WELCOME TO WREXHAM Renewed for Season 5 at FX; Spinoff NECAXA With Eva Longoria Sets Summer Premiere
The FX docuseries Welcome to Wrexham, which follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny’s ownership of Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC, has been renewed for a fifth season. FX has also set a summer premiere for Necaxa, a new docuseries from the Welcome to Wrexham producers.
Following their success with Wrexham AFC, Reynolds and McElhenny bought a stake in Mexico’s Club Necaxa. That July, FX greenlit a Wrexham-style docuseries about the soccer team, which Eva Longoria also has a stake in.
Per a new synopsis, Necaxa sees Longoria work to “reignite the soul of one of Mexico’s oldest and most storied football clubs” with Reynolds and McElhenny’s help.
The series follows “a turbulent, transformational time marked by staff shake-ups, career-defining injuries and the relentless grit of a football team determined to defy expectations and deliver hope to its city of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Once a powerhouse in Mexican football, Club Necaxa has spent decades navigating instability including relocations, relegation battles and near-constant reinvention. Though its legacy has flickered in and out of the national spotlight, a passionate core of diehard supporters continues to believe, clinging to the dream that their beloved ‘Rayos’ will one day rise again.”
Season 5 of Welcome to Wrexham will follow the club’s upcoming debut in the EFL Championship after its third consecutive promotion. Season 4 is currently airing, having premiered on May 15.
via: Variety