The Rainmaker (TV series)
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. In October 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.
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 an African American 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 at the personal injury firm J. Lyman Stone and Associates
- Madison Iseman as Sarah Plankmore, a first-year associate at Tinley Britt and Rudy's girlfriend and later, ex-girlfriend
- P. J. Byrne as Deck Shifflet, a former insurance agent and paralegal at J. Lyman Stone and Associates who, despite possessing a Juris Doctor degree, failed the bar exam seven times
- Dan Fogler as Melvin Pritcher, a nurse with dark intentions
- Wade Briggs as Brad Noonan, a senior associate at Tinley Britt
- Robyn Cara as Kelly Riker, Rudy's neighbor dealing with an abusive husband
- John Slattery as Leo F. Drummond, a managing partner at Tinley Britt
Recurring
- Karen Bryson as Dot Black, a grieving mother who is suing Great Benefit Hospital Systems for her son's wrongful death
- Tommie Earl Jenkins as Prince Thomas, the owner of Yogi's Bar where Rudy works as a bartender
- Ali White as Mary Baylor, Rudy's mother
- Hugh Quarshie as Wilfred R. Keeley, the CEO of Great Benefit Hospital Systems who hires Tinley Britt to represent him
- Jonathan Forbes as Rod Nunley, a lawyer who offers to represent Melvin
- Gemma-Leah Devereux as Jackie Lemancyzk, a nurse who used to work alongside Melvin
- Jonathan Harden as Agent Nick Cistulli
- Austin Nichols
Production
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. The parallel series concept did not go forward with Hulu.After signing a first-look deal with Blumhouse Television in 2021, 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. On October 23, 2025, USA Network renewed the series for a second season.