Lana Parrilla’s ‘Bruiser’ Teaches The Rainmaker Some Lessons in Trailer for USA Network Adaptation

The forecast calls for The Rainmaker to come this summer — on Friday, Aug. 15 at 10/9c, when USA Network premieres its adaptation of the John Grisham novel. (Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock one week after airing on USA.)

A teaser trailer and first photos were released along with the summertime premiere date.

Based on Grisham’s best-selling 1995 novel, The Rainmaker follows Rudy Baylor (played by Rivals‘ Milo Callaghan), fresh out of law school, as he goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (Mad Men‘s John Slattery) as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah (I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s Madison Iseman).

In doing so, Rudy, along with his boss, J. Lyman “Bruiser” Stone (Once Upon a Time‘s Parrilla), and her disheveled paralegal, Deck (The Boys‘ P.J. Byrne), uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

The series’ cast also includes Dan Fogler (The Goldbergs), Wade Briggs (Foundation) and Robyn Cara (Trying).

The 1997 film adaptation by Francis Ford Coppola starred Matt Damon as Rudy, Jon Voight as Drummond, Mickey Rourke as Bruiser and Danny DeVito as Deck, while Claire Danes played Rudy’s love interest.

“What is it about this story that keeps drawing people in?” showrunner Michael Seitzman asked in a statement. “Maybe it’s the David-and-Goliath legal thriller, the dangerous romance, or the coming-of-age story. For me, above all, it’s the characters. They jumped off the page in John’s book and were a joy to expand upon in our show. Not to mention, Milo Callaghan, who plays Rudy Baylor, is your next crush.”

In addition to Seitzman, the series’ executive producers include Grisham, Patrick Moran, Jason Richman, David Gernert and Jason Blum.

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