Glen Powell stars as Chad Powers in the eponymous TV show streaming on Hulu/Disney.

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Glen Powell is the latest incarnation of a Hollywood star in the tradition of Gary Cooper. His charm and magnetism, not to mention athleticism – last exhibited in 2024’s disaster film “Twisters” – has now reached the television screen in Hulu/Disney’s sports comedy six-episode series “Chad Powers.” It’s a cringy semi-absurdist plot revolving around an imposter narrative that doesn’t really work in the first few installments but shows some promise in its final wrap-up.   It shares a few common elements with Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” only “Chad Powers” is raunchier and meaner with less developed supporting characters. Still, there’s some glimmer of hope that despite the regurgitat

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