Parents' Guide to Ted Lasso: Season 4

The feel-good, award-winning fish-out-of-water series is back, and the first thing fans want to know is immediately clear: the show is as warm, sweet, and lovable as ever. When Keeley, Higgins, and Rebecca show up on Ted's Kansas doorstep in Ted Lasso: Season 4, he leaps over a bush to greet them with effusive hugs, and immediately spirits them away for Kansas City barbecue. The group's loving, infectious chemistry is still intact, priming fans to settle down for another cozy season in which gaffes will be made, reconciliations will be forged, and interactions will mostly end with hugs and in-jokes amongst friends who've grown comfy with each other over three seasons.

Since Ted agrees to coach a struggling football club in England, it's tempting to see Season 4 as a return to the first season, when, as we will remember, Rebecca hired new-to-football coach Ted as an attempt to ruin the A.F.C. Richmond team and disappoint her philandering ex-husband. And indeed, the Lady Greyhounds are struggling, as is the franchise itself, beset with financial troubles. But this time around, Lasso arrives with a rep, great relationships with his colleagues, and plenty of football coaching experience, as well as his family (Michelle and Henry both agree that moving to London for a change of scenery would be nice). But since Ted's no longer with the Richmond men's team, expect former regular cast members to show up only for cameos or guest appearances, and for Ted to struggle with a brand new set of players and co-workers, chief amongst them humorless assistance coach Alice (Tanya Reynolds), who's no fan of Ted's folksy motivation style. It's a solid return for a much-loved series that should delight fans new and old.