Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are hoping that lightning can strike twice.
The Wrexham co-owners have announced that they will be part of a new FX and Disney+ Latin America docuseries following Liga MX side Necaxa.
In April, McElhenney and Reynolds purchased a “significant” stake in Necaxa, which also counts actress Eva Longoria as an investor, as well as other big names like Justin Verlander, Kate Upton, Shawn Marion and Mesut Özil.
McElhenney and Reynolds purchased Wrexham in 2020, with the Welsh club in the fifth-tier National League at the time.
Less than four years later, Wrexham is heading to League One after a second straight promotion, and the docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham” has become an Emmy-winning hit.
The duo will now aim to build on that success with a sequel, which will air in English and Spanish and will be produced by Longoria’s Hyphenate Media Group. Longoria, McElhenney and Reynolds will be among the show’s executive producers.
A description from FX says the show will follow Necaxa “as they strive to reclaim their place as one of Mexico’s top teams, while their Mexican-American owner Eva Longoria tries to breathe new life into the team by enlisting the help of her high-profile friends including new co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.”
Necaxa will provide an underdog story like Wrexham, but in an entirely different context.
While Wrexham is aiming to move from the fifth tier all the way to the top of the English football pyramid, Necaxa is already in the top-flight Liga MX, which currently doesn’t have promotion or relegation.
Necaxa’s aim will be to return to its heyday of the 1990s, when it won three domestic titles. Los Rayos were last crowned champion of Mexico in 1998.
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