Can two actors turn around the fortunes of a Welsh football club? Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are putting the question to the test with “Welcome To Wrexham.” While it might sound like a comedic feature, this docuseries is all too real. At stake is a football club facing an uncertain future and the town whose history intertwines with its success(or failure). As new team owners, the actors quickly learn the ups and downs of club ownership. Viewers are promised an up-close look at the process from locker rooms to the local pub.
FX is excited about the upcoming series, with execs already touting the possibilities during a 2021 announcement. “Rob and Ryan will take fans inside the sport as never before, pairing their genuine love for the game with the welcome challenge of building on the heritage of this club,” said President of Original Programming for FX Entertainment Nick Grad.
The series’ official synopsis:
Rob McElhenney (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and Ryan Reynolds (“Deadpool”) navigate running the third oldest professional football club in the world. Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th-tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning the club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The worry? Rob and Ryan have no experience in football or working with each other. From Hollywood to Wales, from the pitch to the locker room, the front office to the pub, Welcome to Wrexham will track Rob and Ryan’s crash course in football club ownership and the inextricably connected fates of a team and a town counting on two actors to bring some serious hope and change to a community that could use it.
Find out how Wrexham fares under celebrity management when the series premieres on FX. The first episode debuts on August 24th. Stream each episode on Hulu after its initial airing. Watch the new trailer below.
