Glen Powell Co-Creates & Stars In New Hulu Football Series 'Chad Powers,' Inspired by Eli Manning
justjared.comGlen Powell is headed to Hulu to star in a new football series that he co-created. Fresh off the success of his rom-com Anyone But You, the 35-year-old actor is putting together the show, titled Chad Powers.
If it sounds familiar, that’s because it’s inspired by an old skit that NFL star Eli Manning filmed! Read more about Glen Powell’s new project… Chad Powers pulls inspiration from a plot on the ESNP+ series Eli’s Places.
In one episode, Eli portrayed an alter ego named Chad who went back to college to play football at Penn State. Glen is creating the new series, which has been compared to Ted Lasso, alongside Michael Waldron.
They co-wrote the pilot and are acting as executive producers alongside Eli and his brother Peyton. “We’re both diehard college football fans,” the collaborators said in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter. “When we saw Eli as Chad Powers, we knew that was the way into a big, fun story about this world.
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