Glen Powell is making a return to live-action television nine years after starring as Chad Radwell in Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens, and coincidentally, he’s playing another Chad. The Hit Man actor will be starring as disgraced college football quarterback Russ Holiday, who disguises himself as the titular Chad Powers to start over as a player on a new college team. The series, premiering soon on the 2025 TV schedule, is based on Eli Manning’s character created for a sketch on ESPN+’s Eli’s Places. Now, Chad Powers’ co-creator is explaining why it was so important to have the NFL star heavily involved.
Manning serves as an executive producer on Chad Powers and even tried to help Powell with some football technique. Even though he wasn’t all that impressed with his throw at first, Manning had a lot of complimentary things to say about the show, but that shouldn't come as a surprise. The series, streaming on September 30 with a Hulu subscription, is based on his own character, as co-creator Michael Waldron told EW:
