The new USA legal drama The Rainmaker, which premieres on Friday August 15 at 10 pm ET/PT, follows a hotshot young lawyer (Milo Callaghan) who joins forces with a small-time, ambulance-chasing attorney nicknamed “Bruiser” (Lana Parrilla) to face off against a wealthy, powerful lawyer (John Slattery) in a lawsuit that gets at the heart of everything wrong with American health care. And if that sounds familiar, you probably rented 1997’s The Rainmaker back when there used to be Blockbusters.
The new series is definitely a throwback to the golden era of legal thrillers — but how similar will the show be to the film?