
Documentary series · FX
Welcome to Wrexham
Back-to-back-to-back-to-back at it again.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
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Signature profile
Welcome to Wrexham reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
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How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
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Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Documentary series tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class town in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars (Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 57 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202218 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Dream

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202315 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Welcome Back to Wrexham

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20248 episodes
6.7IMDbIn Season 3, with the team taking their place in the EFL, the cameras have unprecedented access on the pitch, bringing viewers inside the locker room and alongside the players, while the action unfolds in some of the biggest matches Wrexham AFC has ever played.
Best episode · S03E01 Welcome to the EFL

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20258 episodes
8.1IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
20268 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S05E02 Joey Jones
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S02E01
Welcome Back to Wrexham
A new football season begins as the town, the team and owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney prepare to welcome King Charles III.

S01E01
Dream
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney attempt a takeover of the world’s third oldest professional football (a.k.a. soccer) club, located in Wrexham, a working class town in northern Wales in the United Kingdom.

S01E03
Rebuilding
With just weeks before the season begins, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds find themselves having to convince star football players and executives to take a chance on Wrexham.

S01E02
Reality
Wrexham Football Club attempts to qualify for the playoffs as their new owners try to (very quickly) learn the ins and outs of a game and an industry they know nothing about.

S01E18
Do or Die
For the first time in 14 years, Wrexham has a chance to be promoted out of the National League. Can they do it?

S01E09
Welcome Home
After a year of cheering from afar due to Covid, Co-Chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney finally get to visit Wrexham and spend time with their team and the town.
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

John Henion
Executive producer
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Sarina Roma
Executive producer
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Josh Drisko
Executive producer

George Dewey
Executive producer
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Nick Frenkel
Executive producer

Humphrey Ker
Executive producer
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Cody Shelton
Executive producer
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Andrew Fried
Executive producer
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Dane Lillegard
Executive producer

Ryan Reynolds
Executive producer
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Nick Mattingly
Executive producer
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Bryan Rowland
Executive producer
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Jordan Wynn
Executive producer
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Alan Bloom
Executive producer

Rob Mac
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Andy Thomas
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Jeff Luini
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Maxine Hughes
Writer
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Dan Donovan
Writer
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Kelly Girth
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michelle GorskiProducer
- John HenionExecutive Producer
- Sarina RomaExecutive Producer
- Josh DriskoExecutive Producer
- George DeweyExecutive Producer
- Nick FrenkelExecutive Producer
Writing
- George DeweyWriter
- Maxine HughesWriter
- Dan DonovanWriter
- Ryan ReynoldsWriter
- Rob MacWriter
- Kelly GirthWriter
Direction
- Bryan RowlandDirector
Cinematography
- Mike StaniforthDirector of Photography
- Nick MaharDirector of Photography
- Esther VardyDirector of Photography
- Alastair McKevittDirector of Photography
- Craig HastingsDirector of Photography
- Bryan RowlandDirector of Photography
Music
- Giosuè GrecoOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination · latest 2023
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program2023
Welcome to Wrexham · Welcome to Wrexham
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program2024
Welcome to Wrexham · Welcome to Wrexham
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 win · latest 2023
- WinnerProducers Guild of America Award for Best Non-Fiction Television2023
Welcome to Wrexham · Welcome to Wrexham
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