After taking Hollywood by storm, Glen Powell is getting ready to return to our small screens next year. Hulu dropped the first teaser for the upcoming sports comedy Chad Powers, which sees Powell transform into a hotshot quarterback who comes with a wild strategy to revive his career.
Chad Powers centers on the former NFL-bound quarterback Russ Holliday, who nuked his promising college career with his bad behavior. Instead of calling it quits, he decides to disguise himself and join a struggling Southern football team as the talented, affable Chad Powers.
This half-hour comedy series draws inspiration from the ESPN+ series Eli’s Places starring Peyton and Eli Manning. They’re executive producing it through their company Omaha Productions, along with Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown, and ESPN. Powell and Michael Waldron serve as co-creators of this series, and they’re also coming on board as EPs through their respective companies Barnstorm Productions and Anomaly Pictures.
In addition to Powell in the titular role, Chad Powers will also star Perry Mattfeld as Ricky, Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd, Wynn Everett as Tricia, Frankie A. Rodriguez as Danny, and Steve Zahn as Jake Hudson. It will premiere in the fall of 2025, and Hulu is yet to announce its official release date.
