By Episode 6, Greg Russo’s lectures have started pulling students into his personal logic—stories, grudges, half-arguments dressed up as teaching—and the faculty around him begins to push back as his influence grows harder to ignore. The tension now lives in the room: how far he can go before someone forces a boundary?
Katie is operating on a different track. She’s steadied her footing after the earlier disciplinary fallout, keeping her world tighter and more deliberate. Episode 6 tests that progress. Her distance from Greg is no longer accidental, and when they cross paths, it lands with weight—familiar, strained, and unresolved in a way that doesn’t need escalation to feel sharp.
The campus starts to react. What looked like novelty earlier in the season now carries consequences—for Greg’s colleagues, for his students, and for Katie, who has to navigate the same space without getting pulled back into his orbit.
Episode 6 premieres Sunday, April 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, and it streams the same night on Max.
Rooster notes: Episode 6
Episode 6 hasn’t revealed a title yet, but it plays like a direct continuation of “Mr. Razzles”—an episode built around Greg being forced to confront a version of himself he thought he’d moved past. The premise carries that tension forward: the ex-wife visit lingers in how Greg moves through campus, bleeding into his teaching and his standing with colleagues, while Katie’s reconnection with Archie starts to take on real weight beyond a one-off interaction. At the same time, Dylan’s new role stops feeling transitional and starts to define how others see him.
Rooster FAQ
What is Rooster about?
It’s an HBO comedy set on a college campus, centered on an author and his complicated relationship with his daughter. Steve Carell plays the author, Greg Russo, and Charly Clive plays his daughter, Katie.
When does episode 6 air?
It premieres on HBO on Sunday, April 12, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, and it will stream the same night on HBO Max.
How many episodes are there?
Season 1 has 10 episodes. HBO says new episodes will roll out weekly on Sundays through May 10.
Who’s starring?
The official cast list includes Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai. Additional reporting has also linked Connie Britton to the ensemble.
