HBO's Near-Perfect 10-Part Sitcom Is Quietly Becoming the Perfect 'Shrinking' Replacement

Rooster didn’t arrive with the kind of rollout most HBO comedies get, but it didn’t need one. Within a few episodes, the 10-part series had already built the kind of momentum new sitcoms rarely manage, pulling strong viewership and even stronger word of mouth. That alone would make it worth paying attention to. The fact that it also fills the same emotional space asApple TV's Shrinking makes it harder to ignore.