We have gotten our first take a look at a reworked Glen Powell within the first teaser trailer for Chad Powers, a comedic soccer TV collection, coming to Hulu viewers in 2025. Powell, sizzling off IMDB’s breakout stars of 2024 listing, performs former school quarterback Russ Holliday, who’s seeking to revive his soccer profession with a brand new staff, a brand new face, and a brand new identify, Chad Powers.
The present is impressed straight by an episode of “Eli’s Locations” the place two-time Superbowl champion quarterback Eli Manning dawned facial prosthetics and a wig whereas going undercover at a tryout for Penn State soccer as Chad Powers.
There may be little recognized in regards to the present up to now exterior the fundamental plotline and the forged coming in. Steve Zahn, Toby Huss, and Perry Mattfeld are all signed on to play Russ’ finest buddy, father, and potential love curiosity within the collection. Powell can be credited as a co-creator and co-executive producer of the collection alongside Loki and Rick and Morty producer Michael Waldron.
After the semi-recent success of sports-based comedies like Ted Lasso, it is not too shocking to see different studios making an attempt their hand at an identical fashion. Even with only a crumb of particulars obtainable for Chad Powers, the teaser and total plot give off an identical vibe to a Ted Lasso combined with the soccer roots of exhibits like All American or Friday Night time Lights. An inspirational comedy primarily based on one in all America’s largest pastimes might see success, particularly with such a giant identify in Glen Powell hooked up to it.
Powell is actually finest recognized for his motion and romantic comedy motion pictures over the previous couple of years. His efficiency in Prime Gun: Maverick as Hangman put him on the Hollywood map, however his appearances in Anybody However You alongside Sydney Sweeney and his current lead function as Tyler within the Twisters reboot have solidified Powell as a real A-lister. Powell has dipped his ft into the comedy world, most notably with Netflix’s Hit Man alongside Adria Arjona the place he performs a school professor moonlighting as a hitman.
Different notable particulars for Chad Powers, each Manning brothers Eli and Peyton are official producers of the present. In a current interview with The Hollywood Reporter Powell mentioned how this function is without doubt one of the hardest he is taken in his profession up to now, citing the steadiness of getting to play a kinder-spirit when he is Chad Powers versus Russ Holliday a a lot meaner man. At present there isn’t any launch date for Chad Powers exterior a 2025 launch on Hulu.