Overview

• John Slattery, Lana Parrilla, P.J. Byrne and Dan Fogler receive consistent praise for their commanding supporting roles in the early episodes.
• Reviewers point to Milo Callaghan’s portrayal of Rudy Baylor as uneven and less compelling than the novel’s original lead characterizations.
• The adaptation broadens the source material with additional cases and subplots that some critics say dilute the central wrongful-death narrative.
• All assessments are provisional, based on advance viewings of three to five episodes ahead of the series’ August 15 premiere.
• Produced by Lionsgate and Blumhouse under Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman, The Rainmaker debuts on USA Network at 10 p.m. ET/PT, with streaming on Peacock a week later.