Rooster Season 2: Steve Carell Finds a New Purpose in Fatherhood

Production Details

Title: Rooster

Format: Series (Season 2) / HBO Max

Production Begins: August 3

Filming Dates: August 3 – November 12, 2026

Filming Location: Los Angeles

Producer: Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, David Stassen

Writer/Producer: Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses

Director of Photography: Blake McClure

Synopsis: In the single-camera comedy, Steve Carell stars as Greg Russo, a successful but emotionally adrift novelist whose life begins to unravel just as his daughter’s is falling apart. When Greg arrives at her liberal arts college in the wake of her humiliating breakup, what begins as a brief visit turns into an unexpected second act. Greg Russo embeds himself in campus life, blurring the line between concerned father and self-appointed savior. As he clashes with faculty, meddles in his daughter’s personal life, and reinvents himself as the swaggering hero from his own books, Greg is forced to confront the uncomfortable truth: he may be the one who needs saving.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television
4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 43 Suite 2400,
Burbank, CA 91522
college.prod1@gmail.com
Phone: 818-954-3546

Doozer Prods
4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 138, Rm 1106,
Burbank, CA 91522
doozerproductions@gmail.com
Phone: 818-954-6000

Carousel Productions
12925 Riverside Drive, 4th Floor,
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: 818-849-3900

About Rooster

In this comedic series, Steve Carell plays Greg Russo, a novelist whose personal and professional life begins to unravel. His visit to his daughter’s college morphs into an unexpected adventure as he becomes deeply involved in her challenges following a recent breakup. As Greg navigates campus life, he finds himself treading the line between a concerned father and an unwelcome interloper. His interactions with faculty and attempts to play the hero reveal the complexities of his character, ultimately leading him to face his own struggles.