Chad Powers
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Chad Powers is an American sports comedy television series created by Glen Powell and Michael Waldron, starring Powell in the titular role. Developed from an Omaha Productions skit by Eli Manning, the show follows Russ Holliday after he disgraces himself on the field while serving as a star quarterback at a major college program. After ruining his reputation, Holliday undergoes a physical transformation, with the help of prosthetics and a wig, to disguise his identity in order to join the floundering football team at a small school under the name of Chad Powers. The cast includes Steve Zahn, Toby Huss, Perry Mattfeld, Clayne Crawford, Wynn Everett, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Colton Ryan, Keese Wilson, Xavier Mills and Quentin Plair. It premiered on Hulu on September 30, 2025. In December 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod.code |
| 1 | "1st Quarter" | Tony Yacenda | Glen Powell & Michael Waldron | September 30, 2025 (2025-09-30) | 1NJK01 |
| Russ Holliday rushes to a touchdown as a star collegiate quarterback. He inadvertently drops the ball before the end zone, however, leading the opposing team to grab the ball and win the championship game. A distraught Russ gets into an altercation with a fan on the sidelines, tipping the fan over a boy in a wheelchair who has cancer. Eight years later, his reputation ruined, Russ leads a free-wheeling life but desires to get back into athletics. He uses materials from his makeup artist father to disguise his identity and masquerade as quarterback Chad Powers while trying out for the football team of a small college in Georgia. Danny, who plays the team's mascot (a catfish), offers to help Russ with the ruse. Russ impresses the coaches, and he briefly connects with Ricky, an assistant coach and daughter of the head coach, Jake Hudson. Russ admits that he isn't enrolled after being offered a spot, but the coach tells him to come back and register with his birth certificate, driver's license, and transcripts. | |||||
| 2 | "2nd Quarter" | Tony Yacenda | Michael Waldron & Paloma Lamb | September 30, 2025 (2025-09-30) | 1NJK02 |
| Russ obtains a fake id with the help of Danny. On the team, Chad is competing against the earnest and friendly Gerry for the position of starting quarterback. Coach Hudson tells Chad to show leadership and invites him to a team barbecue at his house. A pool party and water balloon fight ensue, posing a risk for Chad's disguise. Meanwhile, Ricky is embarrassed about being seen as the coach's daughter. Chad receives the news that Hudson has chosen Gerry as the starter. | |||||
| 3 | "3rd Quarter" | Payman Benz | Jamie Lee | October 7, 2025 (2025-10-07) | 1NJK03 |
| In the first game of the season, Chad stays on the sidelines as a backup while Gerry takes the quarterback position. The team plays poorly, with Gerry struggling to make passes. Ricky presents an idea to turn the game around that would involve replacing Gerry with Chad. Her ideas are dismissed by the other coaches, and she is told to get off the field. Danny, playing the mascot, purposefully trips Gerry, taking him out of the game with an injury. Left with no choice, Hudson puts Chad in the game. Chad manages to score his first touchdown for the Catfish. In the final play, Chad decides to ignore the coaches' strategy in favor of Ricky's play, enabling the Catfish to win. Instead of celebrating with the team, Chad goes to find Ricky and shares a moment with her. | |||||
| 4 | "4th Quarter" | Payman Benz | Ben Dougan | October 14, 2025 (2025-10-14) | 1NJK04 |
| The Catfish are in Knoxville the night before a game. Russ needs to obtain glue for his disguise before curfew at 11 pm. He and Danny steal a cheerleader's car to search for the glue. They end up at the hospital after Russ cuts his hand. He and Danny fight, leading Danny to leave. Russ steals medical adhesive from the hospital to use in the disguise and rushes back to the hotel. There, Ricky recognizes him as Russ Holliday. They chat, and he tells her to reconcile with her dad. Danny covers for Russ on the curfew check, and having reconciled, they make the Chad Power's disguise. After the game the next day, Ricky looks up Russ on her phone, seeing that he is out of the public eye. | |||||
| 5 | "5th Quarter" | Tony Yacenda | Jordan Mendoza | October 21, 2025 (2025-10-21) | 1NJK05 |
| Chad has an awkward interview with College Gameday, who are in South Georgia, featuring the 5-0 Catfish. Frustrated with the double life, Russ goes to a bar and hooks up with a woman who approaches him. The woman tells Russ that everybody deserves to be happy, which influences Russ to lean further into the Chad Powers persona. The next day, Chad goes to Coach Hudson's lakehouse for a new interview, where he learns that the woman from the bar was Hudson's wife, Wendy. During the interview, Wendy expresses frustration with Hudson's total commitment to football rather than their marriage, which leads to a fight and ends the interview. During the fight, Wendy admits she had an affair with Russ Holliday the night before. After Wendy leaves, Hudson begins to have a heart attack. | |||||
| 6 | "6th Quarter" | Michael Waldron | Luvh Rakhe & Gaelyn Golde | October 28, 2025 (2025-10-28) | 1NJK06 |
| While Coach Hudson suffers a heart attack, Chad realizes he must drive him to the hospital in his Cybertruck. Ricky, upon seeing the vehicle, realizes that Chad is really Russ Holliday. At practice, Ricky removes Chad's armband, revealing an arm tattoo that Russ is known to have. Chad leaves practice and tells Danny that he's been caught and is leaving the team. Danny convinces Chad to drive to Atlanta, where his dad is working on a movie. Russ's father is impressed by his hard work to pull off the disguise and encourages him to show up for the game against top-ranked Georgia. Ricky goes to the hospital to visit Hudson, who remains excited that they are contenders for the National Championship because of Chad. Russ, in his Chad persona, shows up to the game and attempts to talk to Ricky. Ricky does not forgive him and threatens to expose Chad unless he quits the team. Russ calls her bluff, stating that revealing him as Chad would ruin her father's career. Chad shows up for the game, which encourages the team, except for Gerry, who is furious. | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Astra Creative Arts Awards | Best Hairstyling - Television | Chad Powers | Pending | |
| Best Makeup - Television | Pending | ||||
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Best Original Score - TV Show/Limited Series | Nominated | |||
| 2026 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy | Glenn Powell | Pending |
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