"Glen Powell Set to Lead Hulu's 'Chad Powers' College Football Comedy"

Glen Powell is set to star in "Chad Powers," a college football comedy series on Hulu, which he co-created with Michael Waldron. The show, based on an episode of ESPN+’s Eli’s Places, follows a disgraced college football quarterback who disguises himself and walks on to another school’s team. The series is produced by 20th Television, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, ESPN, and Waldron’s Anomaly Pictures. Powell, known for his roles in "Anyone but You" and "Twisters," previously played a college athlete in Richard Linklater’s "Everybody Wants Some!!" and has other projects in the pipeline. Waldron, who created Starz’s wrestling drama "Heels" and wrote "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" for Marvel, co-wrote the pilot episode and will executive produce the series.