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[Warning: The following post contains Major spoilers for The Rainmaker Episode 3.] When Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) and Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman) first found themselves on opposing sides of the central case of The Rainmaker, they agreed not to let their professional lives mix with the personal relationship they had. Best laid plans being what they tend to be, though, that quickly went to the wayside … with some devastating consequences in this week’s new episode. The segment finds Sarah starting to reap some of the rewards of working for the high-profile Tinley Britt headed by Leo Drummond (John Slattery), including a swanky new apartment fully furnished by the firm. She efforts to share the spoils with Rudy by...

La película competirá en el Festival de San Sebastián. © DeAPlaneta

Ya se ha publicado el nuevo tráiler de la película Nuremberg, escrita y dirigida por el cineasta James Vanderbilt (La verdad), que adapta el libro El nazi y el psiquiatra, del periodista Jack El-Hai, para revivir uno de los capítulos más definitorios de la historia reciente.

Nuremberg está ambientada en los juicios celebrados hace 80 años por los Aliados tras la derrota del régimen nazi. El psiquiatra estadounidense Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) es designado para evaluar la salud mental de los prisioneros nazis y determinar si son aptos para ser juzgados por sus crímenes de guerra. De la noche a la mañana,...

"I'm not gonna make them martyrs... There will be no statues of them." An important lesson from history. Sony Pictures Classics debuted another teaser trailer for Nuremberg, written and directed by screenwriter James Vanderbilt, the second feature he has directed (after producing and writing many other movies). Based on the book titled "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by Jack El-Hai, it's set at the famous Nuremberg Trials from 1945-1946 in Germany after WWII ended. It's set to premiere at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival next month before opening in theaters this November. A psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the trials begin, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.

The aftermath of World War II will be on full display this fall in “Nuremberg,” a new historical thriller from writer/director James Vanderbilt. The film, which stars Rami Malek and Russell Crowe, is about an American psychiatrist (Malek) tasked with probing the mind of infamous Nazi leader Hermann Göring (Crowe) before he is prosecuted for his war crimes in the Nuremberg Trials, is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before Sony Pictures Classics gives it an awards-friendly November release date. IndieWire can exclusively debut the film’s second teaser, which shows the mental warfare taking place between the two men as they prepare for a trial that would shape the post-war international order for the rest of the 20th century.

An official synopsis of the film reads, “The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the...

Exclusive: Kim Coates has been cast in the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon. Production is currently underway on Season 1 in Calgary, Alberta.

Anna Pigeon (Tracy Spiridakos) is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series is based on the novels by Nevada Barr.

Coates will play Jeremiah Paulson, a wealthy landowner not afraid to break the rules.

In addition to Spiridakos, Ronnie Rowe Jr is also part of the series-regular cast. Coates joins a recurring cast that also includes the previously announced Jordan Sledz, Crystle Lightning and Nikki Hallow.

This is the second new scripted series from USA Network following The Rainmaker,...

The television adaptation of John Grisham's novel The Rainmaker finally debuted on August 15 on USA Network. The legal drama starring Milo Callaghan, Lana Parrilla, and John Slattery in major roles was not met with the warmest reception from critics. The show debuted with a 50% score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, a score that has now fallen to 47%. However, viewers had the opportunity to experience the story, and their outlook could not be more different from that of critics. Rotten Tomatoes' users have given the show a strong 76%, indicating that it resonated more with them. However, critics had the opportunity to see numerous episodes, so it's possible that as...

The Rainmaker, the first original scripted series under the Versant moniker, has gotten off to a solid start.

The legal drama, which airs on USA Network, part of the soon-to-be spun-off cable portfolio, drew 2.2M in its first three days. It was helped by the fact that it debuted as a simulcast across five networks and Peacock.

This made it the most-viewed original series premiere in the Versant portfolio since the launch of Syfy’s Resident Alien in 2021.

Per Versant, it also became the number one scripted cable original series premiere on linear TV in 2025 with 39% more viewers than TNT’s Librarians: Next Chapter, which was the second-ranked series premiere. However, there haven’t been as many scripted premieres on cable this year as there has been over the last few years.

