Ryan Reynolds notes that audiences tuned into FX’s Welcome to Wrexham expecting to see a documentary about he and co-owner Rob McElhenney changing Wrexham. “But I think it’s about Wrexham changing everyone else,” says Reynolds in the official season three trailer.
Season three picks up the story of Wrexham’s Red Dragons after they’ve been promoted to the English Football League. Co-owners Reynolds and McElhenney executive produce the docuseries along with Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Humphrey Ker, Nick Frenkel, and George Dewey. Additionally, Boardwalk Pictures’ Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, and Andy Thomas serve as executive producers.
The new season premieres on May 2, 2024, with new episodes streaming on Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT.
Welcome to Wrexham Synopsis, Courtesy of FX:
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning the Club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The world took notice and change is afoot. After 15 painful seasons in the National League, the Club finally achieved promotion back into the English Football League. The stakes have never been higher as League Two brings a new level of intensity and the Club continues to be plagued with injury and setbacks.
Dedicated staff and supporters celebrate the city’s return to glory while bracing for the new-found challenges that come with a return to the EFL. Will Wrexham AFC stand up to the challenge and rise again?
Meanwhile, Wrexham AFC’s Women’s Team, fresh off an undefeated season that saw them promoted to the Welsh Adran Premier League, continue to show why women were meant to be footballers. With new players, a new pitch, and a whole new level of competition, can they continue to dominate and make a name for themselves at the top of the League?
For the first time ever in season three, with the team taking their place in the EFL, Welcome to Wrexham’s cameras will have unprecedented access on the pitch, bringing viewers inside the locker room and alongside the players, while the action is unfolding in some of the biggest matches Wrexham AFC has ever played.