{"id":7326,"date":"2026-08-05T16:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=7326"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:26:23","slug":"ted-lasso-season-4-episode-1-complaint-premiere-full-release-schedule-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/08\/05\/ted-lasso-season-4-episode-1-complaint-premiere-full-release-schedule-apple-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Genuinely upset’: Ted Lasso fans have one major complaint after the season four premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ted Lasso is back and better than ever, but the season four premiere has rubbed fans up the wrong way for a very specific reason.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For a very long time, we assumed Apple TV\u2019s<\/a> sports dramedy was done and dusted. The season three finale wrapped up the story, ending with Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) returning to Kansas City to spend more time with his family.<\/span><\/p>\n

But in 2024, everything changed when the writers gathered to brainstorm ideas. Rather than simply revisiting AFC Richmond\u2019s men\u2019s team, they decided to take the show in a completely new direction by introducing a women\u2019s side.<\/span><\/p>\n

That brings us to Ted Lasso season four, which dropped episode one, \u2018Home\u2019, on Wednesday. We catch up with Ted as he settles into life back in Kansas before Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham<\/a>), Higgins (Jeremy Swift), and Keeley (Juno Temple) show up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They\u2019re not just there for a visit – they arrive with a proposal to return to London and coach AFC Richmond\u2019s newly formed women\u2019s team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the gang\u2019s return has been warmly received, fans all seem to have the same complaint about the premiere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Ted Lasso fans aren\u2019t happy with the season 4 premiere<\/h2>\n

\"Jason<\/p>\n

The main issue is that Apple TV only dropped one episode for the premiere. While no one was expecting it to pull a Netflix and drop the entire season at once, given the three-year wait, many had hoped for at least a two-episode launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Others felt the opener simply wasn\u2019t substantial enough to stand on its own after such a long break. Taking to <\/span>Reddit<\/span><\/a>, one wrote, \u201cReally needed to get two episodes for the first week. Episode 1 felt like 1a.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely agree with that. Or this episode could have been 15 mins longer,\u201d said another, before noting the fact that the entire episode was spent in Kansas City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike I do understand they probably wanted to keep the episode contained in KC and the surrounding area but would have been nice to have seen Richmond in some shape or form,\u201d they added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n