HBO has unveiled the title and debut window for its extremely anticipated comedy collection starring Steve Carell: Rooster. The ten-episode first season will launch on HBO in March 2026, with episodes out there to stream on Max shortly after airing, following the community’s normal rollout.
Created and co-showrun by Invoice Lawrence (Scrubs, Ted Lasso) and Matt Tarses (Scrubs), the collection marks Lawrence’s newest enterprise following the 2024 Apple TV+ hit Dangerous Monkey, which is gearing up for Season 2. Ted Lasso, one other Lawrence staple, can be within the works for a possible fourth season. Carell, who additionally govt produces, leads a stellar ensemble together with Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai.
Set towards the colourful backdrop of a faculty campus, Rooster explores an creator’s (Carell) thorny, heartfelt dynamic together with his grown daughter (Clive), as he grapples with reinvention amid the chaos of academia and household ties. Co-showrunners Lawrence and Tarses, drawing from their Scrubs playbook, promise a mix of sharp wit and emotional depth—assume bodily comedy laced with poignant father-daughter reckonings.
Government producers additionally embrace Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer for Lawrence’s Doozer, alongside Jonathan Krisel, Barbie Adler, Annie Mebane, David Stassen, and Anthony King. Produced by Warner Bros. Tv, Rooster reunites Carell with McGinley, a Scrubs vet, for what may very well be his funniest straight comedy position since The Workplace.
