"The new Hulu series "Chad Powers" combines the "over-the-hill athlete makes a comeback" movie and the "person wears prosthetic makeup to pretend to be somebody else" movie. It's not a combination that has been attempted before, to my knowledge, and when you watch even one episode, you'll understand why. Glen Powell, who also executive produced the series, plays Russ Holliday, a gifted college quarterback whose career ends after he makes a small but catastrophic error that causes his team to lose the Rose Bowl."
"Well, that's not the only reason why it ends. It ends because Russ is an arrogant, often belligerent jerk, and after his error, he behaves abominably on national television. Nobody anywhere in football will hire Russ after that, so he ends up living with his dad Mike ( Toby Huss), a Hollywood makeup artist who, we're told, is "doing the new Davy Crockett movie for Michael Bay.""
"He's in denial about why his life is a shambles and seems to spend a lot of time partying. We also learn that he tried to reinvent himself by appearing as a guest on "The Masked Singer" and getting involved in crypto. Another character jokes that Russ is less popular than Osama bin Laden. When people recognize Russ in public, they look away and pretend they don't know who he is."
Glen Powell plays Russ Holliday, a once-gifted college quarterback whose career collapses after a small but catastrophic error and abominable behavior on national television. Ostracized by the football world, Russ moves in with his father Mike, a Hollywood makeup artist, and drifts into partying, reality TV appearances and crypto schemes. When the fictional South Georgia Catfish hold open tryouts, Russ and Danny, the team's mascot, use prosthetic makeup to create the persona Chad Powers so Russ can attempt a comeback. The series blends sports-comeback tropes with prosthetic-makeup disguise comedy and includes showbiz in-jokes and pointed riffs on celebrity humiliation.
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