Luke Wilson joins Netflix golf comedy with Will Ferrell

Netflix announced Friday that Luke Wilson has joined the cast of its untitled, 10-episode comedy series centered on the world of professional golf, reuniting the actor with longtime collaborator Will Ferrell. Ferrell will star as Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a fictional golf legend, and Wilson is set to play a rival pro who, according to the show's character description, has beaten Ferrell's character twice for the tour championship.

The series, first picked up by the streamer in May 2024, previously announced a supporting ensemble that includes Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Fortune Feimster, Chris Parnell, Katelyn Tarver, and David Hornsby. Shannon will play Hawkins's foulmouthed ex-wife Stacy; Tatro will portray Hawkins's son Lance, an accomplished pro; Feimster is cast as Sam, a new caddie and possible good-luck charm; Parnell plays Anton, a PGA Tour board member; Tarver is Natalie, Lance's social-media savvy fiancée; and Hornsby will play Radford, a wealthy Southern man now dating Stacy.

Production credits feature a mix of comedy and film talent. Ferrell is executive producing through his Gloria Sanchez Productions banner alongside Jessica Elbaum and Alix Taylor. Rian Johnson,...