‘The Rainmaker’ TV Series: How to Watch & Stream the New USA Network Drama

USA Network will once again be airing original scripted drama, and The Rainmaker is the first example of that.

The series adapts the John Grisham novel of the same name and comes from Michael Seitzman, Jason Richman, John Grisham, David Gernert, and Jason Blum.

It’s heading to the network sooner than you might expect, so read on for everything we know about that character and more.

When does The Rainmaker premiere?

The series will premiere on USA Network on Friday, August 15, at 10/9c. Episodes will be available to stream one week after their airings on Peacock.

Is there a trailer for The Rainmaker?

Yes! USA revealed the first trailer for the series on June 4 (embedded above). It gives us a glimpse of how Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) will have to face one of the biggest legal eagles around to get to the bottom of the mysterious death of a client’s son.

What is The Rainmaker about?

The logline for the new series reads, “Rudy Baylor, who is fresh out of law school, goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.”

Who stars in The Rainmaker TV series?

John Slattery stars as Leo F. Drummond, one of Grisham’s most iconic characters. Drummond is a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rudy Baylor is up against. Madison Iseman has been cast as Sarah Plankmore, a recent law school graduate and Rudy’s girlfriend.

Playing Rudy is Milo Callaghan, an inexperienced attorney who has to step up and face one of the toughest attorneys in the business. Lana Parrilla stars as Rudy’s new boss, Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone.

Also starring in the show are P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs, and Robyn Cara.  

What happens in The Rainmaker book?

The book by John Grisham was originally published in 1995. It follows Rudy Baylor, fresh out of law school, as he takes a new job with a shady law firm and accepts a complex case for his impoverished clients Dot and Buddy Black, whose son Donny Ray is dying of leukemia after his insurance company refused to pay for his necessary treatments. On behalf of the Black family, Rudy takes on the massive company (and its powerful defense firm) despite being broke and inexperienced. At the same time, he also works to help a battered woman escape her dangerously abusive husband.

Was The Rainmaker previously adapted?

Yes. The book, which was released in 1995, was soon after adapted to film by director Francis Ford Coppola in 1997. Its cast included Matt Damon as Rudy S. Baylor, Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet, Claire Danes as Kelly Riker, and Jon Voight as Leo F. Drummond. Find out what the TV show’s cast did and didn’t take away from the source material and previous performances right here.

 

Christopher Barr / USA NetworkThe Rainmaker, August 15, 10/9c, USA Network