Business partners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have shared the first trailer for their promised documentary series onWrexham AFC, the very soccer club the two actors bought back in 2020. Although the team did not achieve promotion last season, its popularity is surely on the rise.
Although Reynolds and McElhenney are not the first American investors to dip their toes in English football, they sure are the most famous ones, with their fame helping drive capital to the club’s coffers as shown in the trailer forWelcome to Wrexham. Since the acquisition took palace, the pair have taken part in numerous promotions for the club, even revealing their inclusion inFIFA 22, despite Wrexham being stuck in the fifth division of English football.
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Welcome to Wrexhamshows Reynolds and McElhenneybecoming acquainted with the sports team’s culture, as well as fans from the 65,000 people town in Wales where the club hails from. Naturally, having Reynolds and McElhenney means humor is on the table. This is shown by Reynolds' embrace of a little boy’s theory of a Wrexham andDeadpoolconnection or their desire to renovate the team’s facilities since they arrived, all to the tune of the supporters chanting Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
This early trailer does show a ton of emotion, and Reynolds and McElhenney’s first full season saw the team almost achieve promotion after narrowly losing in the play-off semifinal against Grimsby Town. It was a 5-4 extra time defeat, and a heart-breaking moment that’s likely to make its way in the docu-series.Welcome to Wrexhamwill release on Hulu in the United States, though Disney Plus will carry the series in certain international markets.
Sports documentaries are not anything new, with 2020’sThe Last Dancetaking the world by storm and Amazon Prime Video just releasingAll or Nothing: Arsenal. What truly setsWelcome to Wrexhamapart is how Reynolds and McElhenney’s involvement has turned this cinderella story into something so surreal that it feelstaken straight out ofTed Lasso. After all, coach Lasso also failed to secure promotion in his first season but AFC Richmond will be gunning for much more whenTed Lasso’s third season comes out.
Make no mistake, Reynolds' business ventures have drawn plenty of attention, as the actor seemingly has a knack for turning everything he touches into a profitable investment, especially thanks to his hilarious advertising style. That means football fans might want towatch out for potentialDeadpooland Wrexham crossovers in the future.
