Welcome to Wrexham‘s Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have teamed up with Eva Longoria on a new bilingual sports documentary series following a new soccer club from FX and Disney+ Latin America.
The untitled project, currently referred to as Bienvenidos a Necaxa, follows Mexico’s Club Necaxa, who were relocated to Aguascalientes, a working-class city known as the “land of good people,” after struggling for several seasons in their original home in bustling Mexico City.
The Spanish/English language series will be led by club owner Longoria, who, alongside co-owners McElhenney and Reynolds, will help breathe new life into “Los Rayos” as they focus on reclaiming the team’s place as one of Mexico’s top.
Production is set to start soon, which makes sense given that Liga MX, the top professional soccer league in Mexico kicks off its season in July.
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