USA Network renews The Rainmaker for Season 2 in 2026

USA Network has renewed The Rainmaker for a second season, the network announced less than a week after the freshman legal drama aired its season finale. The follow-up season is slated to premiere in 2026, with production expected to move forward promptly, network executives said.

The renewal caps a strong debut run for the series, which has averaged about 1.3 million viewers across all platforms through its first nine episodes and saw viewership rise as the season progressed, with the finale registering as the season's most-watched episode. Network officials said The Rainmaker ranked as the most-watched new series on the channel in seven years, a performance that helped secure the pick-up.

The series, produced by Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Television and based on John Grisham's novel, stars Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor, a recent law school graduate who clashes with veteran trial lawyer Leo Drummond, played by John Slattery. The ensemble also includes Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara. The show follows Rudy as he, his boss Bruiser and a disheveled paralegal named Deck investigate two connected conspiracies related to the...