8.246 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestUp against Sarah, Rudy wonders if she's still the woman he once knew and loved.
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor 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, uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son.
Acting
Lana Parrilla's Bruiser chews scenery and spits out gold.
Writing
Grisham adaptation that actually improves the source material's pacing.
Production
Makes corporate Memphis look sinister in fluorescent lighting.
Creators
Michael Seitzman, Jason Richman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the SECOND Rainmaker adaptation after the 1997 Coppola film with Matt Damon; Grisham's cynical view of tort reform remains depressingly relevant.
The series shifts the novel's 1995 setting to present-day but keeps the pagers—apparently lawyers still hate texting.
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