Rob & Ryan announce “Welcome To Wrexham” documentary

Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have announced FX Entertainment have placed a two-season order for an access-all-areas documentary about Wrexham Association Football Club.

Nick Grad, President, Original Programming at FX Entertainment confirmed a two-season order of a documentary exploring the club, the town, and Rob and Ryan’s ‘crash course in football club ownership’.

Grad said: “Rob McElhenney has been an all star on Team FX for years and now has partnered with the formidable Ryan Reynolds to bring glory to the ‘Red Dragons’ in the docuseries, Welcome to Wrexham.”

“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.”

So happy to be part of #WelcometoWrexham on @FXnetworks with @RMcElhenney. He’s everything you’d want in a Co-Chairman but, for the record, he is only ‘mostly' sunny. pic.twitter.com/SD0ak6FCrG

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 18, 2021

The club have said, “From Hollywood to Wales, the pitch to the changing 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 much-needed hope and change.”

Welcome to Wrexham will be executive produced by McElhenney, Reynolds, Nick Frenkel and John Henion. The series is produced by Broadwalk Pictures.

UK and world broadcasters will be announced “in due course”.