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Ted Lasso season 4
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The gist
Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 6 aired September 9, 2026, bringing back Jamie Tartt.
Critics say the season is fading and needs to turn things around soon.
Background
Ted Lasso returned for a fourth season on Apple TV after a tidy wrap-up to three seasons, promising a new team and fresh storylines for its cast of women footballers, team leaders and coaches. Instead, critics say it has introduced underdeveloped supporting characters and recycled tired tropes. The show set out to confront inequity between men's and women's sports but, according to reviewers, falls into the same trap by leaving its women underdeveloped.
How it unfolded
- Sep 7, 2026TechRadar reports Episode 6 will premiere on Apple TV on Wednesday, September 9.
- Sep 9, 2026Episode 6, titled 'Don't Jump Around Much Anymore,' airs, featuring a New Year's Eve boat party and the return of Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster) as a pitchman for his vodka brand.
- Sep 10, 2026The Hollywood Reporter publishes a review saying Season 4 is running out of time to fix itself.
Who’s saying what
- Critics
- The Hollywood Reporter says the season has underdeveloped supporting characters and caricature analogs, and is fading without a memorable return for Ted Lasso.
- Critics
- The A.V. Club says the show has become less insightful, funny, or heartfelt, recycling tired tropes like the Roy/Keeley storyline and getting too broad with humor.
- Critics
- Esquire says Jamie Tartt's return feels wrong because the character is hollow and lacks the weight and history of the original seasons.
- Critics
- The New York Times calls Jamie's return pure fan service but welcomes it as precisely as remembered.