Netflix premieres Will Ferrell comedy series The Hawk

A new comedy series starring Will Ferrell premiered on Netflix on July 16, 2026. "The Hawk" follows the fictional story of a former professional golf champion attempting a late-career comeback, blending sports satire with family dynamics.

Ferrell plays Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a golfer whose prime years were around 2004. Obsessed with winning one final major championship to complete a career Grand Slam, Lonnie's relentless pursuit disrupts his already strained family life. He is estranged from his wife, Stacy, played by Molly Shannon, and finds himself in a competitive rivalry with his own son, Lance, a rising golf star portrayed by Jimmy Tatro. Lonnie's quest is aided by a new, inexperienced caddy named Sam, played by Fortune Feimster, while his primary on-course antagonist is a fan-favorite pro golfer and longtime rival named Golden Fisk, played by Luke Wilson.

The ten-episode first season marks Ferrell's return to a series-regular television role and to the sports comedy genre, which includes past films like "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "Blades of Glory." The show is an officially sanctioned production of PGA Tour Studios, lending a grounded backdrop to...