Is Glen Powell’s Hulu Hit, ‘Chad Powers,’ Already Eyeing a Season 3 Renewal or Is It Too Early to Call?
Glen Powell fans hoping for a peek at ‘Chad Powers‘ Season 3 might want to pump the brakes a little, because the show has not even gotten through its confirmed second season yet. Still, the buzz around this sports comedy has been loud enough that people are already wondering what comes after the upcoming run.
Hulu revealed the Glen Powell led comedy series had been renewed for a second season, and that news alone has fans dreaming bigger about the future of the South Georgia Catfish.
What We Know About ‘Chad Powers’ Season 2
Powell is set to return as the titular character for the new episodes. The football comedy was created by Powell alongside Michael Waldron, with Eli and Peyton Manning also involved.
The renewal came just over a month after ‘Chad Powers’ dropped its Season 1 finale on October 28. The series originally began streaming on September 30 and follows Russ Holliday, a hotshot quarterback whose college career crumbles after a devastating mistake in the national title game.
The show is based on the ESPN and Omaha Productions segment ‘Eli’s Places,’ in which Eli Manning disguised himself in prosthetics to try out for Penn State as a walk on. In the scripted version, Russ pulls the same trick eight years later, reinventing himself as the affable oddball Chad Powers to get one more shot at glory.
No Official ‘Chad Powers’ Season 3 News Yet
As of now, there has been no announcement about a potential ‘Chad Powers’ Season 3, and that makes sense given the show’s timeline. Season 2 itself is set to premiere this fall, meaning audiences have not even had the chance to watch the next chapter before a third season could reasonably be discussed.
That said, Hulu clearly sees something special in this project. Season 1 struggled with critics, landing a rotten 59 percent approval score, but audiences responded far more warmly, giving it an 83 percent approval rating that ultimately helped push the show toward renewal. That kind of gap between critics and viewers often signals a passionate fanbase, the type of audience that keeps a show alive season after season.
Until Hulu makes any formal statement, all anyone can do is watch how Season 2 performs and see whether that audience enthusiasm carries the show forward once again.
Where the Season 1 Cliffhanger Left Chad’s Story
Understanding why fans are already thinking ahead to Season 3 means looking at how dramatically Season 1 ended. Russ makes a last chance gambit to resurrect his football dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers, a talented oddball who walks onto the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.
The first season introduced Russ Holliday as a disgraced football player who gets a second chance by going undercover as Chad Powers, but in the finale his true identity is revealed, though not to everyone. That partial reveal is exactly the kind of unresolved tension that makes fans start speculating about how far the story could stretch beyond just one more season.
Season one’s six episode run ended with Ricky discovering that Chad’s true identity is actually Russ, though she ultimately decided not to expose him to the rest of the Catfish. That choice sets up a ticking clock heading into Season 2, since Russ now knows his secret is only safe for as long as Ricky chooses to keep it.
Glen Powell and Michael Waldron Have Big Plans for Chad’s Arc
Part of why the idea of a ‘Chad Powers’ Season 3 feels plausible, even this early, comes down to how the creative team is talking about the show’s future. Powell told The Hollywood Reporter that he always had ideas in mind for the arc of Chad’s journey if the show were to get renewed.
“The reality is there’s a lot more story to be told. There was a construction early on for an arc of what the Catfish would look like. So we have a beginning, middle and end in mind. But people have to tune in and show us they want to see it. We believe in this show. I believe we have a hit show here and one the world’s really going to love,” Powell said.
He added that if the show gets the privilege of making a second season, there is some fun stuff in mind. That kind of long game planning suggests the creative team is not just thinking one season at a time, which naturally fuels speculation about where a third season could eventually take Russ and the Catfish.
Series creator Michael Waldron has also teased that protecting Russ’s true identity from being revealed remains the central challenge moving forward, which hints there is plenty of dramatic runway left even beyond the next batch of episodes.
Now that Season 2 finally has a fall release window on the horizon, the real question becomes whether the South Georgia Catfish can pull in enough new viewers to make a third season a no brainer for Hulu, and fans clearly have thoughts on whether Russ deserves an even longer run under that disguise.
