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"This Looks Terrible": Latest Golf Series on Netflix Faces Instant Backlash From Fans
The Hawk follows a fictional 2004 top golfer's comeback struggle in a 10-episode series expanding Will Ferrell's sports-comedy slate on Netflix this summer.
- On Wednesday, Netflix announced the untitled Will Ferrell golf series has been renamed The Hawk and set a summer release window without a precise date.
- Netflix recently dropped a first-look teaser portraying Ferrell as Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins and followed with two additional teasers expanding the character glimpses.
- The series centers on Lonnie Hawkins, a former No. 1 golfer struggling on the back nine of his career, in a 10-episode season starring Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Fortune Feimster, Luke Wilson, Chris Parnell, Katelyn Tarver, and David Hornsby.
- Production paused briefly as Ferrell was sidelined in November by a minor off-set injury that kept him from filming some scenes, prompting producers to rearrange the schedule, TMZ reported.
- With high-profile producers attached, Netflix positions The Hawk as part of the expanding Will Ferrell Sports Comedy Universe, using distinctive marketing elements like a hot-pink shirt and chalk gag.
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Will Ferrell is not new when it comes to playing an athlete and, after conquering the NASCAR tracks in 'Past of laps' or the artistic skating in 'Blades of Glory', the American actor and producer now puts his sights on the green. He will do so by the hand of 'El Halcón', the new Netflix comedy that was initially announced under the provisional title of 'GOLF' and that will reach the platform this summer. The fiction premise, which will be compos…
"This Looks Terrible": Latest Golf Series on Netflix Faces Instant Backlash From Fans
For ages, golf has been touted as a serious game that requires immense focus. Yet, time and again, there comes a movie or series that adds a touch of humor, something like Happy Gilmore. Netflix attempted something similar in its latest golf series. And like in the past, the streaming platform was expecting excitement after sharing its teaser. However, golf fans had a different reaction. “This summer, a legend returns. His name: Lonnie “THE HAWK…
Will Ferrell's Netflix Comedy Show Gets Title and Teaser
Will Ferrell’s upcoming Netflix golf comedy series officially has a title. The streamer announced on Wednesday that the Anchorman star’s new show has been named The Hawk, named in a nod to Ferrell’s floundering golf legend character, Lonnie “The Hawk” Hawkins. Ferrell’s Hawkins can be seen in Netflix’s new teasers for the show, which show […]
'The Hawk' teaser: Will Ferrell embraces his inner golf champion
Between 2025's Happy Gilmore 2 and the Owen Wilson-led Apple TV series Stick, golf comedies are having a moment. Now, Netflix and Will Ferrell are getting in on the game with the upcoming series The Hawk. SEE ALSO: 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' trailer teases a single mother starting an OnlyFans Creator Ferrell stars as Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins. He was the world's top golfer in 2004, but his career has since lost its magic. His son Lance (Jimmy…
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