# Will Ferrell’s First Major TV Role in 5 Years Earns Career-Low Rotten Tomatoes Score

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/will-ferrells-first-major-tv-role-in-5-years-earns-career-low-rotten-tomatoes-score/
- Published: 2026-07-17T16:21:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-22T03:15:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/will-ferrell-the-hawk-netflix-rotten-tomatoes-score-is-it-good/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Will Ferrell's Netflix show *The Hawk* scores a career-low 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- It's his first big TV role in five years, playing a comeback golfer.
- Critics are divided, with scores ranging from 4/10 to 7/10.

## Summary

Will Ferrell's new Netflix series *The Hawk*, his first major television role in five years, has debuted to poor reviews, marking the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of his career. The show, a golf-themed comedy-drama in the vein of *Ted Lasso*, was seen as a highly anticipated return to sports comedy for Ferrell, a genre in which he has previously excelled with films such as *Talladega Nights* and *Blades of Glory*, but it has so far failed to win over critics.

*The Hawk* casts Ferrell as ageing golfer Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, who attempts a comeback two decades after a career-defining loss to his rival, played by Luke Wilson, while contending with his son (Jimmy Tatro), now golf's rising star. Co-created by Ferrell alongside Harper Steele and Chris Henchy, the series was sitting at just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes from 27 reviews at the time of writing. Critical reaction has been mixed, with Collider's Jessica Toomer giving it 7/10 for its comedic moments, while ScreenRant's Ben Gibbons scored it 4/10, criticising its characters and uneven tone.

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