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Ted Lasso's season 4 finale, titled "Being Alive," featured a reunion of fan-favorite characters from earlier seasons. The episode includes returning actors James Lance and Sarah Niles as Trent Crimm and Dr. Sharon Fieldstone, along with several former AFC Richmond players such as Nate and other team members who cheer for the women’s team at their final match. These appearances build on previous storylines and hint at continued narrative potential in future seasons despite the series not being officially renewed yet.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The tenth episode of Ted Lasso Season 4, titled "Being Alive," aired recently and concluded with significant plot developments. The episode featured the unexpected death of Crown & Anchor pub owner Mae Greene, a revelation about Zelda Southport's conspiracy against Rebecca, and Roy and Keeley announcing their pregnancy. Additionally, it showcased AFC Richmond’s women’s team, the Lady Greyhounds, securing another major victory.
The finale also included a surprise reunion with several original male players from AFC Richmond appearing in the stands during the women’s final match to cheer on the team. This gathering marked one of the biggest in-show reunions since the series began, bringing back beloved characters like Dani Rojas and Isaac McAdoo among others.
Fans are now wondering if there will be an Episode 11 for Season 4 or if Episode 10 serves as the finale. Additionally, speculation is growing about whether Apple TV+ plans to renew the show for a fifth season following these dramatic events.
Written for “Ted Lasso Season 4 Episodes” on 2026-10-07,
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Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 10, “Being Alive,” pulled out the big guns in terms of returning OG characters.
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Season → pull → characters
We saw Phil Dunster reprise his fan-favorite role as Jamie Tartt earlier in the season, and James Lance and Sarah Niles returned as Trent Crimm and Dr. Sharon Fieldstone.
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Lance → see → Crimm
But Season 4’s finale featured the biggest in-show Ted Lasso reunion yet, and the way it happened will likely surprise fans!
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it → feature → fans
After Mae’s (Annette Badland) unexpected death in Season 4’s penultimate episode, fans wondered if former AFC Richmond men’s players and familiar faces like Nate (Nick Mohammed) would return to pay their respects to the beloved Crown & Anchor pub owner at a funeral, much like how everyone showed up for Rebecca’s dad’s funeral back in Season 2.
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everyone → wonder → Season
Instead of seeing Mae’s funeral, we saw Ted (Jason Sudeikis), his family, the women’s team, and more locals celebrating Mae’s life at her pub.
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Ted → see → pub
The returning Ted Lasso characters didn’t appear until later in the episode, in connection with the Lady Greyhounds’ big final match at Nelson Road.
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characters → return → Road
It all started when Keeley (Juno Temple) made another video to hype the women’s team.
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Keeley → start → team
While the first was seen as a failure in her mind, the second went so viral that even Nate the Great (Mohammed) saw it and popped by the club for a visit while he was in town seeing family.
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he → see → family
After giving out hugs and meeting Alice, Nate reveals that he’s coaching the Polish national football team, he married Jade (Edyta Budnik), and they have a daughter fittingly named Athena — a nod to their Meet Cute restaurant, A Taste of Athens.
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they → give → Athens
He’s also just in time for a Diamond Dogs reunion (featuring “The Cat People,” aka Alice) where the group advises an anxious Roy (Brett Goldstein) on how to be a good dad.
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group → ’ → Roy
But Nate isn’t the only great returning character in Season 4’s finale…
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Nate → return → finale
To add to the Lady Greyhounds’ final match magic, Ted Lasso also shows OG men’s team players Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández), Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni), Maas (David Elsendoorn), Montlaur (Stephen Manas), Zoreaux (Moe Jeudy-Lamous), Colin Hughes (Billy Harris), Moe Bumbercatch (Moe Hashim), and Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh) in the stands cheering the women on.
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Lasso → add → women
Thanks to Roy asking, “Do you ever second-guess leaving Richmond for Man U?”
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you → ask → U
We learn what Sam’s been up to.
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Sam → learn → what
And in keeping Ted Lasso’s Wizard of Oz references up, Sam replies, “Sure, but as Dorothy learned, sometimes you have to go away to know where home truly is.”
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home → keep → references
(FYI: Sam claims Dorothy is his auntie, who left his uncle for a dance instructor for a little while.
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who → claim → while
We even get a quick glimpse of Will Kitman (Charlie Hiscock), who’s assisting Isaac as he shaves Beard’s head towards the end of the episode.
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he → get → episode
While Ted Lasso has yet to be officially renewed for Season 5, the Season 4 finale clearly showed the series has lots more story left to tell, which means more potential for OG characters to come back in the future.
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characters → have → future
Ted Lasso Season 4 is now streaming on Apple TV
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Season → stream → TV
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