Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Aim High with Premiere of “Welcome to Wrexham” Season Five

In 2021, when Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds acquired ownership of Wrexham AFC, often known as the Red Dragons, Reynolds was asked how he envisioned the story if it were a Hollywood film. His dream scenario?

“Oh boy. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t the Premier League or something like that,” he confessed.

“Why not dream big?” MacElhenney chimed in.

The initial four seasons of “Welcome to Wrexham” captured the unfolding of their ambitions for Wrexham, the third oldest football club globally, as each goal was realized step by step.

The team etched its name in history by securing three consecutive promotions in the English Football League. Now, as they embark on season five, their sights are set on the pinnacle: the Premier League.

In the trailer for the Emmy-winning series’ fifth season, Mac and Reynolds face what it takes to get to the to new players, new pressures and new financial worries, while never forgetting who they are and where they came from.

We will also see the Wrexham women’s team as they battle to land atop the Welsh Adran Premier League.

You can see the season five trailer in the video player above.

“Welcome to Wrexham” has won ten Emmys in its first four seasons, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. The show mixes humor, heart and the suspense of sport as it highlights the football team, the fans who love it and the town that makes it all possible. It’s been renewed through its eighth season.

Reynolds and Mac attended an Emmys “For Your Consideration” event in Los Angeles and told On The Red Carpet that the success of the show is due to the people of Wrexham and the documentary team that has become like family as they capture every moment.

“What I find incredibly gratifying is once they’re embedded in Wrexham, they fall so deeply in love that it’s so hard to pull them back out, Reynolds said of his documentary team. “We’ve earned the trust of the town and the reward of that are that people are incredibly forthcoming when it comes to the doc. they really share their hearts and their stories in a vulnerable way because they know the story will be told responsibly and they know we’re here to listen and share their stories.”

“I feel a profound responsibility to the town and to the club to be honest, to point a spotlight and a camera in their direction,” added Mac. “It’s been a great honor for us and to be awarded in the way that we have is incredible but it’s not us, it’s the doc team and the members of that town that open themselves up.”

“Welcome to Wrexham” premieres May 14 with the first two episodes of season five airing on FXX and Hulu at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and on Disney+ internationally. New episodes will drop weekly.

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