SummaryBest-selling author Greg Russo (Steve Carell) tries to help his daughter (Charly Clive) after her husband leaves her for a grad student in the comedy series from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses.
Created By:Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses
Rooster
Season 1 Premiere:
Mar 8, 2026
Metascore
Generally Favorable
67
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
67
63% Positive
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Mar 5, 2026
100
HBO’s Rooster is an acting masterclass, with tour-de-force performances from Steve Carrell, Phil Dunster, Danielle Deadwyler, John C. McGinley, and more. It’s at once charming, incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny.
Mar 9, 2026
80
It’s the kind of show that doesn’t knock your socks off, but its amiable wit is more than welcome.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
55% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
24% Mixed
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21% Negative
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7 Ratings
Mar 10, 2026
10
Form your own opinion. Okay, I’m so glad I watched this. Not going to lie, I almost passed based on others reviews, but WHAT…I am blown away. I consider myself a tough laugh but I truly laughed out loud multiple times. Not sure why you guys are dogging on this so hard when **** first episode…of ten? Of course it needs to build and set up where it’s going. Glad I didn’t miss out on this, will be tuning in again next week. Shout out original content. Shout out not another reboot. You guys will complain about anything. Pop off, Rooster.
Mar 9, 2026
8
There were some good comedic moments in the pilot episode, and with Phil Dunster (one of the few bright spots in the last season of Ted Lasso) and Danielle Deadwyler, it's got a solid supporting cast. I'm optimistic about its potential!
Mar 5, 2026
80
With Lawrence vets John C. McGinley and Phil Dunster also turning out reliably bizarre and antagonistic performances, Rooster has more working parts than broken ones to keep the HBO Max comedy moving.
Mar 5, 2026
70
Mostly, though, Archie’s indiscretion serves as a conduit to character comedy about well-meaning screw-ups trying to make good. The ensemble is large and charming. .... The only remarkable thing about Rooster, really, is that it treats a campus rocked by teacher-student sex as just another backdrop.
Mar 9, 2026
60
If you’ve never seen Carell in anything, you will find Rooster charming and quite funny. Even if you have, you could put this series on in the background of whatever else you’re doing, and it’s perfectly pleasant. But it could be so much more if the writers weren’t clearly trying to create another Ted Lasso, with which Rooster shares a writer.
Mar 5, 2026
50
Aside from the occasional choice gag, its geniality dampens its silliness.
Mar 5, 2026
40
Unfortunately, “Rooster” is full of predictable characters and circumstances, adding up to a lackluster narrative.
Apr 20, 2026
7
started out with a big 'meh' but after the characters have been further developed - the show is very entertaining. Steve Carell just captures the show - it is fun to watch him. All the supporting characters are good - and the writing is ok. It is a little - slight - but that doesn't mean it isn't a good watch...
Apr 4, 2026
0
Embarrassingly bad. Aside from Cougar Town, I’ve loved all of the Bill Lawrence series, but this one falls massively short. I feel the only ones giving this a great review are those who have such a love for Steve Carrel, likely from the office, that they convince themselves this is watchable. But Carrell hasn’t been good since the 2000s, his ego outgrew his ability to be likeable on screen.
