Wrexham returns: It’s not ‘always sunny’ in ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Season 3
The American football season may be over, but the English football season sure isn’t. It’s time to get back into cheering for everyone’s favorite underdog when Season 3 of the Emmy-winning docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham” premieres Tuesday, May 2, on FX and streams Wednesday, May 3, on Hulu.
Though Season 2 of the series led by Ryan Reynolds (“Deadpool,” 2016) and Rob Mcelhenney (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) only concluded late last year, Wrexham fans and football enthusiasts will be treated with an all-new season of club drama, triumph and turmoil as this third season will break from “Welcome to Wrexham’s” usual release schedule (airing after the year’s season concludes), instead airing alongside the end of the 2023-24 English football season, which will be ongoing until late May.
The series, which follows Reynolds and Mcelhenney’s stewardship of the Wrexham football club, located in North East Wales, last saw the duo and the Red Dragons returning to the English Football League following an arduous battle to be promoted from the National League, and will now continue as the team begins its first return season in the EFL.
Before the (official) games begin, Season 3’s premiere episode follows Wrexham AFC and their stalwart captains as they head to America to play a series of summer friendlies. Their return to the league, however, is met with a less-than-friendly welcome from other teams, adding to the team’s already-mounting pressure. With new players taking to the pitch and a shocking departure to boot, Wrexham, Rob and Ryan all struggle to find their footing in the big leagues but do their best to train, improve and assimilate throughout the season.
As FX describes it, “Dedicated staff and supporters hold on to the dream of returning the team and town to glory while bracing for the new-found challenges that fame has brought to their small community,” as the upcoming season will prove a balancing act for all.
Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment, chimed in to say: “‘Welcome to Wrexham’ is a testament to the courage and vision of Rob and Ryan, the dogged spirit of the Red Dragons, and the hope and devotion of the people of Wrexham. It’s a story that has only begun to be told and one that everyone can continue to follow along with in the third season.”
Produced by More Better Productions, Maximum Effort Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Boardwalk Pictures, with both Reynolds and Mcelhenney acting as executive producers, Season 3 of “Welcome to Wrexham” commences Tuesday, May 2, on FX, with all episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.