Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney teamed to buy Wrexham AFC, a fifth tier soccer team in the National League, the lowest level of professional football in England.
While they are front and center throughout, the heart of their docuseries focuses on the small Welsh village that has passionately followed its team since it was founded back in 1864.
"Our show focuses on the fans of the club as much as it does our experience trying, or attempting to, run this club having no previous experience," Reynolds said. And not only did they have no experience before going into business together and buying the club, but they weren't even friends yet. "Ryan and I never met," McElhenney said. "We knew each other via social media .He slid into my DM's on Instagram, and we became friends ever since."McElhenney says his dream is for Wrexham AFC to climb the ladder and one day win the Premiere League championship. Until then, watching the drama of a football season unfold in a town where lives revolve around the team is just as good as the thrill of victory.
"We set out to make a show that's about football but really isn't about sports," McElhenney said. "Those people who you're really rooting for, and you fall in love with the club because you fall in love with the town."
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