Glen Powell stars (and co-created) this series. He plays a promising quarterback, who gets cancelled after an outrageous and darkly funny incident. When he can’t to get back into the game as a pro, he dons prosthetics and a wig to create the titular character, who tries out for a struggling college team. Powell’s charisma serves him well in the first ep, but when he becomes Chad, the wackiness begins. His creation should land up there with other iconic comic heroes like Austin Powers and Jack Sparrow. Almost everything out of his mouth borders on absurd, but Powell pulls it off with delightful appeal. There are subplots involving an assistant coach and her head coach father (Perry Mattfeld and Steve Zahn) and the team mascot (Frankie A. Rodriguez), who helps keep Chad’s secret. Powell continues his rise as THE current leading man in Hollywood and Chad is his most memorable role yet. The series is smart and sassy, sweet and silly. (Review based on four out of six 20-minute eps) 
(5 / 5)
