Hulu‘s Chad Powers, starring Glen Powell, will premiere with two episodes on September 30, with new episodes to be released on Tuesdays thereafter. The news was revealed at the streamer’s upfront presentation in New York City today.
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot QB Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior nukes his college career. As a result, he disguises himself and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented, affable Chad Powers (Powell).
The half-hour comedy from 20th Television is based on the sketch produced by NFL Films and Omaha Productions that aired on ESPN+ as part of the Eli’s Places series. Powell and Waldron co-wrote the pilot.
The cast also stars Perry Mattfeld as Ricky, Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd, Wynn Everett as Tricia, Frankie A. Rodriguez as Danny, and Steve Zahn as Jake Hudson.
Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown, and ESPN. Waldron and Adam Fasullo are executive producing for Anomaly Pictures. Luvh Rakhe will executive produce alongside Tony Yacenda, who will also serve as director.
In addition to Hulu’s premiere date for Chad Powers, the streamer shared a first-look teaser of the Ryan Murphy legal drama All’s Fair, starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka, with Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close. The show is set to premiere this fall.
