After more than a year of speculation, Apple TV+ has ordered a fourth season of its Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso. The pickup comes after co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis closed a deal to reprise his role as the title character, the manager of the fictional AFC Richmond soccer club in London.

As Ted Lasso would sometimes say before moments of triumph: "Barbecue sauce." We're saying it because Jason Sudeikis confirmed that Ted Lasso is coming back for a fourth season, something we kind of knew was potentially in the works.

Apple TV+ has officially renewed “ Ted Lasso ” for Season 4, with series lead Jason Sudeikis onboard to return as the titular pun-happy, mustachioed football coach. No other castings are officially confirmed at this time, though it had previously been reported that options had been picked up for Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, and Jeremy Swift.