Vanessa Hudgens Reveals Why She Signed On for 'Powerless'

Vanessa Hudgens was swarmed by fans today!

The 28-year-old actress was leaving the Today show and heading to the SiriusXM studios to do interviews about her new NBC show Powerless in New York City, when fans wanted to get her to sign autographs.

During Vanessa‘s Today show interview, she was asked why she signed on for the TV show, debuting on February 2 on NBC.

“I was meeting around with a bunch of different people, and this came up. I love NBC…this is a brand new original idea that hasn’t been done before. It’s always about the superheroes but our show is not about them,” Vanessa said.

FYI: Vanessa is wearing a Pam & Gela faux fur coat, Schutz shoes, and Asos sunglasses.