Season 1 – The Hawk

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Season 1 – The Hawk

Jul 2026

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31%

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51 Reviews

65%

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250+ Ratings

Follows Lonnie Hawkins, 2004's top golfer, as he struggles to recapture his magic late in his career, refusing to believe he's anything other than one stroke away from golf's greatest comeback.

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Critics Consensus

A swing for the comedy fences, The Hawk may miss more often than it connects but still finds moments of the chaotic charm that made Will Ferrell a standout.

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Audience Says

The Hawk doesn’t quite soar to prime sport comedy-heights, but Will Ferrell keeps the laughs rolling through the rough patches.

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John Powers

NPR

It's an amiably shambly golfing comedy that finds him doing all the familiar Will Ferrell things. Although he's an acquired taste I've never fully acquired, I found myself laughing enough to watch all 10 half-hour episodes.

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Paniz Vedavarz

Globe and Mail

The Hawk takes a formula that once worked well for Ferrell -- the charming but brash man-child that stumbles his way into success -- and flattens it into a parody of itself.

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Jul 24

3/5

Will Ferrell’s answer to Happy Gilmore is as much bogey as it is birdie, but there are some tasteless treats to be had. Would have been better as a film, though.

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Polly Conway

Common Sense Media

3/5

Director David Gordon Green (The Righteous Gemstones) usually knows what to do with unlikable characters, but it can be hard to watch the petulant Hawkins as he treats people terribly and thinks only of himself (at least in early episodes).

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George M. Thomas

Akron Beacon Journal

B-

Yes, all of this makes for a messy life and it describes a lot of what’s happening in "The Hawk," a show that proves to be a mixed bag. It’s alternately funny and uneven, and never finds a narrative cruise control.

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Jorge Rivera Rubio

El Barrio de la Nueva 94FM

Jul 24

2/5

Is it a stupid show? Yes. Did I laugh the entire time? Also yes. [Full review in Spanish]

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Andrew A

@Drew97 4h

Feels like happy Gilmore meets eastbound and down

Branson W

@bran1985 6h

All it was missing is Kenny power

Alfred Z

@RT10775503 22h

It's a comedy. Lighten up. Terrific one- liners. If you want serious, watch a documentary. Wil is great..

Keith A

@RT67640022 1d

Truly embarrassing, it's as if no one involved new Happy Gilmore existed or that Austin Powers already made a baby back ribs commercial joke (a commercial from 30 years ago).

Sean W

@seanwang.94 1d

Heart-sinkingly bad. I don't understand how Will Ferrel is no longer funny :(

Tracy H

@Mav1981 2d

A ridiculous fun time! Will Ferrell and Fortune Feimster are the duo I did not I needed but they are perfection together. Such a fun watch!

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Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins

Jimmy Tatro

Lance

Fortune Feimster

Sam

Molly Shannon

Stacy

Jonathan Watson

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Episode 1

Aired Jul 16, 2026

The Hawk

After experiencing a tragedy on the course, past-his-prime golfer Lonnie Hawkins decides to make one last stand to achieve his career Grand Slam.

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