South Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney dishes on 'Welcome to Wrexham' Season 3

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South Philly's own Rob McElhenney dishes about the exciting new, real time twist this season and the unexpected way that the 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' star and 'Deadpool' star Ryan Reynolds got the whole world to root for a Welsh soccer team.

Season 3 of"Welcome to Wrexham" premieres Thursday night at 10 p.m. on FX and streams the next day on Hulu.The much-anticipated Season 3 of 'Welcome to Wrexham' premieres Thursday, May 2 on FX and streaming the next day on Hulu.

McElhenney says maybe that's because, at the core, "Welcome to Wrexham" is an underdog story. And it's certainly one that hits close to home."A huge part of the endeavor when we were looking for a football team, was I wanted to find a town that felt like Philly in so many ways," he says. "A European version of Philadelphia.

McElhenney and Wrexham A.F.C co-owner and actor Ryan Reynolds are now giving us the show in real time, for the first time. Here's a fun fact, McElhenney and Reynolds didn't know each other before they teamed up for this adventure."We'd never met," McElhenney laughs. "We became friends via social media. He slid into my DMs a few years back, telling me how much he enjoyed an episode of 'Sunny.' I didn't even know he watched 'Sunny.' Obviously, I was a big fan of his.

 

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