Overview

• A Hollywood Reporter cover pairs Powell with Manning and notes the team’s cool response to Ted Lasso comparisons, with Disney Television’s Craig Erwich calling them “a narrow view” and “a disservice.”
• Hulu will launch the series with two episodes on September 30, with the season running six installments.
• Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show expands Eli Manning’s Eli’s Places sketch where he donned prosthetics to blend into Penn State’s walk-on tryouts.
• Powell stars as Russ Holliday, a quarterback who adopts the Chad Powers disguise to attempt a walk-on at a new program.
• Eli and Peyton Manning are producers alongside Powell and Waldron, with press quotes highlighting Manning’s self-described rust and Powell’s praise for his improv in the original bit.