Few modern comedies have turned a fictional football club into quite as much of a cultural fixture as Ted Lasso. After three seasons, a long break and what once looked like a proper goodbye, AFC Richmond is back – and Apple may already be thinking about another run.
Apple TV reporter Sigmund Judge says production on Season 5 is provisionally scheduled to begin in London in January 2027 (via Hypebeast). Apple has not officially renewed the series yet, so that date could still move, but it suggests plans are already taking shape behind the scenes.
If filming does begin in January, new episodes could potentially arrive as early as summer 2027. That would be a much faster turnaround than the three-year gap between Seasons 3 and 4, though there is no confirmed release window at this stage.
It is actually easy to see why Apple wants to keep the momentum going. Season 4 opened with 296.6 million viewing minutes in the US across its first two days, according to Nielsen figures reported by Variety. That made it the biggest launch for an Apple TV series so far and gives the company a pretty good reason to keep the momentum going.
There is still plenty of Season 4 left before any of that happens. The current run premiered on August 5 and has 10 episodes, with a new one arriving each Wednesday through October 7. Jason Sudeikis is back as Ted, this time returning to Richmond to coach a second-division women’s football team. Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift have also returned.
Even getting a fourth season once seemed unlikely. Season 3 wrapped up several major storylines in 2023, including Ted heading back to Kansas, and for a long time it looked like that might be where the story ended. Apple eventually brought the show back, setting up the return fans are watching now.
Season 5 is still unofficial, so plenty could change before cameras start rolling. But if that January production date holds, fans may not have to wait anywhere near as long for another trip to Richmond.
After the record-breaking response to Season 4, keeping Ted and the team on the pitch a little longer would hardly be a surprise.
Opinion
When you’ve got a franchise that keeps on giving like Ted Lasso, it’s not hard to see why you’d try to keep it alive. The true power – and loyalty – of its fans was shown after Season 3 ended, and Apple is clearly ready to invest in keeping that appetite satiated.
Given how much the franchise has changed for Season 4, it’s not hard to see a long future for it. I believe it’s a rare example of a modern series which feels timeless, so here’s to many more years – if Grey’s Anatomy can manage 23 seasons, Ted Lasso can stick around for the foreseeable.
