Necaxa (TV series)

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Necaxa
GenreSports access-all-areas docuseries
ShowrunnerAlex Fumero
Starring
Country of origin
  • Mexico
  • United States
Original languages
  • Spanish
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Eva Longoria
  • Rob Mac
  • Ryan Reynolds
  • Cris Abrego
  • Rachelle Mendez
  • Nicholas Frenkel
  • Jackie Cohn
  • George Dewey
  • Alex Fumero
  • Diana E. Gonzales
Production location Mexico
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 7, 2025 (2025-08-07) –
present
Related
Welcome to Wrexham

Necaxa is an American-Mexican sports documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2025 on FXX. The series follows Eva Longoria becoming an owner of Mexican association football club Club Necaxa and attempting to change the club's fortunes. [1]

Contents

Background

In 2021, a group of investors including Longoria, Mesut Özil, Justin Verlander, and Kate Upton purchased a 50% ownership stake in Club Necaxa. [2]

In April 2024, Necaxa's backers purchased 5% of Wrexham A.F.C. and Wrexham's owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds purchased a minority stake in Necaxa. [3]

On July 9, 2024, a documentary series similar to Welcome to Wrexham was ordered from FX and Disney+ Latin America to follow Necaxa's attempt to become one of Mexico's top teams again. It features Longoria, McElhenney, Reynolds, as executive producers and stars. Filming began on the same day with the working title Bienvenidos a Necaxa. [4] [5]

Cast

As of August 14, 2025 [6]
NameRole
Eva "La Patrona" Longoria Club Necaxa Investor
Executive producer
Rob Mac Club Necaxa Investor
Executive producer
Ryan Reynolds Club Necaxa Investor
Executive producer
Diego "Sheldon" GonzálezClub Necaxa Jefe De Prensa (Press Officer)
José "Pepe" HananClub Necaxa Director Deportivo (Sports Director)
Alexis "El Capi" Peña Club Necaxa Captain / Defender #4
Diego "Chili" Gómez Club Necaxa Midfielder #19
Emilio "Pelon" Lara Club Necaxa Defender #26
Diber "Cambi" Cambindo Club Necaxa Forward #27

Episodes

Season 1 (2025)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [7] Original release date  [7] U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Welcome to Necaxa"August 7, 2025 (2025-08-07)
22"Anxiety"August 7, 2025 (2025-08-07)
33"The Fighter"August 14, 2025 (2025-08-14)
44"Death"August 14, 2025 (2025-08-14)
55"Matador"August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21)
66"Pain"August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21)
77"Second Chances"August 28, 2025 (2025-08-28)
88"Back to the Future "Family""September 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)

Production

Crews

As of August 14, 2025 [8]
NameRole
Eva Longoria Executive producer
Rob Mac Executive producer
Ryan Reynolds Executive producer
Cris AbregoExecutive producer
Rachelle Mendez [a] Executive producer
Nicholas FrenkelExecutive producer
Jackie CohnExecutive producer
George DeweyExecutive producer
Alex FumeroExecutive producer
Diana E. GonzalesExecutive producer
  1. ↑ wrongly written as "Rachel Mendez"

Reception

Jack Seale of The Guardian criticized the show for lacking stakes due to the lack of promotion and relegation in Liga MX. He writes that the series focuses on "things that would be quite nice for [Longoria]" but that these are "not enough for us to invest." [9]

References

  1. ↑ Betancourt, Manuel (August 5, 2025). "FX's soccer docuseries Necaxa has a bit of an identity crisis". AV Club . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Soshnick, Scott; Novy-Williams, Eben (April 12, 2021). "Liga MX Draws First Major U.S. Investors to 'NFL of Mexico'". Sportico.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Novy-Williams, Eben; Soshnick, Scott (April 29, 2024). "Wrexham Adds Club Necaxa Backers in Reciprocal Soccer Investment". Sportico. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (July 9, 2024). "Welcome to Necaxa: FX and Disney+ Latin America Order Docuseries About Mexican Soccer Team With Eva Longoria and Wrexham Duo". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (July 9, 2024). "Welcome to Wrexham's Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds Team with Eva Longoria on Series Following Mexico Soccer Club Necaxa". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation.
  6. ↑ "Cast of Necaxa". fxnetworks.com. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Shows A-Z – Necaxa on FXX". The Futon Critic . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Crew". fxnetworks.com. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Seale, Jack (August 8, 2025). "Necaxa review – Eva Longoria's attempt at recreating Welcome to Wrexham is just painful". The Guardian . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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