Chad Powers Returns: Hulu Renews Hit Comedy Series for Season 2

Hulu's popular new comedy series, the Glen Powell-starring Chad Powers, will be returning for a second season.

What's Happening:

• Chad Powers premiered on Hulu back in September 2025 to some critical acclaim, and the series will be back for a second season.
• The half-hour comedy series, which is produced by NFL duo Eli and Peyton Manning, is based off of a sketch created by Eli for ESPN+.
• The video, made by Eli and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for ESPN+, saw the younger Manning sib don a wig and prosthetic nose to go undercover as a walk-on for Penn State University’s football tryouts.
• The new Hulu series stars:
  • Glen Powell as Russ Holliday/Chad Powers 
  • Perry Mattfeld as Ricky
  • Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd
  • Wynn Everett as Tricia
  • Frankie A. Rodriguez as Danny
  • Steve Zahn as Jake Hudson
• Chad Powers is now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Be sure to check out Ben’s review of the hilarious new series.
• Fans of Chad Powers can show off their love of the show with a new collection of merchandise – now available online!

More Hulu News:

• FX has given us release information and some first look images from The Beauty, the latest series from executive producer Ryan Murphy.
• Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to lead Mosquito, a new Hulu original dark comedy from Oscar-nominated writer Tony McNamara.
• The Artful Dodger Season 2 arrives on Hulu this February with bigger stakes, new villains, deeper romance, and a heist that could change everything.
• The Nader Sisters are coming back for another bite of the Big Apple, as Love Thy Nader returns for its second season in 2026 on Hulu and Freeform.