Ted Lasso Season 4 returns with a brand new episode on Apple TV Tuesday evening, following last week’s chaotic “Greyhounds’ Day Off.” This week, the Lady Greyhounds face Chelsea as the season officially reaches its halfway point. Here’s when Season 4, Episode 5 lands on Apple TV, what to expect and the complete remaining Season 4 release schedule.
What Time Does Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 5 Come Out?
Episode 5 arrives on Apple TV on Tuesday, September 1 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. The episode’s official release date is Wednesday, September 2, but Apple typically makes new episodes available the evening before that listed date.
Here’s what that translates to in your time zone:
| Location | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (PDT) | 6:00 p.m. | Tuesday, Sept. 1 |
| Denver (MDT) | 7:00 p.m. | Tuesday, Sept. 1 |
| Chicago (CDT) | 8:00 p.m. | Tuesday, Sept. 1 |
| New York (EDT) | 9:00 p.m. | Tuesday, Sept. 1 |
| London (BST) | 2:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
| Central Europe (CEST) | 3:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
| India (IST) | 6:30 a.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
| Singapore (SGT) | 9:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
| Tokyo (JST) | 10:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
| Sydney (AEST) | 11:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
| Auckland (NZST) | 1:00 p.m. | Wednesday, Sept. 2 |
Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 5 At-A-Glance
- Episode: Season 4, Episode 5
- Title: “Riches of Embarrassment”
- Release Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (releasing Tuesday, September 1 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET)
- Streaming Service: Apple TV
- Star: Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
- Runtime: 47 minutes
- Writer: Phoebe Walsh
- Director: Ellie Heydon
- Season: 10 episodes
- Next Episode: “Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore,” Episode 6 — September 9, 2026 (expected Tuesday, September 8 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET)
What Is Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 5 About?
Episode 5, “Riches of Embarrassment,” (a clever twist on the expression “an embarrassment of riches”) puts the newly assembled Lady Greyhounds to the test as Richmond faces Chelsea. Meanwhile, Coach Alice is feeling the pressure, while Rebecca finds herself navigating what Apple describes as a “complicated dynamic.”
The Chelsea match follows last week’s team-building episode, “Greyhounds’ Day Off,” which was told through the framing device of Trent Crimm’s podcast as the coaches tried to manage egos and factions and bring the players back together. The episode finally began bringing Richmond’s collection of cliques and personalities together as an actual team.
How Many Episodes Of Ted Lasso Season 4 Are Left?
Season 4 consists of ten episodes, which means “Riches of Embarrassment” brings us exactly to the halfway point. Five episodes remain after this week, with the season finale scheduled for October 7.
| Episode 1 — “Home” | Aug. 5 |
| Episode 2 — “Curiouser and Curiouser!” | Aug. 12 |
| Episode 3 — “Richmond’s Got Talent” | Aug. 19 |
| Episode 5 — “Riches of Embarrassment” | Sept. 2 |
| Episode 6 — “Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore” | Sept. 9 |
| Episode 10 — Finale | Oct. 7 |
Who Is In The Cast Of Ted Lasso Season 4?
Many fan favorites return for Season 4, but we’re joined by plenty of new faces as well given the time jump and Ted’s career shift to coaching women’s soccer. I’m pleased to see Faye Marsay as one of the newcomers. She played the Waif in Game of Thrones and rebel spy, Vel Sartha, in Andor. Here’s the main cast for Season 4.
Returning Cast Members
- Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
- Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton
- Juno Temple as Keeley Jones
- Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent
- Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard
- Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins
New Cast Members
- Tanya Reynolds as Coach Alice Chilton
- Abbie Hern as Gemma Jay
- Faye Marsay as Lizzie
- Jude Mack as Katy “Boots” Quinn
- Rex Hayes — Siobhan, twin to Niamh
- Aisling Sharkey — as Niamh, twin to Siobhan
- Grant Feely as Henry Lasso
Is Ted Lasso Worth Watching?
Ted Lasso
Screenshot: Erik Kain
As with so many other once-great shows, Ted Lasso caught (lassoed?) lightning in a bottle with its debut season, and then clearly didn’t know what to do with all that crackling energy. Season 2 was an attempt to demystify Ted, who was so unflappable and good in Season 1, he was basically an anomaly in modern television, which skews toward cynical. He was, in many respects, the Elwood P. Dowd of our time.
Season 2 tried to make him more human, give him anxiety attacks and emotional depth. I understand the impulse, but it was a mistake, robbing Ted of the one thing that made him so unique in modern programming. There were still many enjoyable aspects of Season 2, but the overarching plot of resentment with Coach Nathan (Nick Mohammed) was too bleak for a show about hope – a show about slapping a Believe sign on a locker room wall and meaning it. The earnestness and sincerity were muddied, and the show wanted to have its cake and eat it, too, but the result was a mix of cynicism and treacly optimism that felt forced instead of natural.
Seasons 2 and 3 also worked hard to make the show an ensemble affair, giving more and more screen time to the side characters and losing any discernible thread in the process. Season 4 is something of a reboot, giving Ted a brand new team and a new parade of challenges (such as team members who can get pregnant) but it’s also the lowest-scoring season with audiences (74%) and second-lowest with critics (89%). Whether it’s worth watching depends on how much you enjoy Ted Lasso and the gang, but for me this show was never really the same after Season 1.
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