The Rainmaker
Seen it?2025 | 2 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a short run with a modest audience held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 12 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 552K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12025 · 10 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
Season 22026 · 7 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Michael Seitzman, Jason Richman
- Milo CallaghanRudy Baylor
- Lana ParrillaJocelyn 'Bruiser' Stone
- Madison IsemanSarah Plankmore
- P.J. ByrneDeck Shifflet
- Dan FoglerMelvin Pritcher
- Wade BriggsBrad Noonan
- Robyn CaraKelly Riker
- John SlatteryLeo F. Drummond