The company said that The Rainmaker has reached 6.3 million viewers on linear TV to date.

The John Grisham adaptation,...

More episodes of The Lincoln Lawyerare on their way, picking up after the conclusion of its third installment. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo's Mickey Haller has to defend his innocence after he's been arrested for murder, with Neve Campbell's Maggie McPherson returning to assist her ex during this tumultuous time. It's a lot for The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 to address, with no release date announced.

Quietly one of the biggest hits on streaming, and even topping the year-end rankings, the success of The Lincoln Lawyer is one of the factors that have played a part in the small screen's steady revitalization of the legal drama. Another factor, of course, is the...

Russell Crowe embodies one of the biggest cogs in the Nazi war machine in a new image from Nuremberg. Crowe stars as Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering in the post-World War II drama. The film will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month before being released in theaters by Sony Pictures Classics on November 7.

In the new image, Crowe is decked out in full military regalia; Goering, a fighter pilot in World War I and head of Germany’s WWII-era air force, the Luftwaffe, was notoriously vain, and extremely particular about his grooming and wardrobe. The image depicts him striding across a debris-strewn battlefield, one of many that his...

The perfect Suits replacement show has just arrived on Peacock. After just two days, the new legal drama The Rainmaker is already a streaming hit.

FlixPatrol is reporting that The Rainmaker is currently ranked No. 4 on Peacock's Top 10 TV Shows in the United States. Developed by Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman, The Rainmaker is based on the 1995 John Grisham novel of the same name, which was previously adapted to film in 1997 with Matt Damon in the lead role of young lawyer Rudy Baylor. For USA Network and Peacock's small screen adaptation, Milo Callaghan steps into the role, in what is his most high-profile role yet of his career. The rest of the main cast for The Rainmaker includes Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs, Robyn Cara, and John Slattery.

What Does Rudy Baylor Get Up to in The Rainmaker? Image via USA Network

In The Rainmaker,...

The next screen adaptation of a John Grisham novel is here, this time in the form of a TV series. “The Rainmaker” hits the USA network on Friday.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, the series centers on Rudy Baylor, freshly out of law school, as he goes head-to-head with Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. With a bit of help, Rudy uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son and works to solve them.

Here’s everything you need to know about the series.

What is the release date?

“The Rainmaker” premieres Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on USA.

Is it streaming?

Not right away. You can catch new episodes on USA, but you can stream them on Peacock one week after they air. So, should you choose to watch via Peacock only, you’ll be...

The Rainmaker isn’t based on a true story, but it is inspired by real events, drawing elements from the story of a real case that involved fraud and the insurance industry. The recently released series may sound familiar to viewers for two reasons: first, Matt Damon’s 1997 film of the same name, and second, John Grisham’s 1995 novel. The plot was inspired by a real-life experience the author had, according to Audible.

Being a “story [that] was inspired by a real insurance bad faith case Grisham learned about as a young lawyer,” the series tells the same tale, following the story of a young attorney named Rudy Baylor, who has to battle a big law firm in a case.

The series explores just how far his opponents are willing to go to win, making one wonder just how much darker the real case would be! Thankfully, Grisham’s narrative details...

[Warning: The following post contains spoilers for The Rainmaker‘s series premiere.] When we first meet Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) in the new series adaptation of The Rainmaker, he seems to be on top of the world. He’s got a bright and beautiful girlfriend in Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman) and a new job as a first-year associate at the prestigious Tinley Britt law firm right alongside her. It doesn’t take long, though, for things to fall apart. After hearing that his mother’s boyfriend wants to replace his late brother’s room with a home gym, he picks a fight that becomes physical, leaving his suit and face bloodied up just in time for his first day at the office. Not only does he arrive late and disheveled to work, but he gets challenged by his new boss, Leo Drummond (John Slattery), to name a person for whom the legal system isn’t fair. He...

When The Rainmaker dropped its first episode, I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially knowing the long shadow cast by the John Grisham novel and its 1997 film adaptation.

Add to that the high bar set by series like Goliath, which felt like the spiritual evolution of these underdog legal dramas, and you’d better come out swinging.

