ITV launches gripping series viewers 'couldn't stop watching'

NewsTVITVThe ten-part series lands on ITV and ITVX in September09:30, 15 Aug 2026ITV is launching a gripping thriller series, which viewers "couldn't stop watching". Legal thriller "The Rainmaker" will arrive on ITV1 and ITVX next month. The ten-part series is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by John Grisham which was also a hit movie in the 1990s.‌It tells the story of Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan), who is fresh out of law school. He goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery from Mad Men) as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah (Madison Iseman).‌Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser (Lana Parrilla), and her disheveled paralegal, Deck (P.J. Byrne), uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.‌ITV's descri