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The Rainmaker (TV series)
2025 American TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rainmaker is an American legal drama television series. Based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name and starring John Slattery, it premiered on USA Network on August 15, 2025.
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Premise
A hotshot young lawyer is fired from his prestigious white-collar firm and signs on with a small-time ambulance chaser and her less-than-honest paralegal who work out of a converted former restaurant. He soon finds himself facing off against his former employer in court when he takes on a wrongful death suit involving a black man who died while undergoing hospital care.
Cast
Main
- Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor, a recently hired associate at J. Lyman Stone and Associates who got fired on his first day at Tinley Britt
- Lana Parrilla as Jocelyn "Bruiser" Stone, a senior partner of J. Lyman Stone and Associates
- Madison Iseman as Sarah Plankmore, a first-year associate at Tinley Britt and Rudy's girlfriend
- P. J. Byrne as Deck Shifflet, a paralawyer at J. Lyman Stone and Associates who failed the bar exam seven times
- Dan Fogler as Melvin Pritcher, a nurse
- Wade Briggs as Brad Noonan, a lawyer at Tinley Britt
- Robyn Cara as Kelly Riker, Rudy's neighbor
- John Slattery as Leo F. Drummond, a managing partner at Tinley Britt
Recurring
- Tommie Earl Jenkins as Prince Thomas, the owner of Yogi’s Bar where Rudy works as a bartender
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Development
In 2018, it was reported that a television series adaptation of The Rainmaker was being developed by Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman for Hulu with ABC Studios. The series was slated to be set in a shared universe with an adaptation of another John Grisham novel, Rogue Lawyer; both series would have been produced concurrently and contain an intertwining storyline with shared characters, and would have been able to be watched on a parallel or standalone basis.[3] The parallel series concept did not go forward with Hulu.[4]
After signing a first-look deal with Blumhouse Television in 2021,[5] Seitzman began developing The Rainmaker as a standalone project with the studio. Blumhouse would offer it to Lionsgate Television, and USA Network would order it to series in June 2024. It was reported that the series was considered part of a pivot by the channel back towards producing original dramas in the vein of its previous "blue sky" era.[4]
Casting
On August 12, 2024, it was announced that John Slattery would star as Leo F. Drummond.[6] Two days later, it was announced that Madison Iseman would star as Sarah Plankmore.[7] On August 20, 2024, it was announced that Milo Callaghan would star as the leading role of Rudy Baylor.[8] The next day, it was reported that Lana Parrilla would star as Jocelyn "Bruiser" Stone,[9] and the following day, it was reported that P. J. Byrne would star as Deck Shifflet.[10] On September 4, 2024, it was reported that Robyn Cara would star as Kelly Riker.[11] On September 12, 2024, it was announced that Dan Fogler would star as Melvin Pritcher.[12] On September 27, 2024, it was announced that Wade Briggs would star as Brad Noonan.[13] On October 23, 2024, it was reported that Tommie Earl Jenkins would play Prince Thomas in a recurring role.[14]
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Broadcast
The series premiered on USA Network on August 15, 2025.[15]
In Canada, Bell Media confirmed that the series would air on its local version of USA Network.[16][17]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 50% based on 12 critic reviews. [18] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average".[19]
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