Welcome to Necaxa: FX and Disney+ Latin America Order Docuseries About Mexican Soccer Team With Eva Longoria and ‘Wrexham’ Duo
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor FX and Disney+ Latin America have ordered a docuseries that will revolve around Club Necaxa, the beloved Mexican soccer team, with Eva Longoria and the “Welcome to Wrexham” duo of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on board as executive producers and on-air stars.
The deal with FX/Disney+ comes three months after Reynolds and McElhenney joined Longoria as investors in Club Necaxa. Filming on the untitled series began today in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
The team recently relocated to that city, known as “land of the good people,” after several rough seasons in Necaxa’s original home of Mexico City.
The series will be bilingual in English and Spanish. The untitled series is patterened after FX’s “Welcome to Wrexham” series that chronicled the revitalization of a Welsh soccer team after Reynolds and McElhenney purchased the club in 2021.
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