Necaxa | |
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Genre | Sports access-all-areas docuseries |
Showrunner | Alex Fumero |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Production location | Mexico |
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Release | August 7, 2025 – present |
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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]
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]
Name | Role |
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Eva "La Patrona" Longoria | Club Necaxa Investor |
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Rob Mac | Club Necaxa Investor |
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Ryan Reynolds | Club Necaxa Investor |
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Diego "Sheldon" González | Club Necaxa Jefe De Prensa (Press Officer) |
José "Pepe" Hanan | Club 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 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [7] | Original release date [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Welcome to Necaxa" | August 7, 2025 | |
2 | 2 | "Anxiety" | August 7, 2025 | |
3 | 3 | "The Fighter" | August 14, 2025 | |
4 | 4 | "Death" | August 14, 2025 | |
5 | 5 | "Matador" | August 21, 2025 | |
6 | 6 | "Pain" | August 21, 2025 | |
7 | 7 | "Second Chances" | August 28, 2025 | |
8 | 8 | "Back to the Future "Family"" | September 4, 2025 |
Name | Role |
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Eva Longoria | Executive producer |
Rob Mac | Executive producer |
Ryan Reynolds | Executive producer |
Cris Abrego | Executive producer |
Rachelle Mendez [a] | Executive producer |
Nicholas Frenkel | Executive producer |
Jackie Cohn | Executive producer |
George Dewey | Executive producer |
Alex Fumero | Executive producer |
Diana E. Gonzales | Executive producer |
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]