Last week, Apple TV+ confirmed what had been rumored for months: Ted Lasso will return for season 4. A handful of original cast members are already set to come back, including series co-creator Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso himself. However, one key supporting role close to Ted is being recast for the fourth season.
According to Deadline, the series is now searching for a young actor to play Ted’s son, Henry, who was previously portrayed by Gus Turner across the first three seasons. Because Henry lived in the United States with his mother, he only had limited screentime in the show’s original run. For season 4, Henry is being given a larger role now that his father is back in Kansas. Deadline’s report indicates that Henry has become a skilled soccer player at only 12 years old. He’s also “inherited some of his father’s quirks.”
Although Turner has been invited to audition for the role that was once his, it’s possible that Henry’s newfound soccer skills may be a key trait for whoever plays the part going forward. It’s also currently unclear if Andrea Anders will reprise her role as Henry’s mother — and Ted’s ex-wife — Michelle.
What we do know is that Hannah Waddingham will return as Rebecca Walton, alongside Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent, and Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins. The options for that trio were picked up last year, well before the show’s return was official. Shortly after that happened, Sudeikis shared that he felt good about the series’ then-potential comeback.
Juno Temple is reportedly in talks to rejoin the cast as well, as is Brendan Hunt, one of the other co-creators on the series. Hunt has already been involved with the fourth season as a writer and an executive producer, but he doesn’t currently have an acting deal to reprise his role as Coach Beard.
Apple TV+ hasn’t set a date for Ted Lasso season 4 yet.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.