Glen Powell obtained the full pro experience when he played the football star College in Hulu Powers of Chad.
Speaking to the deadline for the red carpet on Thursday, Golden Globe’s candidate recalled the “really special” experience to work with real former NFL players in the comedy series he co-created with Michael Waldron.
“When I was on the ground, it was very immersive,” he told Pose Bowl in Pasadena. “Because they also had former NFL players playing with us, putting pads. Guys who have 350, 6’7, sprinting with everything they got.”
Powell continued: “But it looked a lot Powers of Chad In the fact that Russ Holliday has a second chance to be on this ground, these guys had to put pads and be back on this ground with me. And you could see their eyes light up and their hearts were full. It was really special.
The actor noted that the executive producers Eli and Peyton Manning connected him to the coach of Patrick Mahomes, Nic Shimonek and to the offensive coordinator of the Titans du Tennessee, Pat O’hara.
In Powers of ChadThe first two episodes in first on September 30 on Hulu, Powell plays the quarter-Arrière of Hotshot Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as a holder football player to join a new team after having tanned his own university career.
With a pilot co-written by Powell and Waldron, Powers of Chad is based on the sketch produced by NFL Films and Omaha Productions which was broadcast on ESPN + as part of the Eli squares series.
