Ted Lasso is not confirmed for season 5, but Jason Sudeikis wants more. The show’s co-creator and star says he “would like to” make seasons 5 and 6 of the Apple TV hit, while stressing that nothing official is underway: “We haven’t started a writers’ room or anything like that.” The comments came on a new episode of the Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso podcast, the first real signal about the show’s future since the season 4 finale aired earlier this month.
Is Ted Lasso season 5 confirmed?
No. There is no renewal announcement from Apple, no writers’ room open and no production date. What exists is Sudeikis’ appetite. Asked on Talk Easy whether he wants to continue the show for seasons 5 and 6, he answered that he “would like to,” adding that “it takes a village.” Pressed on whether Apple would be open to more, he said, “I would assume so.” Asked directly if more episodes will actually happen, he admitted, “I just don’t know,” and told host Sam Fragoso he was not being coy “intentionally.”
What Jason Sudeikis said about seasons 5 and 6
Fragoso pointed out that Sudeikis had no concept for a fourth season before making one, and was creatively drained at that point. Could the same process produce two more installments? “Um, we’re going to need a bigger cup,” Sudeikis joked. He explained that after the long hiatus following season 3, which he once assumed would end the series, he kept hearing the voices of the characters in his head. Then “other new voices started to show up,” the women who became the heart of season 4. On doing it again, his verdict was simple: “I think it’d be fun.”
Where season 4 left Richmond
The season 4 finale, which aired in early October, quietly rearranged the board for a potential season 5. Rebecca fought off Zelda’s takeover attempt and kept control of the club, buying up shares herself and forgiving Zelda in the same breath. Roy Kent accepted the head coach job at Chelsea and is expecting a child with Keeley. Nate Shelley resurfaced, now married to Jade, a new father, and coaching the Poland national team. Rebecca proposed to Matthijs, and he said yes. The biggest swing: Ted stepped down as head coach of the Richmond women’s team, moving to an assistant role so Alice could lead. Radio Times’ ending breakdown notes the finale was built so a season 5 “could potentially look quite different.”
What else Sudeikis revealed on the podcast
The conversation went well beyond renewal talk. Sudeikis said making Ted Lasso “saved” him during a difficult period, answering “some form of self-harm. Flat out” when asked what the show rescued him from, and crediting the work with helping carry him through. He also addressed his 2020 split from Olivia Wilde, saying public coverage missed “a million little things” and that such situations are “always more complicated, more human than that.” He praised Wilde’s work directly: “Olivia loves what she does and is very, very good at it and always has been. I’m thrilled for her.” Wilde is currently in the awards conversation for The Invite.
What this means for fans
Practically: nothing to put on the calendar yet. All four seasons of Ted Lasso stream exclusively on Apple TV, so a rewatch or a first binge is the only guaranteed way back to Richmond right now. If season 5 happens, history suggests a long runway: the gap between seasons 3 and 4 stretched past two years, and any new season would still need a writers’ room, cast deals and a production window before a release date exists. We will update this post the moment Apple or the show’s team confirms a renewal. If you want more football on screen in the meantime, check out the upcoming Liverpool FC series with Jude Law as Bill Shankly from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne.
Key dates
2020: Ted Lasso premieres on Apple TV and becomes the service’s defining comedy.
2023: Season 3 airs; Sudeikis believes the story is finished.
August 2026: Season 4, built around Richmond’s women’s team, premieres after a long hiatus.
Early October 2026: The season 4 finale airs, with Ted moving to assistant coach.
Oct. 18, 2026: Sudeikis tells Talk Easy he “would like to” make seasons 5 and 6, with no writers’ room yet open.
Our analysis: why season 5 is likely, just not soon
Read between the lines and this looks more like a matter of timing than of will. Apple’s most decorated comedy just delivered a finale engineered for continuation, the star is publicly enthusiastic rather than politely vague, and his one hard condition, “it takes a village,” is about wrangling a large cast, not creative reluctance. The “no writers’ room” line is the tell for the calendar: even if Apple greenlit season 5 tomorrow, a 2027 premiere would be aggressive. The smarter expectation, based on how this show has always moved, is an official word once Apple has full season 4 viewing numbers in hand. Believe, but pack patience.
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