The Hawk is an American comedy television series created by Will Ferrell, Harper Steele, and Chris Henchy, and starring Ferrell and Molly Shannon. It premiered on Netflix on July 16, 2026.
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Synopsis
Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a washed-up, former No. 1 ranked golfer in the world, looks to recapture his glory days and win the U.S. Open to complete the Career Grand Slam. He also tries to reconnect with his estranged wife and son, the latter an up-and-coming golfer with ties to organized crime, and cope with the loss of his longtime caddy.
Cast
Will Ferrell as Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a famous golfer with an uncouth demeanor and an unorthodox golfing style
Molly Shannon as Stacy, Lonnie's estranged wife
Jimmy Tatro as Lance Hawkins, Lonnie's son and ascending golfer for the PGA Tour
Fortune Feimster as Sam, Lonnie's new caddy
Chris Parnell as Anton Floyd, a board member of the PGA Tour who hates Lonnie and his wild, untraditional style of golf
Katelyn Tarver as Natalie, Lance's fiancée
David Hornsby as Radford, Stacy's travel companion and extramarital lover
Luke Wilson as Golden Fisk, Lonnie's longtime rival
Gabriel Hogan as Jerry, Lance's fitness trainer
Keith David as Old Henry, Lonnie's former caddy and longtime best friend
Aida Osman as Crystal, Old Henry's daughter
Brian Howe as Gus, Sam’s father and crime boss
Production
On April 19, 2023, it was announced that a comedy series about "a professional golfer who becomes the face of a controversial new league competing with the PGA Tour" starring Will Ferrell, was in development at Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum's Gloria Sanchez Productions and Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman's T-Street Productions.
On May 15, 2024, the series was given the title Golf, and it was announced that the series would be co-created by Ferrell, Ramy Youssef, and Josh Rabinowitz, and would star Ferrell and Youssef. The series would be executive produced by Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Alix Taylor through Gloria Sanchez Productions, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue through T-Street Productions, Youssef and Andy Campagna for Cairo Cowboy, and Rabinowitz.
On August 5, 2025, it was reported that Molly Shannon had joined the series, with Youssef and Rabinowitz having left the project the previous year due to creative differences. In September 2025, Jimmy Tatro, Fortune Feimster, Chris Parnell, Katelyn Tarver, and David Hornsby joined the cast.
In March 2026, Netflix announced that the series was retitled The Hawk.
Release
The Hawk premiered on Netflix on July 16, 2026.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 31%, based on 51 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 4.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 52 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
