'Welcome to Wrexham' Season 4 Returns to the Pitch in May

There are two sports in the U.K. that the average American doesn't understand. The best-known is cricket, a not-exactly baseball variant offshoot that includes sticky wickets and cow corners. (No, I don't know what those mean either.) The other is football — not American football with the funny-shaped handegg, but footie football, which Americans and Australians call soccer. For decades, the sport has tried to make inroads in the U.S. with the World Cup and nationalist feeling. However, it turns out that the best way to make Americans love football is to package it as a feel-good reality show like Welcome to Wrexham, which is how the little-known Welsh Wrexham A.F.C. became the most popular team in the U.S.

Welcome to Wrexham was a slightly ingenious notion of taking the fictional Ted Lasso premise — Ignorant American Dropped Into English Football, Hilarity Ensues — and reimagining it for the real world. Instead of a club owner trying to crash and burn their team deliberately, a once-great team long out of the limelight is scooped up by two small-time millionaire comedians from North America. (Rob McElhenny is American, but Ryan Reynolds is technically Canadian.) The results are turned into a reality sports docuseries: one part Welsh cultural programming, one part Footie for Dummies, and 100% heart. 

Much like the learning curve the owners went through on screen, the series has also had to adjust expectations and adapt as the team has climbed in popularity and the standings. Initially conceived as a fall-timed show with 13 episodes a pop, the reality of game spoilers and a desire to cover more than just the men's team has caused the show to tighten up, with a slick eight episodes, which air timed to the actual club season in the spring. This ensures the results are still relatively fresh when they are broadcast.

Here is the Season 4 synopsis:

In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th-tier Red Dragons, hoping to turn the Club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The world took notice, and the Club achieved back-to-back promotions to bring the Reds into the English Football League’s League One for the first time in 20 years. As they continue to rise in the pyramid, the stakes get higher with a new level of intensity, competition, and costs, all while the Club continues to be plagued with injury and fans demand the signing of new talent. Dedicated staff and supporters celebrate the team’s climb toward the Premiership while bracing against the newfound challenges that come with each new tier up the EFL. Will Wrexham AFC rise to the challenge and do what no team has ever done before?

Wrexham AFC Women’s Team continues to battle amongst the top teams in the Welsh Adran Premier League and strives to stand out amidst a crowded field of talented women footballers. With new players and continued support from the Club and fans, can they make a name for themselves at the top of the League? Meanwhile, somewhere in a galaxy far away… actually, a series of towns, cities, and boroughs likely across Wales, England, and California, Humphrey Ker trains for a marathon. Will Wrexham AFC’s beloved Executive Director raise funds for charity, survive humiliation at the hands of the players and staff, and complete 26.2 miles without injury or chaffing?

McElhenney and Reynolds continue to star in the series, along with the current player roster. The two also executive produce the series along with Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Humphrey Ker, Nick Frenkel, George Dewey, and Boardwalk Pictures’ Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, and Andy Thomas. More Better Productions, Maximum Effort Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Boardwalk Pictures produce.

Welcome to Wrexham Season 4 debuts with two episodes on Thursday, May 15, 2025, on FX at 9 p.m. ET, and streaming the next day on Hulu. The series will continue with one episode a week through the end of June.