It’s getting late in the semester at Ludlow, and the show’s started cashing in the mess it planted early. Greg took the writer-in-residence gig, got humbled by his first real day teaching, and kept trying to play both lanes at once—campus adult and actual dad—while Katie tried to outlive the Archie fallout in a place that never forgets anything. Episode 7 pushed that tension into consequence mode, with Greg trying to steady the room after an embarrassing blowup while the Archie–Sunny situation kept inching toward something more real and more permanent.
Rooster Episode 8 premieres Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, and it will be available to stream at the same time on Max.
Rooster notes: Episode 8
Episode 8 is titled Nobody Spook It, and it reads like a back-half pivot toward the show’s real heartbeat—repair work. Greg tries to support an increasingly emotional Katie, Dylan puts her energy into steering a promising student toward poetry, and Sunny lights up when Archie starts engaging more with the pregnancy.
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 7 air?
It premieres on HBO on Sunday, April 26, 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.
