{"id":9742,"date":"2026-09-30T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=9742"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:30:30","slug":"ted-lasso-season-4-is-mae-dead-annette-badland-confirms-fate-and-change-to-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/09\/30\/ted-lasso-season-4-is-mae-dead-annette-badland-confirms-fate-and-change-to-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Mae just die in Ted Lasso? Star confirms fate and reveals change to season 4 finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Warning: Spoilers ahead for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 9*<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mae Green\u2019s fate is left hanging in the balance at the end of Ted Lasso<\/a> season 4 episode 9. But you won\u2019t have to wait until the finale to find out if she died, as Annette Badland has opened up about what really happened to her character. <\/span><\/p>\n

The penultimate season 4 episode of the Apple TV<\/a> series, aptly titled \u2018Mae Rides the Bus\u2019, sees AFC Richmond\u2019s women\u2019s team at risk of losing their promotion after a series of disappointing results. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, their upcoming away game against Bristol Rovers will be the decider, and with everything riding on the match, Ted (Jason Sudeikis) invites Mae to travel with the team. It\u2019s a rare moment away from her usual spot behind the bar at the Crown & Anchor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mae decides to watch with the supporters rather than alongside Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) in the VIP seats, where she sees Richmond pull off a dramatic comeback and secure their promotion. But the celebration takes a devastating turn: after Mae jumps up to celebrate, she collapses in the stands. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca is later told there has been an \u201cincident\u201d involving Mae and tearfully passes the news to Ted. But we don’t hear what she tells him, leaving Mae’s fate technically still up in the air. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, is Mae actually dead?<\/h2>\n
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Sadly, yes she is. Even though we don\u2019t hear it in Ted Lasso\u2019s latest episode, actress Annette Badland confirmed the news to <\/span>Deadline<\/span><\/a>, explaining that Mae died doing what she loved best: supporting the Lady Greyhounds and celebrating their victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what happens. You\u2019re involved with folks, and they disappear. They go, and she loved her life,\u201d she said. \u201cShe made the very best of her life and really relished it. So she went, I suppose, for her, in the very best way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Annette went on to say that she actually didn\u2019t find out about Mae\u2019s death until around November, by which point they were only an episode or so away from filming it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was shocked, but I\u2019m very proud being in the show, and I admire Jason [Sudeikis]. I think the series is so successful because people smell it\u2019s very genuine. The audience know it\u2019s not made cynically. It\u2019s not a product. It\u2019s something Jason wants to say about the world and how we are, so you have to trust that,\u201d she continued. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know when I\u2019ll die. You just don\u2019t know. So, being told that it was going to happen quite close to it being filmed, you just have to go. \u2018Well, that\u2019s [that].\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The actress also spoke about the locker room speech Mae gave before the game, with Deadline asking what she wanted to leave the team with. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI think not giving in. She\u2019s very outspoken. She\u2019s a lioness who will defend you till the nth degree once you\u2019ve got her heart and respect,\u201d Annette replied. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing an older woman, where you do become invisible, Mae\u2019s never going to be invisible. She will not allow that to happen. I get ignored. You\u2019ll stand at a counter, and people won\u2019t bother, or they\u2019ll walk into you. \u2018You\u2019ve had your time, move aside.\u2019 And Mae would not allow that, and was still in there pitching and relishing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In a separate interview with <\/span>TV Insider<\/span><\/a>, she addressed the fact that Mae\u2019s death happens off screen. \u201cYeah, I think it\u2019s more realistic, other things are happening. That\u2019s what happens: People are dying or being born, and the rest of life is going on,\u201d Annette said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you\u2019re incidental, and it\u2019s not a medical drama [where] they suddenly turned up in an ambulance and started pumping my chest, or whatever. I think it\u2019s much more elegant to leave her in that very happy place, in that very fulfilled moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

RIP Mae, gone but never forgotten. <\/span><\/p>\n

Annette Badland reveals changes made to Ted Lasso season 4 finale<\/h2>\n
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Mae might be gone in a physical sense, but it sounds like her story isn\u2019t quite over yet. Annette revealed that Jason actually made changes to the upcoming season 4 finale after the pair discussed Mae\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked by Deadline what she thinks Mae would want as a celebration of her life, she replied, \u201cOh, she\u2019d have asked for a tremendous party at The Crown and Anchor. Everyone invited. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJason did modify some of season 4 episode 10. We talked after he told me about her passing, and he did, because that\u2019s how he is. He\u2019s responsive and collaborative. So he did change some of the stuff in 10, or incorporated what we talked about. She doesn\u2019t just [go away]. She has, not an appearance, but she is still within the context.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Annette was similarly cryptic when TV Insider asked how Mae\u2019s death would affect the finale, teasing, \u201cShe is there as a presence, if not a full-bodied human being. So yeah, there\u2019s still things to be revealed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n