{"id":534113,"date":"2026-03-11T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/534113\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:25:08","slug":"meet-the-hawk-the-star-of-will-ferrells-new-golf-comedy-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/534113\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Hawk, the Star of Will Ferrell’s New Golf Comedy Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are plenty of GOATs, but only one Hawk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the kind of comeback story professional athletes dream of. Golf legend Lonnie \u201cThe Hawk\u201d Hawkins has his eye on the PGA TOUR. The news broke on Good Morning America, alongside a special look at the Hawk\u2019s comeback. You can check it out above.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lonnie\u2019s return to the world stage comes more than two decades after his seminal 2004 season. He\u2019s bringing along his entire entourage: son Lance, a pro golfer in his own right; estranged wife Stacy; Lance\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, social-media influencer Natalie; and new caddie Sam. Of course, there are still old rivals left to vanquish: Golden Fisk, the pro golfer who\u2019s beaten Lonnie twice; PGA TOUR board member Anton; even Stacy\u2019s new beau, Radford. No one ever said this would be easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read on to learn more about the return of Lonnie \u201cThe Hawk\u201d Hawkins, and stay tuned for when the new comedy series<\/a> lands on Netflix this summer. \u00a0<\/p>\n

What is The Hawk about?<\/p>\n

Lonnie Hawkins (Will Ferrell), 2004\u2019s number one golfer, struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic. His body says retire, but his heart says he\u2019s not done yet. His ex-wife and his son Lance, golf\u2019s new golden boy, know he\u2019s through. But with one more major to win to complete golf\u2019s Grand Slam, Lonnie refuses to believe he\u2019s anything other than one stroke away from the greatest comeback in golf history.<\/p>\n

\"ManWho\u2019s in the cast of The Hawk?<\/p>\n

The Hawk stars Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga<\/a>) as Lonnie \u201cThe Hawk\u201d Hawkins. The series is Ferrell\u2019s first television comedy; you can take a first look at his character above.<\/p>\n

Ferrell also created and executive produced the series, alongside Jessica Elbaum and Alix Taylor for Gloria Sanchez Productions; Rian Johnson,<\/a> Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street<\/a>; Chris Henchy; Harper Steele; David Gordon Green; and Andrew Guest. The PGA Tour is a partner on the series.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the cast are:<\/p>\n

Molly Shannon (Saturday Night Live, The Other Two) as StacyJimmy Tatro (The Real Bros of Simi Valley, American Vandal<\/a>) as LanceFortune Feimster (FUBAR<\/a>, The Mindy Project) as SamLuke Wilson (Legally Blonde, The Royal Tenenbaums) as Golden FiskChris Parnell (30 Rock, Fallout) as Anton\u00a0Katelyn Tarver (Ballers, Famous in Love) as NatalieDavid Hornsby (Mythic Quest, It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) as RadfordGabriel Hogan (Tacoma FD, Condor) as JerryAida Osman (Rap Sh!t, Random Acts of Flyness) as CrystalWhen will The Hawk be on Netflix?<\/p>\n

The Hawk lands on Netflix this summer. Stay tuned for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are plenty of GOATs, but only one Hawk.\u00a0 It\u2019s the kind of comeback story professional athletes dream…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-534113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}