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Glen Powell has become one of Hollywood’s go-to leading men, with roles in Twisters, Hit Man and Anyone But You. And now, the former Scream Queens star is returning to the small screen, as the star in Hulu’s upcoming half-hour comedy, Chad Powers.

A teaser trailer for the series, which Powell co-created and co-wrote with Loki‘s Michael Waldron, dropped over the weekend ahead of its premiere in Fall 2025.

The 15-second clip offers a glimpse of Powell’s role as Russ Holliday, a college quarterback who sees his NFL dreams derailed due to his bad behavior. Desperate for a comeback, he dons facial prosthetics and a wig to disguise himself as new player Chad Powers, walking onto a struggling Southern football team for a second chance at fame.

It’s a concept real-life quarterback Eli Manning first explored in a 2022 sketch for ESPN+’s Eli’s Places. In that segment, produced by NFL Films and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, Eli dressed in a similar disguise to Powers to appear in walk-on tryouts for Penn State’s football team.

“We’re both diehard college football fans. When we saw Eli as Chad Powers, we knew that was the way into a big, fun story about this world,” Powell and Waldron said in a joint statement when Chad Powers was announced back in February. “We’re excited to be part of this team, and can’t wait to get Chad in the game. Think fast, run fast.”

Both Eli and Peyton will serve as executive producers on Chad Powers, along with Powell, Waldron, ESPN and others. The series also stars Steve Zahn as Jake Hudson, Wynn Everett as Tricia, Perry Mattfeld as Ricky, Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd and Frankie A. Rodriguez as Danny.

“I got something coming up,” Powell says in the teaser. “Something kinda big.”

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Powell has a busy 2025 ahead of him. The Set It Up alum will star in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, a new version of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, both adapted from the Stephen King novel of the same name. Powell is also slated to appear in the thriller Huntington opposite Margaret Qualley, Topher Grace and Ed Harris.

But Chad Powers just might be the highlight for Powell, who told The Hollywood Reporter back in May that the role was “one of the hardest he’s ever attempted.”

“He’s like, the worst dude on the planet who puts on the mask of the most genial southern guy you’ve ever seen,” Powell said, noting he’d consulted with former Top Gun: Maverick costar Tom Cruise about prosthetics after the action star’s role in Tropic Thunder.