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Disgraced QB's Outrageous Comeback Bid Fuels Hilarious "Chad Powers" Series
28 Oct
Summary
- Actors Glen Powell and Michael Waldron team up to create college football comedy
- Premise: Disgraced QB disguises himself as "Chad Powers" to get a second chance
- Series shot finale at sold-out Georgia Bulldogs game, with 92,000 fans booing the protagonist
In October 2025, actors Glen Powell and Michael Waldron have joined forces to bring the college football comedy series "Chad Powers" to life on Hulu. The show follows a disgraced former star quarterback, Russ Holliday, who hatches an insane plan to reclaim his former glory by donning a prosthetic mask, mustache, and wig to try out for a struggling football team, the fictional South Georgia Catfish, under the new identity of "Chad Powers."
The duo's journey to create the series began in 2021 when their agents set up a virtual meeting, and the two bonded over their shared love of college football and movies. Waldron, who has worked on projects like "Loki" and "Rick and Morty," and Powell, fresh off his standout performance in "Top Gun: Maverick," collaborated to bring the zany premise to life.
The series features a talented supporting cast, including real-life college football teams like the University of Mississippi Rebels and the University of Tennessee Volunteers. The production team even shot the season finale during halftime of a sold-out game at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium, with the 92,000-strong crowd enthusiastically booing Powell's character as he took the field.
