Exclusive: Glen Powell and Steve Zahn talk Hulu's Chad Powers
Premiering Tuesday, September 30 with a two-episode launch is Hulu’s “Chad Powers”. New episodes stream weekly on Tuesdays leading up to the season finale on October 28. Based on the “Eli’s Places” segment from ESPN and Omaha Productions, the series stars Glen Powell as Russ Holliday/Chad Powers, Perry Mattfeld as Ricky, Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd, Wynn Everett as Tricia Yeager, Frankie A. Rodriguez as Danny and Steve Zahn as Coach Jake Hudson.
Eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes his promising college football career, hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers - a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish.
Hulu’s half-hour comedy “Chad Powers,” is from co-creators and executive producers Glen Powell and Michael Waldron. Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown and ESPN's Burke Magnus, Brian Lockhart, Kati Fernandez. Waldron and Adam Fasullo are executive producing for Anomaly Pictures. Luvh Rakhe will executive produce and Tony Yacenda will serve as director and executive producer. The series stars Powell, who is also co-creating and executive producing under his production co-banner Barnstorm Productions.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Glen Powell and Steve Zahn on Hulu's Chad Powers