‘Chad Powers’ Boss Michael Waldron on the Football Comedy’s Season 2 Growth and Shifting Gears to a ‘Point Break’-Like Thriller, Plus Plans for Season 3

“Chad Powers” has drawn a steady audience in its second season, while taking a darker, more cinematic turn. Co-creator Michael Waldron says the football comedy’s unusual premise has found its audience, and its finale leaves the story poised for further complications.

The six-episode season launched on 3 September. Nielsen figures put its premiere at 2.86 million US viewers, while the series averaged 2.75 million per episode in its first 28 days, close to Season 1’s 2.96 million. Critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes rose from 60% to 93%; Waldron says the season’s tense style drew on films such as “Point Break”. The article’s headline also points to his plans for a possible third season, though the supplied text ends before those plans are detailed.