Ramy Youssef was the actor originally attached to co-create The Hawk before leaving the project over creative differences. He was initially announced as both a co-creator and a prospective co-star alongside Will Ferrell.
The series changed substantially during development. It was first developed as a golf comedy connected to a rival professional tour, with Youssef and Josh Rabinowitz involved in the early creative version. Youssef and Rabinowitz later departed, and the project moved toward the version ultimately released as The Hawk.
The key distinction is between the show’s early creators and its final credited creative team. Will Ferrell remained central, while Harper Steele and Chris Henchy became the principal co-creators of the released series. David Hornsby, Andrew Guest, and Chris Parnell were connected to the finished production in acting, writing, or executive-production roles, but they were not the actor who left during development.
Youssef’s departure is therefore a production-history fact rather than a plot detail. It explains why early announcements and the finished Netflix series can describe different premises, casts, and creative credits.