rather than simply riding on nostalgia, the review argues the new season earns its comeback by finding fresh narrative territory, particularly through AFC Richmond's women's team, and by acknowledging that both Ted and the club have moved on since viewers last saw them.

Based on the first four episodes made available for review, Ted has been living a quieter life in Kansas, co-parenting his son Henry with ex-wife Michelle, before Rebecca, Keeley and Higgins arrive to lure him back to England. The season shifts its thematic focus from simply "believing in yourself" to examining what happens when that belief meets a sport that hasn't offered everyone equal opportunity, though the review notes the show still has work to do to feel essential rather than merely comforting.