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University of the Pacific is the background for Steve Carell's new HBO show, 'Rooster'

  • On Sunday, March 8, HBO premiered Rooster at 10 p.m. ET, starring Steve Carell as Greg Russo, a novelist and writer-in-residence at Ludlow College checking on his daughter Katie.
  • Creators Bill Lawrence, co-creator and executive producer, and Matt Tarses, co-creator, said the idea began from an 'emptying chicken coop' metaphor and explores parents trying to control adult daughters in their early 20s 'for ourselves' as they pull away.
  • Greg accepts a writer-in-residence post to help his daughter Katie, who is 'coming apart at the seams' amid her separation from husband Archie, involved with Lauren Tsai, while he tries various tactics to support her.
  • The series explores collapsing parental hierarchies and shifting identities, with cast and creators saying the themes resonate with fathers of daughters in their early 20s; Carell relates to Greg's enormous love for family, and Danielle Deadwyler calls it humbling.
  • New episodes debut weekly on Sundays through May 10, with the first season’s 10 episodes rolling out and Episode 2 on Sunday, March 15.
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ADSLZone broke the news in on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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