Good news: this one just might.

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“Another Rainy Day” doesn’t waste time setting the tone. From the opening scene — literal fire, fear, and abandonment — it’s clear this show is reaching for emotional depth and character trauma right out of the gate.

And the Goliath vibes? Yeah, they’re here. A slick firm with questionable morals, a scrappy crew of legal outsiders, and one idealistic new lawyer caught in between.

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Nearly thirty years after it became a big-screen movie starring Matt Damon, John Grisham’s courtroom thriller The Rainmaker is getting the TV series treatment, courtesy of USA. But did it acquit itself well?

Friday’s premiere opens with a man played by The Walking Dead’s Dan Fogler waking up in the dead of night to discover his house is on fire. He yells for his mother, but he can’t reach her bedroom, so he runs out of the house coughing and wheezing as the whole house goes up in flames. Then we meet Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan...

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If you loved the incredibly popular USA Network legal drama series Suits, then you will definitely enjoy their new legal drama series, The Rainmaker. Based on John Grisham‘s 1995 novel of the same name, the new USA Network series follows Rudy Baylor, a hotshot new lawyer who is fired on his first day from a prestigious law firm. He soon joins an ambulance chaser to take on a wrongful death case, which he will be against his former employer.

The Rainmaker – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Come Out?) Credit – USA Network

The Rainmaker consists of ten episodes in total. The legal drama series premiered on the USA Network with its first episode on August 15, 2025, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly every Friday. Check out the full episode guide of The Rainmaker below:

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The Rainmaker is a legal drama series co-developed by Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham, the USA Network series follows Rudy Baylor, a hotshot new lawyer who is fired from his prestigious law firm on the first day. With nowhere to turn to he joins a small-time law firm and takes on a wrongful death case against a hospital, which is being represented by the firm he was fired from. The Rainmaker stars Milo Callaghan, John Slattery, Madison Iseman, Lana Parrilla, P.J. Byrne, Robyn Cara, and Dan Fogler. So, if you loved the intense courtroom drama, entertaining interpersonal relationships, and compelling characters in The Rainmaker, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Suits Credit – USA Network

Suits is a legal comedy-drama series created by Aaron Korsh.

First came the hit John Grisham novel, then the popular Matt Damon film, and now almost 18 years later, The Rainmaker is coming to the small screen as a 10-episode television series. Despite the novel and film both releasing in the 1990s, the themes and conflicts driving The Rainmaker feel incredibly (and unfortunately) all too relevant.

The show follows a young law school grad named Rudy Baylor who (after being fired from his dream job on his first day) finds himself in a position where he has to take a job with a law firm that's.... less than desirable. As USA Network points out, the law offices are located in what used to be a taquería, and he's forced to take on the cards he's been dealt.

But when Rudy starts working on a major case, he uncovers "possible conspiracies surrounding the death of their client's son, involving a hospital whose...

The final weeks of summer are traditionally a time for rest and relaxation before the fall sprint to the Halloween-to-Christmas holiday corridor beings. But Emmy nominees and their awards teams have to spend the end of August on a rinse-and-repeat cycle of events and panels before they get to take advantage of the other kind of R&r. With the final voting period kicking off on Monday, a flurry of last-minute FYC gatherings are taking place on both coasts as contenders try to stay top of mind before voters take their proverbial pencils to their ballots.

As Inside Track has previously noted, the newest kid on the FYC block is Televerse, the first authorized event organized and hosted by the TV Academy. The lights went up on the three-day affair — held at the Jw Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live — on Aug. 14 with star-studded panels and screenings for Top Chef,...

Rudy Baylor, the protagonist and prophesied title character in “The Rainmaker,” shares a number of attributes across John Grisham’s 1995 novel, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1997 film adaptation, and now, Michael Seitzman’s 2025 TV series.

He’s a poor kid who comes from nothing. His father died years ago, and his mother “remarried badly” (as Grisham first described it). Now, he’s a recent graduate of law school, eager to get into a courtroom, but his only path to practicing law is by joining a sketchy firm led by an attorney named “Bruiser.”

