Glen Powell in “Chad Powers.”
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Chad Powers, Glen Powell’s new football comedy series produced by NFL icons Eli Manning and Peyton Manning, is new on streaming. When can viewers expect new episodes to drop?
A sports comedy series based on Eli Manning’s real-life prank on the Penn State Nittany Lions, Chad Powers kicked off on streaming on Hulu Tuesday with Episodes 1 and 2.
The official summary for the series reads, “Eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes his promising college football career, hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell) tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers – a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish.”
Chad Powers also stars Perry Mattfeld, Quentin Plair, Wynn Everett, Francisco Rodriguez and Steve Zahn, while the Manning brothers serve as executive producers.
Chad Powers, which debuted on streaming on Hulu at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT on Tuesday, consists of six episodes. The release schedule for the series is as follows, with new episodes dropping at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT.
Sept 30: Episode 1 — 1st Quarter
Sept 30: Episode 2 — 2nd Quarter
Oct. 7: Episode 3 — 3rd Quarter
Oct. 14: Episode 4 — 4th Quarter
Oct. 21: Episode 5 — 5th Quarter
Oct. 28: Episode 6 — 6th Quarter
Hulu offers an ad-based package for $9.99 per month and an ad-free package for $18.99 per month. Additionally, Hulu is available in an ad-based bundling package with Disney+ and HBO Max for $16.99 per month and an ad-free package for the three streaming services for $29.99 per month.
How Are Critics Reacting To ‘Chad Powers’?
As of the publication of this article, Chad Powers has earned a 56% “rotten” rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 18 reviews. The RT Critics Consensus, audience summary and Popcornmeter score based on verified user ratings are still pending.
Daniel Fienberg is among the top critics on RT who gives Chad Powers a “rotten” rating, writing in his review summary, “For five-plus episodes, despite occasional chuckles, I felt like the show wasn’t working at all. At the end of the sixth, I was open to the possibility that Chad Powers is trying to be an odd and self-referential show… I’m really not sure.”
Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly also pans Chad Powers, writing her “rotten” review summary on RT, “The creators of Ted Lasso knew that if you’re going to build a show on a wisp of a concept, you better make sure the world and the characters in it are fully developed. Alas, everything in Chad Powers feels a little slapdash.”
Rebecca Nicholson of the Financial Times isn’t a fan of Chad Powers either, writing in her “rotten” review summary on RT, “If Ted Lasso built its reputation on a kind of gee-whizz homeliness, then Chad Powers opts for the polar opposite. The [humor] is coarse and mean-spirited, and its misanthropic streak makes hard work of any lighter moments.”
William Goodman of The Wrap is the only top critic on RT who gives Chad Powers a “fresh” review, writing, “Due to the talent involved, it transcends its source material and becomes something much more special as a result.”
Other RT critics share the same sentiment as Goodman, including Liam Mathews of TV Guide, who writes in his review summary, “Chad Powers pulls too much, too obviously from Eastbound & Down, Ted Lasso, and a bunch of other movies and shows to fully feel like its own thing, but it’s a consistently funny, occasionally surprising comedy.”
Chad Powers Episodes 1 and 2 are now available on Hulu.
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