Ted Lasso Returns to the Pitch August 5 on Apple TV; Hulu Unveils Futurama Season 14 Trailer and Announces Three XXXL-Sized Specials - SitcomsOnline.com News Blog

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Ted Lasso Returns to the Pitch August 5 on Apple TV; Hulu Unveils Futurama Season 14 Trailer and Announces Three XXXL-Sized Specials

Smells like potential! Apple TV unveiled the winsome and heartwarming trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season of global hit series Ted Lasso, starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jason Sudeikis. Ted Lasso returns with its ten-episode new season on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 with one episode, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through October 7 on Apple TV.

In season four, Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would. The new season reunites fan favorites, including Emmy Award-winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy Award-winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, alongside new additions Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely.

Ted Lasso is executive produced by Sudeikis alongside Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee and Bill Wrubel. Emmy Award-winner Jack Burditt serves as executive producer on season four under a new overall deal with Apple TV. Goldstein serves as writer and executive producer alongside Leann Bowen. Sarah Walker and Phoebe Walsh will serve as writers and producers for season four, and Sasha Garron co-produces. Julia Lindon will write for season four, and Dylan Marron will serve as story editor. Bill Lawrence executive produces via his Doozer Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Doozer’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer also serve as executive producers. The series was developed by Sudeikis, Lawrence, Kelly and Hunt, and is based on the preexisting format and characters from NBC Sports.

Following its global debut on Apple TV, Ted Lasso broke records and quickly earned praise from fans and critics all over the world. The first season became the most Emmy Award-nominated comedy series, and the series went on to land rare back-to-back Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series for its first two seasons on air. The first three seasons of Ted Lasso are now streaming globally on Apple TV.

Futurama

Hulu has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming 14th season of Futurama during their San Diego Comic-Con panel featuring creator Matt Groening, showrunner and head writer David X. Cohen and more cast and crew.

Brace yourselves... The future is about to get a whole lot stranger! It's a non-stop onslaught of swaggering space pirates, lab-grown meats, sexy scams... plus the shocking return of Dr. Zoidberg's lost love! You didn't see that coming, prior to being told about it just now! It's a thrilling, all-new season of Futurama on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, premiering August 3.

Additionally, Hulu has greenlit three extended length Futurama specials, which are currently in production. The first of the three specials will be Xmas themed and will launch in 2027. Details on the following specials are forthcoming.

The Futurama 'XXXL-sized' specials will join Hulu's extensive adult animation offerings alongside other hit titles, including Family Guy, American Dad, Bob's Burgers, King of the Hill, and the upcoming Hulu Exclusive Bob's Burger's Holiday Short which was announced at San Diego Comic-Con and new series Deano.