But the rest of Rudy, the elements that really define him across his two original incarnations, are largely stripped away in the latest version, which prefers to swim in broad strokes. By abandoning the thorny specifics that lend Rudy distinction and purpose, beyond universal bland goals like a nice job, a nice wife, and a nice life, “The Rainmaker...

If you watched Once Upon a Time, you already know Lana Parrilla can command a room. As the Evil Queen/Regina Mills, she didn’t just play a character — she created an icon.

For seven seasons, she gave fans a layered, magnetic performance that made them root for a villain, cheer for a redemption arc, and feel every shade of gray in between.

That same complexity is what makes her Bruiser in USA Network’s The Rainmaker so compelling.

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In John Grisham’s novel and the 1997 film, Bruiser is male, a sharp operator with questionable morals. Here, Parrilla takes the core of that character and reframes it.

“Diversity is everything,” she says. “Out of all the roles, Bruiser was the one we could bend. It shows the masculine within the feminine — and I get to explore that side of myself in a way I haven’t on screen before.

The series is based on Grisham’s novel of the same name, and stars John Slattery, Milo Callaghan, and Madison Iseman.

A star-studded cast like this one doesn’t come to USA Network every day. Milo Callaghan, Madison Iseman, Lana Parilla, and John Slattery star in “The Rainmaker,” the latest adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by John Grisham and premiering on Friday, Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. Et. The series follows a young lawyer who dives into his first case, only to find himself in in far deeper than he ever imagined being. Although there are several ways to enjoy “The Rainmaker,” we prefer watching with a subscription to Sling TV.

How to watch ‘The Rainmaker’ When: Premieres Friday, Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. Et TV: USA Network Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV. From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn. Everything you need...

Why The Rainmaker makes a bold change to a key book character is explained by one of its stars. John Grisham’s legal thrillers have become a Hollywood staple with box office hits like The Firm (1993) starring Tom Cruise, The Pelican Brief (1993), The Client (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), and The Rainmaker (1997). These Grisham movie adaptations helped define the 1990s crime drama genre.

On television, Grisham's books inspired series like The Client (1995–1996), The Firm (2012), and Netflix’s The Innocent Man (2018). Now, a brand-new series based on one of his bestselling novels premieres on August 15 on USA Network. The show introduces a creative twist that wasn’t in the book, offering a fresh take on Grisham’s novel of high-stakes legal drama.

In an interview with ScreenRant about The Rainmaker, Lana Parrilla, who plays Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone, discussed her character’s pivotal role in shaping the story. Unlike in the book or film,...

Matt Damon's breakout role came in 1997 with the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with Ben Affleck. The same year, he also starred in the John Grisham adaptation of the legal thriller The Rainmaker, which is one of the best adaptations of the author's novels.

28 years later, USA Network is introducing a new version of the story based on Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name. Set for release on Aug. 15, The Rainmaker has been turned into a reboot series starring Mad Men's John Slattery. Ahead of the show's premiere, The Rainmaker debuted with an underwhelming 50% approval score from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

At the time of writing, there are eight reviews available, and four of them are positive, while the other four are negative, based on the five episodes made available for review. The score is likely to fluctuate once more opinions come through, but the...

A month has passed since Superman entered the theaters, and it has surpassed another MCU feature. This time, it's Paul Rudd's MCU debut in Ant-Man, whose box office numbers have been squashed by DC's latest feature, showcasing how much audience pull the Man of Steel has in theaters. It won't be long until James Gunn's latest feature reaches its next Avenger. As of writing, Superman has generated over $581 million at the global box office, overtaking Ant-Man by over $62 million. And thanks to these latest box office figures, David Corenswet's Man of Steel is less than 4 million away from surpassing its next MCU target — Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man. Despite the backlash from Snyderverse fans, Superman immediately received praise from fans and critics upon its release. The superhero feature received a Certified Fresh Critics' Score of 83% and a Verified Hot audience score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ant-Man...

Landing your first lead role in a TV series is no small feat, especially when it’s a John Grisham adaptation in the U.S. market, sharing scenes with heavy-hitters like Lana Parrilla and John Slattery.

