How many episodes are in The Hawk?

The Hawk has 10 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Hawk premiere?

The Hawk premieres on 2026-07-16.

Is The Hawk a new series?

The Hawk is a new series (Season 1).

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The Hawk(2026)

Also known as GOLF • Untitled Will Ferrell’s Netflix Golf Comedy Series • The Hawk (2026)

Archived · Netflix

TV-MA10 eps

S01

ComedySport

ON AIR: JUL 16Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The Hawk is a sports comedy that keeps its humor grounded in a very specific kind of self-deception: Lonnie Hawkins is not secretly right. He is genuinely, stubbornly wrong about where he stands, and the show mines that gap between his unshaken confidence and everyone else's clear-eyed assessment of his decline. The comedy comes from denial played completely straight, with Lonnie's aging body providing the punchlines his ego refuses to acknowledge.

Running underneath the golf course material is a father-son dynamic with real friction. Lance is not just a younger rival; he is Lonnie's own legacy made flesh and now pulling ahead. That wounded pride sharpens every interaction between them, giving the comedy a layer of genuine hurt that keeps it from feeling like pure farce. The ex-wife's presence adds another voice of reasonable doubt Lonnie cannot bring himself to hear.

Best for

sports underdog comedy, delusional comeback and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Sport

Commitment

Season 1 · 10 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

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

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Why this pick

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Why this pick

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