Ted Lasso Season 4 First Look Has Dropped, But There’s One Main Cast Exit That Has Me Perplexed

It’s been a little over two years since Ted Lasso Season 3 was aired, and for a long time it was unclear if that would be the final season or not. Then in February, it was officially announced that Ted Lasso Season 4 is happening, and now we finally have our first look at the Apple TV+ subscription-exclusive show’s return and more. While that’s all well and good, there is a notable name missing from the main cast now that has me somewhat perplexed.

Our First Look At Ted Lasso Season 4 And More Key Information

But let’s get to the good stuff first now that Ted Lasso Season 4 has begun filming: below, you can see Jason Sudeikis’ title character enjoying a meal with Hannah Waddingham’s Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple’s Keeley Jones and Jeremy Swift’s Leslie Higgins. These four, along with Brett Goldstein’s Roy Kent and Brendan Hunt’s Coach Beard, are the established Ted Lasso folks who will be series regulars in Season 4.

Additionally, Apple TV+ released a quick behind-the-scenes video of cameras starting to roll on the above Ted Lasso scene.

Ted Lasso Season 4 kicked off production today in Kansas City, which is also Jason Sudeikis’ hometown, and additional photography will take place in London. The official synopsis states that Ted will return to AFC Richmond for his “biggest challenge yet”: coaching a second division women’s football team, which was teased in the Season 3 finale. So it’s easy to infer in the scene being shot that Rebecca, Keeley and Leslie are visiting Ted in his Missouri stomping grounds to court him back across the pond to coach this team.

The aforementioned six actors will be joined on Ted Lasso Season 4’s main cast by Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely, the latter of whom is taking over as Ted’s son Henry. Alas, many of the notable performers from Ted Lasso’s first three seasons won’t be back for this next installment. Some of these absences are understandable, but I am curious why Nick Mohammed is on that list.

It’s Weird Nick Mohammed Seemingly Isn’t Back For Ted Lasso Season 4

Nick Mohammed’s Nate Shelley started off Ted Lasso Season 3 coaching West Ham United under Rupert Mannion, and by the end, he was back at AFC Richmond and coaching alongside Beard and Roy. With those two coming back for Season 4, why isn’t Nate rounding out the trio?

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Admittedly, Mohammed’s absence doesn’t come as a complete surprise, as the actor said earlier this month that he was unsure if he’d be in Season 4. As far as real life goes, it could just be that scheduling issues prevented Mohammed’s return, but it’s nontheless strange we’re not going to see Nate around. After all he went through to finally come back to AFC Richmond, did he leave yet again? I find it hard to believe we won’t check in on him because he’s too busy with the men’s team since Roy and Beard are appearing, and presumably they’ll still be working with those players.

Whatever the reason is for Nick Mohammed not being part of Ted Lasso Season 4’s main cast, I’m crossing my fingers that he appears later in the season in a recurring capacity or as a special guest star. Until then, keep visiting CinemaBlend for updates on how this “risen from the dead” show is coming along alongside coverage of shows airing on the 2025 TV schedule.