For Milo Callaghan, who stars as Rudy Baylor in USA’s The Rainmaker, it’s been a career milestone that comes with both excitement and responsibility.

We had the opportunity to talk with him about his starring role in the new show, and he is an absolute delight. If he pulls some of himself into Rudy Baylor, Rudy will be irresistible.

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Stepping into a role that a successful actor like Matt Damon has already played might seem daunting, but not to Callahan.

“I was aware and really wanted to honor the people whose shoulders I was standing on,” Callaghan says. “Your Matt Damons, your Coppolas, John Grisham’s source material.

USA Network is slowly making a comeback after delivering some of the most celebrated "blue sky" programming of the 2000s and 2010s. The cable network is set to air a television adaptation of John Grisham's novel The Rainmaker soon as it amps up original series production. The series debuts on Friday, August 15, but early reviews from critics are out, and the consensus is in. The Rainmaker is not compelling TV, debuting with a mere 50% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. This is a far cry from the 1997 film adaptation starring Matt Damon that is rated fresh at 82% on the same site.

Based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan), who is fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah (Madison Iseman). Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser (Lana Parrilla), and her disheveled paralegal,...

We’ve been conditioned lately to think every legal drama has to be shadowy, brooding, and “prestige” in order to matter.

The Rainmaker, USA’s new spin on the John Grisham classic, begs to differ. It’s not trying to be The Night Of or even Goliath. And thank goodness.

This is the kind of show you can actually look forward to watching — not just “survive” in 50-minute chunks — because it’s built for enjoyment. It’s slick, it’s soapy, and yes, it has a few rough edges, but that’s precisely why it works.

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The case at the center — a grieving mother convinced the hospital killed her son — has stakes, but the show never gets lost in the kind of cynical spiral that prestige TV loves.

There’s room for moments that breathe, banter that’s actually fun, and a willingness to let relationships be...

There is a comforting, almost nostalgic rhythm to the legal underdog story. We know the beats: a young, idealistic lawyer, armed with more righteousness than experience, takes on a corporate Goliath. USA Network’s The Rainmaker understands this appeal intimately.

The series introduces us to Rudy Baylor, a sharp law graduate whose career at a top-tier firm lasts about as long as a free donut in the breakroom. Fired on his first day, Rudy tumbles down the professional ladder and lands in the offices of an ambulance-chasing firm run from a repurposed taco joint by the formidable Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone.

His very first case is a doozy. A grieving mother suspects a powerful hospital is responsible for her son’s wrongful death. This premise alone is standard fare, but The Rainmaker immediately complicates things with soapy efficiency.

The hospital’s legal team is led by Rudy’s intimidating former boss,...

John Slattery is a national treasure. After memorable supporting turns on Ed, Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives, he gave us a truly iconic TV character in Roger Sterling, Mad Men’s sleazy yet somehow still charming ad exec. He makes every TV show he’s on better — but there’s only so much he can do to help USA’s new legal drama The Rainmaker, premiering this Friday at 10/9c. (I’ve seen the first three episodes.) Despite Slattery’s best efforts, it’s a tepid, muddled adaptation of the classic John Grisham courtroom thriller that falls victim to clunky writing and acting.

“What are you willing to do, really willing to do, to be a Rainmaker?”

1997 gave audiences the film adaptation of “The Rainmaker,” John Grisham’s well-received novel about a young lawyer named Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) who gets in over his head with a case just after graduating from law school. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and released the same year as Damon’s Oscar-winning “Good Will Hunting,” “The Rainmaker” cemented Damon’s movie star status and adapted the novel for a modern audience.

In 2025, viewers are stepping back into Grisham’s gritty legal drama, this time in television form via the USA Network. Playing Rudy this time around, British actor Milo Callaghan infuses the baby-faced law grad character with a scrappy attitude as he is fired from a highfalutin southern law firm, Tinley Britt, where his girlfriend works, just six weeks before they take the bar exam. Having no other job prospects,...

