Welcome to Necaxa.
On Wednesday, FX renewed Welcome to Wrexham for a fifth season, as well as revealed new details about its spinoff series Necaxa (fka Bienvenidos a Necaxa), a partnership with Disney+ Latin America.
The fifth season following Wrexham AFC, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since 2020, was a total no-brainer. Season five will show the soccer club’s upcoming debut in the EFL Championship after an incredible third consecutive promotion. Welcome to Wrexham season four is currently releasing new episodes on Thursdays at 9 p.m. on FX and streaming the next day on Hulu.
For Necaxa, Reynolds and McElhenney are joined by their third partner in the Aguascalientes, Mexico-based Club Necaxa, Eva Longoria. Necaxa will chronicle “a turbulent and transformational era at the storied Mexican football club and the steadfast supporters who never give up hope arrives this summer,” according to FX.
“Rob and Ryan helped Wrexham AFC become one of the greatest sports stories of our time and what has happened in Wrexham, Wales is truly magical. With Eva Longoria, they’re now teaming to support the dreams and aspirations of the Necaxa fans and Aguascalientes community too,” Nick Grad, the president of FX Entertainment, said in a statement. “As we begin the journey alongside our partners at Disney+ Latin America with Necaxa this summer, everyone is excited to see them bring the same love and support to Mexico that they’ll be bringing to the fifth season of Welcome to Wrexham as the club heads into the Championship; the next chapter of its fairytale journey.”
Welcome to Wrexham is executive produced by McElhenney, Reynolds, Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Ker, Nick Frenkel, George Dewey and Boardwalk Pictures’ Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma and Andy Thomas. Welcome to Wrexham is produced by McElhenney’s More Better Productions, Reynolds’ Maximum Effort, 3 Arts Entertainment and Boardwalk Pictures.
Necaxa shares some of the same executive producers, like McElhenney, Reynolds, Frenkel and Dewey. Other executive producers include Longoria, Cris Abrego, Rachelle Mendez, Jackie Cohn, Alex Fumero and Diana E. Gonzales. The series basically swaps Boardwalk Pictures for Longoria’s Hyphenate Media Group.
Courtesy of FX
Here’s some more from FX about Necaxa:
“Necaxa is a gripping bilingual docuseries chronicling 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.
With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, the series follows the emotional journeys of the players, the steadfast fans and believers — and even the skeptics. Necaxa brings viewers onto the training pitch and into the locker room as Los Rayos and their supporters chase a playoff dream and hope that lightning can, in fact, strike again. A portrait of faith, resilience and the enduring power of hope, Necaxa dives into the lives and dreams of the people who surround the team. Will Club Necaxa make it, or will they lose another season and the hearts of Aguascalientes once and for all?”
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