Rooster (2026)

" h e ' s  h e r e  t o  l e a r n . "

Under the guidance of creators Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses , this HBO offering delivers a high-caliber comedic experience that marks Steve Carell 's return to the heart of the genre. The narrative dissects the life of Greg Russo, an airport novelist who, following a personal reckoning with loneliness and divorce, immerses himself in the life of his daughter Katie ( Charly Clive ) at the fictional Ludlow College. It's a dose of academic realism where Greg must process the transition from being a spectator of his daughter's life to becoming the faculty's new writer-in-residence, forcing the viewer to grapple with how a middle-aged man can "grow up" in the same environment where his daughter is trying to survive her own marital breakdown.