Before Powell stepped into the titular role, retired NFL quarterback Eli Manning starred as Chad Powers in a 2022 episode of“Eli’s Places.” In the original Chad Powers skit, Manning wore prosthetics, a fake mustache, and a wig to blend in at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts.

The affable yet thin Hulu comedy “Chad Powers” is a redux on several fronts. The basic premise — a silly gag set against the backdrop of high-level football, extrapolated into a feel-good sports series named for its protagonist — has obvious parallels to that of the Apple TV+ hit “Ted Lasso.

For Powell, the story is just as much about transformation as it is about football. His 2023 film Hitman toyed with the thrill of inhabiting multiple identities; Chad Powers expands a real-life stunt into a meditation on failure, accountability, and the cost of reinvention.

Hulu's latest sports comedy, Chad Powers, premiered on September 30, 2025, and has quickly grabbed viewers' attention.

"Chad Powers" stars Glen Powell as a disgraced former football player on a fictional Georgia team who seeks redemption via prosthetics and a rube character he makes up.

ICYMI: Carrera, a 31-year-old comedian, writer, actor, and director, shared footage from her Chad Powers watch party to TikTok and Instagram. The video shows her friends gathered in front of the television,

Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd, Clayne Crawford as Coach Dobbs, Xavier Mills as Nishan Leonard, and Colton Ryan as Gerry Dougan. Each adds depth to the Catfish team dynamic, rounding out the world around Russ/Chad.

The new Hulu series Chad Powers, which stars Glen Powell in the lead role, premiered this week, leading Disney to put on a full-court-press of promotion,

Looking for something to watch this weekend? Check out "Chad Powers" on Hulu, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" on Netflix," "The Naked Gun" on Paramount+, and