The long wait is finally over with the official release of Welcome to Wrexham now just around the corner as fans get an insight into Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's takeover of the Welsh football club.

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ stars and is executive produced by Hollywood actors Reynolds and McElhenney who officially completed their purchase of the National League club in February 2021.

The first series will look back at their takeover process, the end of the 2020/21 season and lift the lid on their first full season in charge of the club as Wrexham went in search of a league and cup double under new manager Phil Parkinson.

When is Welcome to Wrexham released?

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ will begin streaming on Disney+ in the UK on Thursday August 25, with two episodes set to be released initially.

Episode one is titled 'Dream' while the following episode will be a crash down to earth with the title 'Reality'.

The series is produced by Boardwalk Pictures, the company which is also behind popular Netflix docuseries’ ‘Last ‘Chance U’ and ‘Chef’s Table’

How many episodes are there?

Welcome to Wrexham will air in the UK between August 25 and October 13 this year.

There will be 16 episodes in total, most of which will be 30 minutes long, although it is understood a couple of them might be longer at roughly one hour in runtime.

The documentary series will be released two episodes at a time over the coming weeks, meaning there is roughly one hour of new content coming each Thursday for viewers in the UK.

Here are the confirmed episode titles and their release dates so far.

• “Dream” - August 24

• “Reality” - August 24

• “Rebuilding” - August 31

• “Home Opener” - August 31

• “Fearless” - September 7

• “Hamilton!” - September 7

• "Wide World of Wales" - September 14

• "Away We Go" - September 14

How to watch Welcome to Wrexham in the UK

The Welcome to Wrexham football documentary series will be streaming exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, while it will be shown by Hulu in North America.

A Disney+ subscription costs £7.99 a month or £79.90 for a year and monthly subscriptions come with no commitment.

The streaming service supports mobile devices, web browsers, game consoles, set-top boxes, and smart TVs.