Welcome to Wrexham, the FX docuseries about a fifth-tier Welsh soccer club recently bought by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, just got some pretty juicy material for its forthcoming Season 2.
Wrexham pulled off a massive upset today in the third round of the FA Cup, holding on to beat Coventry 4-3. The English club plays in the Championship, three tiers higher than their opponents.
The premise of Reynolds and McElhenney acquiring the club and producing a show about it was to take viewers through the twists and turns of resurrecting the down-on-its-luck club and giving diehard fans reason for hope. (It’s a close cousin of series like Netflix’s James Corden-produced Sunderland ‘Till I Die.) A premiere date has not been announced for Season 2 of Wrexham, whose first season concluded last October.
The show streams on Hulu. Its upcoming season is focused on the still-unfolding 2022-23 season, meaning that today’s thriller seems more than likely to factor into the narrative.
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