Steve Carell heads back to college in the trailer for “Rooster,” a new HBO comedy from “Ted Lasso” and “Shrinking” co-creator Bill Lawrence and his former “Scrubs” collaborator Matt Tarses.
The 10-episode series will debut on March 8 at 10 p.m. on HBO. Episodes will air weekly through Sunday, May 10.
In the trailer, Carell visits his daughter, played by Charly Clive, a professor who (accidentally) burned down a faculty house and (purposefully) punched her husband, a fellow professor at the college, who left her for a graduate student. Carell, the bestselling author behind a popular book series, is coaxed into contributing on campus, where he befriends students, attends frat parties and attempts to live up to the nickname “Rooster” — the studly protagonist of his novels.
“Rooster” also stars Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”), “Ted Lasso’s” Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley and Lauren Tsai. The series hails from co-showrunners Lawrence and Tarses, who executive produce alongside Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer for Doozer; Jonathan Krisel, Barbie Adler, Annie Mebane, David Stassen, Anthony King, David Hyman and Steve Carell. The studio is Warner Bros. Television, where both Doozer and Tarses are under overall deals.
Carell, best known for playing Michael Scott in the beloved American reboot of “The Office,” is coming off lead roles in Jesse Armstrong’s HBO film “Mountainhead” and Tina Fey’s Netflix series “The Four Seasons.” Lawrence, meanwhile, is juggling producer roles on Apple TV’s “Shrinking,” “Ted Lasso” and “Bad Monkey” — as well as the upcoming reboot of “Scrubs” on ABC.
Watch the trailer for “Rooster” below.
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