'Chad Powers' Season 2 Is Here and Glen Powell Just Turned the Hilarity Up to 11

College Football Is Back, and So Is Chad Powers

Football season is officially here, and that can only mean one thing on the streaming side: Glen Powell is partying in prosthetics again. Chad Powers Season 2 just dropped on Hulu, and it's somehow even more unhinged than the first run. The FX comedy — based on the viral Eli Manning sketch — sees Powell's washed-up quarterback go full send in his ridiculous alter ego, complete with the greasy wig, the fake tan, and zero self-awareness.

If you missed Season 1, here's the setup: Russ Holliday is a hotshot college QB whose ego gets him kicked off his team. Desperate for a second chance, he does the only logical thing — dyes his hair, throws on a terrible disguise, and reinvents himself as "Chad Powers," a clueless but absurdly talented walk-on. It's a premise that shouldn't work, but Powell sells it with so much charm that you forget you're watching a grown man in a wig.

Why Season 2 Hits Harder

The new season leans harder into the warm-hearted chaos that made the show a sleeper hit. Powell has gone on record saying he got to "go wild" this time around — bumping and grinding at parties, improvising scenes, and apparently laying out plans for a Season 3 already. He's described the second season as a chance to push the character to even more ridiculous places, and early reactions say he absolutely succeeded.

Critics are calling it a "ludicrous, warm-hearted" return to form, and honestly, that's the perfect description. It's nonsense, it doesn't make logical sense, and rehabilitating a selfish failure who's finally ready to change feels surprisingly good to watch. The supporting cast gets more room to shine too, which gives the comedy real stakes underneath all the absurdity.

The Football Comeback Comedy You Didn't Know You Needed

If you loved Season 1, Season 2 is a must-binge. If you haven't started yet, this is the Labor Day weekend show to add to your queue. It's the rare comedy that makes you laugh out loud and root for the guy underneath the terrible disguise.

And with college football back on TV and Chad Powers back on Hulu, your September weekends are basically sorted. Glen Powell is officially one of the most reliable comedic leads working right now — whether he's in a disaster movie or a doofy quarterback wig, the man commits. Stream Chad Powers Season 2 on Hulu and thank us later.