Missouri film tax incentive won Ted Lasso season four over Kansas

Kansas City, Missouri secured Ted Lasso's season-four production over the Kansas side of the state line because Missouri runs a film tax-incentive program — a rebate returning part of production spending to filmmakers — that Kansas lacked. Mayor Quinton Lucas called 2025 a record-setting year for city film production, also citing Hallmark holiday shoots. Season four premiered 5 August 2026. Sources: The Hollywood Reporter; City of Kansas City, Missouri.