Rooster is a comedy-drama series co-created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses. The HBO series is set on a college campus, and it follows Greg Russo, a relatively popular author who decides to take on a teaching job after his professor daughter has a public scandal. Rooster stars Steve Carell, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, Charly Clive, Lauren Tsai, and John C. McGinley. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, cutting dialogues, and entertaining characters in Rooster, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Lucky Hank (Rent on Prime Video)
Lucky Hank is a comedy-drama series co-developed by Paul Lieberstein and Aaron Zelman. Based on Richard Russo’s 1997 novel titled Straight Man, the AMC series follows William Henry “Hank” Devereaux, Jr., the English Department Chairman at an underfunded college, as he goes through a midlife crisis, which causes him to act irrationally, leading to several public meltdowns. Lucky Hank stars Bob Odenkirk, Mireille Enos, Cedric Yarbrough, Diedrich Bader, Olivia Scott Welch, Sara Amini, and Suzanne Cryer.
The Chair (Netflix)
The Chair is a comedy-drama series co-created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julie Wyman. The Netflix series follows Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, the newly appointed chair of the English Department at Pembroke University. As the first woman of color in her position, she struggles with people’s high expectations of her. The Chair stars Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, Everly Carganilla, David Morse, and Holland Taylor.
Shrinking (Apple TV)
Shrinking is a comedy-drama series co-created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein. The Apple TV series follows Jimmy Laird, a middle-aged therapist grieving the loss of his wife. His grief has caused immense damage to his relationship with his daughter and friends. Now he decides to repair his relationships after thinking of a chaotic new tactic to treat his patients. Shrinking stars Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Christa Miller, Harrison Ford, and Ted McGinley.
Happyish (Rent on Prime Video)
Happyish is a dark comedy-drama series created by Shalom Auslander. The Showtime series follows Thom Payne, a depressed middle-aged family man working as an ad executive. Even though he has a relatively happy family life, he feels unfulfilled in his professional career, and that just gets worse after he gets a new 20-something boss. Happyish stars Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn, Bradley Whitford, Ellen Barkin, and Hannah Hodson.
Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
Ted Lasso is a sports comedy-drama series co-created by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. The Apple TV series is set in England, and it follows Ted Lasso, an American football coach who’s hired to coach an English soccer team. Despite not knowing much about the game, Ted changes everybody’s opinion of him through his unending optimism. Ted Lasso stars Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed, and Juno Temple.
Mr. Corman (Apple TV)
Mr. Corman is a comedy-drama series created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The Apple TV series is set in the San Fernando Valley, and it follows Josh Corman, a public school teacher, as he struggles to find happiness in his current predicament because even though he loves his students, he isn’t where he wants to be. Mr. Corman stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Arturo Castro, Debra Winger, Shannon Woodward, Logic, and Juno Temple.
English Teacher (Hulu, Disney+, & Rent on Prime Video)
English Teacher is a sitcom series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez. The FX series follows Evan Marquez, a high school English teacher as he finds himself at crossroads with the current political climate that has plagued the educational institutes across the country. English Teacher stars Brian Jordan Alvarez, Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton, and Carmen Christopher.