They filmed the new HBO series “Rooster” primarily in California , split between Los Angeles-area studios/campuses and the city of Stockton.

Main Filming Locations

  • University of the Pacific, Stockton, California – The real campus doubles as the fictional Ludlow College, with many exterior campus scenes shot there.
  • Los Angeles County, California – Various locations in and around LA were used for additional campus and city exteriors.
  • Warner Bros. Burbank Studios (4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA) – Used for many interior scenes and controlled set work.
  • Occidental College, Los Angeles – Certain academic and office interiors, including areas in Johnson Hall’s McKinnon Center for Global Affairs, were used to represent parts of Ludlow College.

If you meant the 1975 John Wayne movie “Rooster Cogburn” , that was largely filmed in Oregon , around Bend, the Deschutes River, the Rogue River, and Smith Rock State Park (where the set for Kate’s Saloon still stands).

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      <td>Rooster (HBO, 2026)</td>
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