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‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Season 5 release date, episode times, where to watch

Newsweek · · 515 words · By Griff Griffin
Community Transformation Entertainment and Sports Promotion
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The sporting docu-series premiers on Hulu with two episodes on Thursday, May 14, 2026.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Welcome to Wrexham Season 5 premieres on May 14, 2026, with two episodes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These shows are programs that have premiered on different international networks where Hulu and the aforementioned content hub of Disney+ have exclusive distribution rights to stream them in alternate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hulu_exclusive_interna…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is an episode list for the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Welcome_to_Wrexham_epi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Welcome to Wrexham is an American sports documentary television series that premiered on August 24, 2022, on FX. The series documents the events of Welsh association football club Wrexham A.F.C. after…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Wrexham
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“Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds... both co-chairmen of the English soccer club Wrexham AFC”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Rob the Robot, Roblox, dictionary definition of rob). No evidence provided confirms their roles as co-chairmen, though it is common knowledge outside the provided evidence set; however, based strictly on the provided evidence, it is not corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rob the Robot (TV series), a TV series named after its titular character Rob, a character from the Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball ROB 64, a character in the Star Fox video game se…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob
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web search NEUTRAL — Roblox is ushering in the next generation of entertainment. Imagine, create, and play together with millions of people across an infinite variety of immersive, user-generated 3D worlds.
https://www.roblox.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ROB is to take something away from by force : steal from. How to use rob in a sentence. Can rob mean 'to steal'?: Usage Guide
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rob
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“As announced by Disney in April 2026, “Welcome to Wrexham" has been renewed for a further three seasons ((seasons 6, 7, and 8)”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and homepages for Disney and Disney+, with no mention of a renewal announcement for seasons 6, 7, and 8 in April 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded on October 16, 1923, as an animation studio by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Disney operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website for all things Disney: theme parks, resorts, movies, tv programs, characters, games, videos, music, shopping, and more!
https://www.disney.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Log in to Disney+ with your MyDisney account. If you don't have one, you will be prompted to create an account before signing up
https://www.disneyplus.com/identity/login
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“Wrexham AFC is the third-oldest professional football club in the world.”
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The evidence provided includes a general Wikipedia page for the city of Wrexham and a review of the show, but none of the sources confirm the specific claim that Wrexham AFC is the third-oldest professional football club in the world.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wrexham (/ ˈrɛksəm / REK-səm; Welsh: Wrecsam [ˈrɛksam]) is a city [a] in the north-east of Wales. It lies between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrexham
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Wrexham's owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac on season five of the club's documentary Photo courtesy of FX Networks Forget the victories over now-promoted Premier League duo Coventry City a…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7257553/2026/05/11/welcome-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 · Wrexham controls its own play-off destiny heading into the final match of the EFL Championship season.
https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2026/04/27/how-…
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“In Feb. 2021, when Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase them for £2M, they were languishing in the 5th tier.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC in 2021 for approximately £2 million while the club was in the fifth tier.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham AFC for £2 million ($2.5M) in 2021. Since then, the club has climbed from the fifth tier to the Championship with three straight promotions. Now ...
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/international-spo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham AFC, a tiny Welsh football club, for about £2 million ($2.6 million) back in 2021.
https://fortune.com/2025/03/07/ryan-reynolds-wrexham-afc-is-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The difference between how much Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid for Wrexham and what it is worth now is incredible. The Hollywood pair officially completed their takeover of the club in ...
https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/ryan-reyno…
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“Now they've rocketed three tiers higher, in the second division (called the Championship).”
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Web search results confirm the existence of the 2025-26 EFL Championship and specifically mention Wrexham's presence/standing in the Championship (second division).
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web search NEUTRAL — English football tournament.The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the 10th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_EFL_Championship
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web search NEUTRAL — currently second in the Sky Bet Championship.
https://www.skysports.com/championship-table
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the Championship on BBC Sport.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table
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“The second episode of season 5, titled “Joey Jones,” is dedicated to the cult Wrexham hero who died in 2025 at the age of 70”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant results about the TV show 'Joey' and 'JOEY Restaurants'. There is no evidence regarding a Wrexham figure named Joey Jones dying in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joey is an American sitcom created by Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan. It is a spin-off sequel to Friends, with Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — With restaurants across Canada and the US, each JOEY Restaurant is unique, but they all have plenty in common showcasing unparalleled excellence in restaurant design and a world-class hospitality expe…
https://joeyrestaurants.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Joey: Created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri. With Matt LeBlanc, Paulo Costanzo, Drea de Matteo, Andrea Anders. In this spin-off of Friends (1994), Joey Tribbiani moves to Los Angeles to purs…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375355/
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““Season five premieres May 14 and we've been renewed for three more,” Reynolds told his 50 million followers on Instagram.”
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The evidence provided consists of unrelated YouTube videos and Instagram help pages. There is no evidence of a specific Instagram post by Ryan Reynolds regarding the Season 5 premiere or renewal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are the stars of Deadpool & Wolverine, perhaps 2024's most anticipated film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLEL6i0YmkY
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web search NEUTRAL — Mindestalter von 14 Jahren für Instagram-Accounts.
https://help.instagram.com/154475974694511
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Reynolds Responds to the Amicable Ending of His Wife Blake Lively’s Legal Battle.A separate report from The U.S. Sun claimed Reynolds encouraged Lively to settle the case after seeing how much th…
https://entertainmentnow.com/news/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively…
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“The series launched in 2022 and has won ten Emmy Awards and two Critics' Choice Television Awards.”
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““Welcome to Wrexham” Season 5 launches on Thursday, May 14, in the United States on FX and Hulu at 9pm ET, and on Disney+ in the UK.”
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“The series consists of eight episodes, released every Thursday up to June 25, 2026.”
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