USA Network is re-entering the courtroom drama world with The Rainmaker. The series based on John Grisham’s novel of the same name is created by Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman. Emmy-winning actor John Slattery, known for his work on Mad Men and in the MCU, will lead the charge opposite Milo Callaghan. USA Network might not produce as many shows as they once did, but when they do, they knock it out of the ballpark.

The Rainmaker follows the story of Rudy Baylor, a hotshot young lawyer who was fired from his white-collar firm, leading him to sign with a small-time ambulance chaser and her less-than-honest paralegal. He soon discovers that he is facing off against his former employer in court when he takes on a wrongful death case.

The Rainmaker Review The Rainmaker — Episode 101 — Pictured: (l-r) Lana Parrilla as Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone, Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor, Pj Byrne...

Back in 2023, despite being only a moderately well-received series that wrapped up several years prior, USA’s Suits suddenly became the most streamed show in America. The surge came shortly after the series was added to Netflix, and some attributed its popularity on the streamer to the fact that it offered low-effort entertainment, ideal for playing in the background while you fold laundry or catch up on emails.

With The Rainmaker, the cable network seems to be trying to recreate that formula with a courtroom soap opera featuring an unlikely lawyer and his fast-talking buddy, filled with preposterous plot twists and unbelievable coincidences. Adapted from John Grisham’s 1995 novel of the same name, The Rainmaker follows said attorney, Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan), who’s hired straight out of law school by the most prestigious firm in town alongside his hotshot girlfriend, Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman).

On Rudy’s very first day,...

Milo Callaghan is nearly a foot taller than co-star Madison Iseman, so he bent down to her level while posing for photos at the premiere of their new USA Network series The Rainmaker!

The young stars of the new show snapped some cute photos together at the premiere event on Monday (August 11) at Gh on the Park in New York City.

Also in attendance were co-stars John Slattery, Lana Parrilla, Pj Byrne, Robyn Cara, and Dan Fogler.

Milo, who is best known for the Disney+ series Rivals, will star as Rudy Baylor, the role played by Matt Damon in the 1997 movie adaptation of John Grisham‘s novel.

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

It's a brand new week, and that means there are some exciting new shows to watch out for on Netflix and other streaming services. For a lot of people, this week begins the start of the new school year. Back to routine and back to busy schedules, leaving less time for binge-watching and keeping up with the constant flow of television shows angling for our watch lists.

Thankfully, this week offers a bit of a lighter slate of new offerings with only four major debuts and returns coming down the pipeline. However, there are also lots of new episodes of streaming shows coming throughout the week. Prime Video once again drops new episodes Countdown and The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 while Star Trek: Strange New Worlds continues on Paramount+.

Beyond those series, there are plenty of other exciting shows still releasing new episodes before their seasons come to an end.

Exclusive: USA Network’s new series Anna Pigeon has added Jordan Sledz (Heartland), Crystle Lightning (Ghosts) and Nikki Hallow (High School) to its recurring cast for Season 1. Production is currently underway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The trio joins the previously announced series lead, Tracy Spiridakos, and series regular Ronnie Rowe Jr.

Anna Pigeon (Spiridakos) is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series is based on the novels by Nevada Barr.

Sledz will play Zach Redhill, a classically trained actor and a love interest from Anna’s past; Lightning as Frieda Dierkz, the dispatcher and backbone of the park, who makes it her business to know...



John Grisham’s bestselling novel The Rainmaker was adapted into a feature film in 1997, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Matt Damon. Now, 30 years after it was first published, Grisham’s novel is adapted into a series set to premiere on USA Network on August 15, 2025 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Milo Callaghan (Rivals) stars as Rudy Baylor, John Slattery (The Good Fight) plays Leo Drummond, Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time) is Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone, and Madison Iseman (Witchboard) is Sarah Plankmore. P.J. Byrne (Dear Santa) plays Deck Shifflet, Dan Fogler (A Complete Unknown) stars as Melvin Pritcher, Wade Briggs (Foundation) is Brad Noonan, and Robyn Cara (Bodkin) is Kelly Riker.

“Rudy Baylor, who is fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah,” reads USA Network’s synopsis. “Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal,...

