The Dream Was Premier League All Along
When Ryan Reynolds was asked in 2021 what his Hollywood ending for Wrexham would look like, he gave one answer: Premier League. Four years later, that dream is closer than it has ever been. Welcome to Wrexham returns for its fifth season on 14 May 2026, covering the club's debut in the EFL Championship — the second tier of English football — and their extraordinary push for a historic fourth consecutive promotion.
Season 5 is the series at its most cinematic. The stories are bigger: a FA Cup run that reached the fifth round for the first time in 29 years, a Chelsea home draw, new investment from the Allyn family, and Wrexham sitting sixth in the Championship table with a genuine shot at the play-offs. And the stakes are real — no club in football history has achieved four successive promotions through the divisions.
Season 5 — All Episodes
Season 5 premieres with two episodes on 14 May 2026, followed by weekly drops every Thursday at 9pm ET on FXX and Hulu. Internationally, episodes land on Disney+ each Friday. Episode titles for episodes 3–8 have not yet been announced officially.
In a tough new league with a mostly new squad, Wrexham fans and co-chairmen Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds try to keep focus on what makes Wrexham "Wrexham." The Championship is a different world — bigger grounds, better opponents, and a fanbase that expects the momentum to continue. The season opens with the question nobody can yet answer: can a club built on fairy dust survive at the second tier of English football?
The team struggles to stay out of the relegation zone as the town honours the legacy of Joey Jones, one of Wrexham's most beloved footballing legends. As results turn uncertain, the city rallies around its heroes — a reminder of why this club, and this story, matters beyond wins and losses. Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds confront the uncomfortable reality that the Championship was always going to be harder than anything that came before.
Expected to cover Wrexham's January transfer window activity and the arrival of new players recruited specifically for Championship level — and the departure of some of the players who were central to the club's three-year rise. The Allyn family investment is expected to feature.
Expected to cover the FA Cup third round victory over Premier League Nottingham Forest — on penalties — and the remarkable run that followed, including the fifth round tie at home to Chelsea: the first competitive meeting between the clubs since February 1982.
Expected to feature the Wrexham women's team, who have become a consistent and beloved part of the documentary's storytelling, alongside the men's Championship campaign. The women's team's push for the Welsh Adran Premier League title is anticipated to form a major thread of the mid-season episodes.
Expected to explore the Racecourse Ground redevelopment — one of the club's most significant infrastructure projects — and the ongoing transformation of Wrexham as a city. The episode is likely to focus on the relationship between the club's growing global brand and the working-class community that was always its heart.
The run-in. After 33 Championship games, Wrexham sit sixth — right on the play-off positions — with a genuine shot at history. This episode is expected to follow the final weeks of the campaign: the back-to-back wins over Preston and Sheffield United, and the building tension of whether a fourth consecutive promotion is truly possible.
The season finale. Whether it ends in play-off heartbreak or promotion to the Premier League, this is the episode that closes one extraordinary chapter of the most remarkable story in modern football. As with every Welcome to Wrexham season finale, the town itself will be the beating heart of whatever happens next.
What to Watch For in Season 5
No club has ever achieved four consecutive promotions through the English football pyramid. Wrexham are sixth in the Championship with a play-off place in sight. This has never been done.
Beating Premier League Nottingham Forest, edging Ipswich, and drawing Chelsea at the Racecourse Ground. The first time Wrexham have reached the fifth round in 29 years.
New minority investors and January transfer window negotiations reshape the squad. The business of running a Championship football club is a very different proposition from the National League.
The world's oldest international stadium continues its transformation. The rebuild of the Kop End and surrounding infrastructure is a story of ambition, community and the future of Wrexham as a city.
A consistent strand of the documentary since Season 2. The women's team's push for the Welsh Adran Premier League title continues a story of growing investment and recognition.
Reynolds and McElhenney's Club Necaxa in Mexico gets its own FX docuseries — also premiering in 2026, expanding the football ownership universe they've built across two continents.
"When we launched Welcome to Wrexham, we never imagined the impact it would have on the club and the town while creating one of TV's most successful and beloved docuseries."
— Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment — announcing the Season 6, 7 & 8 renewal, April 2026Key Moments from the Championship Campaign
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August 2025 · Championship BeginsWrexham's first Championship campaign since 1982After three consecutive promotions, the Red Dragons face the second tier for the first time in over four decades. A mostly new squad, a bigger budget, and expectations that have never been higher.
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Christmas 2025 · Form Finds Its Feet5–3 vs Ipswich; wins over Preston & Sheffield UnitedAfter a bumpy start, Wrexham find their Championship footing. Back-to-back wins and a 5-3 demolition of Ipswich signal that this squad can compete.
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January 2026 · Transfer WindowNew investment from the Allyn family · Squad rebuildChampionship-ready signings arrive as Parkinson reshapes the squad for the second half of the season. Some of the faces who made the three-promotion journey move on.
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February 13, 2026 · FA Cup Fifth RoundWrexham 1–0 Ipswich (Josh Windass) · Historic resultFirst time in 29 years Wrexham have reached the FA Cup fifth round. Phil Parkinson had said before the run: "The one bit of magic dust that hasn't been sprinkled is a big cup tie against a top team."
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March 7, 2026 · FA Cup Fifth RoundWrexham vs Chelsea — STōK Cae Ras · BBC One liveThe first competitive meeting between Wrexham and Chelsea since February 1982. Broadcast live on BBC One and TNT Sports. The biggest home match in a generation.
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April 2026 · Play-off Positions6th place · 51 points · Fourth promotion possibleAfter 33 Championship games, Wrexham sit inside the top six. No club in football history has achieved four consecutive promotions through the upper divisions of the English football league.