USA Network Gives Series Order to "The Rainmaker" based on the bestselling novel by John Grisham

PHOTO ABOVE: Still from original 1997 film, "The Rainmaker"

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June 12, 2024 — USA Network Gives Series Order to "The Rainmaker". Michael Seitzman is behind the project, which is based on the worldwide bestselling novel by John Grisham and hit film

Status:

Series order

Platform:

USA Network

Genre:

Drama

Studio:

Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Television

W/EP:

Michael Seitzman ("Code Black," "Intelligence")

NW/EP:

Jason Richman ("Stumptown," "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon")

NW/EP:

John Grisham

NW/EP:

David Gernert

NW/EP:

Jason Blum

Logline:

Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son.

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The Rainmaker (1997 film)

The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role.

Watch the trailer for the 1997 film below:

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