McElhenney confirms 'Welcome to Wrexham' season two

Welcome to Wrexham looks to be returning for season two. The documentary series that follows events surrounding Wrexham A.F.C., as well as their owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, has been a resounding hit.

McElhenney himself confirmed that the show will come back for an additional season. “Oops. Sorry. Tonight is the last episode of Season 1 of @Wrexhamfx,” McElhenney tweeted on Wednesday. “Season 2 will return next year. I have a clause in my contract that stipulates I will not do anything less than 16 seasons of a TV show.”

The actor’s joke is a reference to another show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It has also been confirmed that season 16 of this show will be released sometime in the Fall of 2023.

Fans of season 1 of Welcome to Wrexham met the program with overwhelming praise since its release in August. Reelgood is an aggregator that compiles statistics on television streaming. The website claims the show, starring McElhenney and Reynolds, finished as the seventh-most watched show in the United States for the week of September 2nd.

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Rotten Tomatoes has also reported an average approval rating of 90% from critics for Welcome to Wrexham. Along with high praise from the critics, the show currently has a 97% average audience score by the film and television review-aggregation website as well.

McElhenney and Reynolds previously bought Wrexham A.F.C in a deal completed in February of 2021. Fans of the team overwhelmingly backed the purchase by the duo with nearly 99% of voters happy with the agreement.

Founded in 1864, Wrexham is the oldest team in Wales. The Red Dragons currently compete in the fifth tier of the English Football League’s system.

Due to the public attraction of the new owners, the club was included in FIFA 22 as a “Rest of the World” team. It was the first non-league club to be included in the video game.

Also, Wrexham is appearing on US TV during its bid to reach the first round proper of the FA Cup. ESPN2 is airing Wrexham’s game against Blyth on Saturday, Oct. 15. The game is also available on ESPN+.