The Rainmaker

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Season 1
  • Network: USA
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 15, 2025
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17

Critic Reviews

  1. Screen Rant
    Reviewed by: Grant Hermanns
    Aug 29, 2025
    80
    While the material mostly shines once it gets going, The Rainmaker greatly benefits from having a great cast carrying the proceedings forward.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Aug 14, 2025
    80
    Callaghan gives off a scintilla of Matt Damon vibes, but is his own Rudy, keeping his naive idealist free from leading-man tics. Parrilla finds the balance between Bruiser’s sauciness and seriousness; Byrne plays the clown adeptly; and Slattery, a boss again after “Mad Men,” softens his villainy with some Roger Sterling insouciance. Developed by Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman, it’s a very watchable show.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Aug 14, 2025
    70
    It’s safe, a little bit cowardly, and yet still entertaining enough, carried by Grisham’s thriller mechanics and a strong supporting cast led by John Slattery and Lana Parrilla.