Waldron Renews 20th TV Deal, Teases Chad Powers S2 Fall Premiere
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- Michael Waldron renewed his overall deal with 20th Television, continuing to write, develop, direct and produce across Disney Entertainment Television platforms via his company Anomaly Pictures, run with producing partner Adam Fasullo.
- Chad Powers Season 2 recently wrapped production, with Waldron directing four of six episodes including the season premiere and finale; Waldron told readers the new season comes to Hulu this fall.
- Glen Powell earned a Golden Globe nomination for his work in Chad Powers Season 1, which Waldron co-created and executive produces with the actor.
- 20th Television president Karey Burke praised Waldron's "creative tenacity," saying the studio "couldn't be happier" to keep him as a creative home at Disney.
- Waldron is in early development on multiple projects for DET platforms including Hulu, Disney+ and FX, with a Disney track record that includes creating and head-writing Loki and writing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- Waldron's prior credits include co-writing on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty (shared in its 2020 Outstanding Animated Program Emmy win) and creating the Starz wrestling drama Heels, which the source notes found a second life on Netflix.
- Anomaly Pictures, the film and TV production company Waldron and Fasullo launched in 2023, operates on the ethos that "popcorn entertainment also can be prestige entertainment," per the source.
Why it matters: Waldron controls creative direction on three active Disney properties — directing four of six Chad Powers S2 episodes, developing new Hulu/Disney+/FX projects, and carrying the Loki franchise DNA. Locking him into a new overall deal secures 20th Television's pipeline of prestige-leaning genre work at a moment when the studio is also positioning Chad Powers as a flagship Hulu comedy following Powell's Golden Globe nomination.
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