One of football's most surprising news stories in 2021 was when it was announced that Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) had teamed up to purchase the third-oldest professional football club in the world, Wrexham AFC.
Season one of the behind-the-scenes documentary series Welcome to Wrexham follows Reynolds and McElhenney as they navigate running the historic yet struggling club. It also details how the purchase has impacted the community of the working-class town of Wrexham and those within the club itself.
The series highlights how the new owners know nothing about running a football club and seemingly have no experience managing a sports team — but documents their aim to bring hope and change to the Dragons and those who support them.
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Season two sees the team on the road to their Vanarama National League trophy win in spring 2023 and shows their return to the men's Football League for the first time in 15 years.
The season premiere also finds Reynolds and McElhenney preparing for a royal visitor and experiencing frustration in their aims to renovate the club's stadium.
Curious where you can tune into all the action? We've got you covered below.
Welcome to Wrexham season 2 episode titles and release schedule
As of September 13 and the season two premiere, Welcome to Wrexham has 19 episodes available to watch on Disney+ in the UK and FX on Hulu in the US, with more to follow.
Confirmed episode titles and release dates for season two so far are as follows. (Premiere dates shown are for the UK; the episodes launch the evening before in the US.)
• Season 2, episode 1: "Welcome Back to Wrexham" (September 13)
• Season 2, episode 2: "The Quiet Zone" (September 20)
• Season 2, episode 3: "Nott Yet" (September 20)
• Season 2, episode 4: "Shaun's Vacation" (September 27)
• Season 2, episode 5: "First Losers" (September 27)
Episode synopses on TV Guide promise "challenges on and off the pitch", the team striving to "build a winning mentality" to outfox their rivals and, at one point, "some self-inflicted chaos... thanks to co-chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney".
Watch Welcome to Wrexham season 2 in the UK with Disney+
Viewers in the UK can stream new episodes of Welcome to Wrexham season 2 on Wednesday mornings.
If you're not already a Disney+ subscriber, you can sign up for £7.99 a month or £79.90 for a full year. The price of the top-tier subscribers' package is due to go up in November, but several cheaper tiers are being introduced, too, including an ad-supported package.
Sadly, Disney+ doesn't offer a free trial, but an offer is running at the moment: Customers in the UK can get three months' access for £1.99 per month. This promotion ends on September 20.
Outside this offer period, you may be able to save some money if your mobile network is O2, which offers six months of Disney+ free as part of its selected Extras for upgrading or new customers.
If you don't want to upgrade, you can still add Disney+ to your O2 plan, and it'll give you £2 airtime credit as a bonus.
Watch Welcome to Wrexham season 2 in the US with FX on Hulu
Viewers in the US can watch Welcome to Wrexham via FX on Hulu, which is also home to shows like What We Do in the Shadows, Snowfall, American Horror Story, The Bear and McElhenney's own It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Plans start at $7.99 per month for Hulu (With Ads), and there's a one-month free trial option for new subscribers only.
The Hulu (No Ads) package, which minimises ads (there are a few exclusions "due to streaming rights" which play "interruption-free with a short ad break before and after each episode"), is currently priced at $14.99 per month. The cost will go up to $17.99 per month on October 12.
Customers in the US can also bundle Hulu and Disney+ — or Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ — if they wish.
Welcome to Wrexham streams on Disney+ in the UK and FX on Hulu in the US.
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