Overview
- The first episode of Season 4 debuted on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, and Apple will release one new episode weekly through the 10-episode finale on October 7, 2026.
- The season sends Jason Sudeikis’s Ted back to AFC Richmond to lead the newly formed Lady Greyhounds, with several original principals returning and new cast additions including Tanya Reynolds, Abbie Hern, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay and Grant Feely as a recast Henry Lasso.
- Writers consulted women’s-soccer players and coaches to shape the story of a team facing smaller budgets, shared facilities and commercial skepticism, a shift intended to give the series a fresh dramatic purpose.
- Early critical reaction is mixed: reviewers praise the shift to women’s soccer and standout new performances—notably Tanya Reynolds—while faulting the season for an overcrowded ensemble and uneven, sometimes paternalistic handling of the coach–player gender dynamic.
- Viewers must watch on Apple TV+ with a paid subscription or trial, and the season’s success could raise the show’s role in the broader conversation about investment, visibility and storytelling in women’s sports.