'Welcome to Wrexham' trailer will remind you Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a football club

"It's an underdog story."
By Meera Navlakha  on 
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About two years ago, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bought Wrexham, a Welsh football club that's the third oldest professional football club in the world. The two Hollywood actors teamed up to transform the club, never having worked together before and with no experience running a football club at all.

"It's an underdog story," says Reynolds in the trailer released Wednesday.

The touching trailer gives a glimpse into the docuseries, set to be released exclusively on Disney+. According to Disney, the series follows McElhenney and Reynolds' journey but also tells the story of Wrexham itself, a North Welsh town, a tight-knit community, their pride in football, and the dreams of one team.

Welcome to Wrexham launches in Aug. 25 on Disney+ in the UK. International details TBC.

Topics Disney+

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Meera Navlakha
Culture Reporter

Meera is a Culture Reporter at Mashable, joining the UK team in 2021. She writes about digital culture, mental health, big tech, entertainment, and more. Her work has also been published in The New York Times, Vice, Vogue India, and others.


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