Rooster Review (2026–present): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Rooster worth watching?

Yes — Rooster is worth watching, holding a 88/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 68% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 76% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (68), IMDb (7.5/10), and aggregated fan rating (74%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses, Rooster ran 1 season, 10 episodes on HBO Max in English, from United States. Rooster is still in production, so the story is not finished — new seasons may shift where it lands.

What is Rooster about?

Mid-flameout from a very public divorce, best-selling novelist Greg Russo accepts the least dignified lifeline on offer: a teaching post at the New England college where his daughter is a rising professor. Steve Carell plays the rooster of the title — preening, wounded, strutting through faculty politics — while Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses surround him with a warm ensemble, from Danielle Deadwyler’s unimpressed colleague to John C. McGinley’s gleefully hostile dean.

Celluloid verdict: Comfort-food campus comedy elevated by Steve Carell in gently melancholy mode — familiar in shape, generous in spirit, and sneakily affecting once it settles in. The cast is led by Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, among others.

How many seasons of Rooster are there, and where do I start?

Rooster has 1 season, 10 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 10 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 76% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch Rooster?

Rooster is carried by HBO Max, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the HBO Max hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Rooster?

If it lands, try Widow’s Bay (87%), Margo’s Got Money Troubles (86%), BoJack Horseman (85%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all comedy series, everything from United States, or the year it premiered.