Will Ferrell Plays a Delusional Washed-Up Golf Legend in ‘the Hawk,’ His First-Ever TV Comedy Series, Out on Netflix July 16

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The Hawk drops all 10 episodes on July 16, and it hands Ferrell the exact kind of character he built a career on: a delusional has-been who cannot hear the word “over.”

Lonnie was the world’s #1 golfer in 2004, and on the back nine of his career his body is telling him to retire while his ego insists he’s one stroke away from finishing golf’s Grand Slam and the greatest comeback in sports history.

Molly Shannon in a strapless green dress with a jeweled necklace, hand on hip, smiling at a premiere event.
Molly Shannon, wearing a strapless emerald gown and statement necklace, poses on the green carpet at ‘The Hawk’ premiere in Los Angeles on July 9, 2026. Photo by Mario Anzuoni / Reuters.

He drags his whole orbit into the chase: his foul-mouthed estranged ex-wife Stacy (Molly Shannon), his rising-star son Lance who’s now a bigger name than Dad (Jimmy Tatro), a new caddie named Sam (Fortune Feimster), a rival who’s already beaten him twice (Luke Wilson as Golden Fisk), a PGA Tour board member (Chris Parnell), and Lance’s influencer fiancée (Katelyn Tarver). Ferrell created the show with Harper Steele and Chris Henchy, and the PGA Tour signed on for authenticity. It’s rated TV-MA.

Tony Hawk smiling and giving two thumbs up at a Netflix premiere event, wearing a blue polo shirt with a Birdhouse logo.
Tony Hawk flashes a double thumbs-up on the green carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s ‘The Hawk’ on July 9, 2026. Photo by Mario Anzuoni / Reuters.

He’s been living inside the character for weeks, modeling briefs as The Hawk for a SKIMS campaign narrated by Kim Kardashian (“His body says retire, his SKIMS say one more round”) and showing up in character at PGA Tour events.

Will Ferrell in a grey blazer and black shirt, arms crossed, at a premiere event with a large bird mural behind him.
Will Ferrell strikes a brooding pose at the Los Angeles premiere of his Netflix series ‘The Hawk’ on July 9, 2026. Photo by Mario Anzuoni / Reuters.

The world premiere landed at Directors Village in Westwood on Thursday, where Ferrell walked the green carpet (lol) with his sons Mathias and Magnus and Molly Shannon brought her daughter Stella. Attendees who caught the first two episodes said they were belly-laughing the whole time.

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