La película se estrena en noviembre coincidiendo con el 80 aniversario de los Juicios de Nuremberg. © DeAPlaneta

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la película Nuremberg, escrita y dirigida por el cineasta James Vanderbilt (La verdad), que adapta el libro El nazi y el psiquiatra, del periodista Jack El-Hai, para revivir uno de los capítulos más definitorios de la historia reciente.

Nuremberg está ambientada en los juicios celebrados hace 80 años por los Aliados tras la derrota del régimen nazi. El psiquiatra estadounidense Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) es designado para evaluar la salud mental de los prisioneros nazis y determinar si son aptos para ser juzgados por sus crímenes de guerra. De la noche a la mañana, Kelley se ve envuelto en una compleja batalla de ingenio con Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), mano derecha de Hitler y uno de los hombres más temibles que el mundo haya visto jamás.

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Exclusive: Ronnie Rowe Jr. has been cast as a series regular in the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon, working opposite the previously announced lead, Tracy Spiridakos. Production is currently underway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Anna Pigeon (Spiridakos) is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series is based on the novels by Nevada Barr.

Rowe Jr. will play Frederick Stanton, an FBI agent and charismatic wanderer who chases crimes through national parks and keeps his cool, except when it comes to ranger Anna Pigeon.

This is the second new scripted series from USA Network, following The Rainmaker, starring John Slattery, premiering...

As summer winds down and Emmys season winds up, networks and streamers plan their August releases for exactly what we need in the moment. From “Outlander” and “Black Panther” and “Welcome to Wrexham” spinoffs, to true crime dramatizations and docuseries, to a classic spy thriller and courtroom drama, there’s something for all tastes in August’s new TV lineup.

Apple will debut the Hawai’ian-set epic “Chief of War,” a passion project from star, writer, director, and executive producer Jason Momoa. Disney+ debuts “Eyes of Wakanda,” a four-part anthology set in the “Black Panther” universe, followed by a new football club series set in Mexico on FX. Starz’s highly anticipated “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” prequel premieres this month, as does FX’s “Alien: Earth.” Prime Video has the Daniel Dae Kim starrer “Butterfly” putting the actor back in his action hero boots, while John Slattery takes to...

Sony Pictures Classics has dropped the teaser for Nurmeberg.

The studio announced in June that they acquired the North American and worldwide airline rights to James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg from Walden Media and Bluestone Entertainment. The film, written and directed by Vanderbilt and produced by Walden Media, Bluestone Entertainment and Mythology Entertainment, is a thrilling drama set in post-war Germany based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai.

The film bows in US theaters nationwide on November 7, 2025 and November 14 in UK cinemas, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Trials.

Nuremberg stars Academy Award© Winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Academy Award© Winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Academy Award© Nominee Michael Shannon. Rounding out the all-star cast are Richard E. Grant (Saltburn), Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham (Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes), Wrenn Schmidt (“For All Mankind”), Lotte Verbeek (“Outlander”), and Andreas Pietschmann.

Scream and Ready or Not producer James Vanderbilt is teaming up with Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon for Nuremberg, a historical drama set in post-war Germany. Arranged by Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the project is inspired by Jack El Hai’s book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist. Today, Sony Pictures Classics is proud to present a trailer for Nuremberg that takes us into the heart of darkness during one of history’s most trying times.

Nuremberg “focuses on the American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man.”

In today’s Nuremberg trailer, Crowe’s Hermann Göring prepares to stand trial for his part in unimaginable horrors as Rami Malek’s Douglas Kelley insists he knows Göring better than anyone,...

Russell Crowe's powerful Nazi commander is on trial in the first trailer for Nuremberg. Written and directed by James Vanderbilt, the upcoming courtroom drama chronicles the historic Nuremberg trials, which were conducted by the Allied powers to prosecute the defeated Nazi leadership in Germany after World War II. The film focuses specifically on Adolf Hitler's right-hand man, Hermann Göring.

The film features a star-studded cast that includes Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Oscar winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), The White Lotus season 2 star Leo Woodall, two-time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Emmy nominee Colin Hanks (Fargo), four-time Emmy nominee John Slattery (Mad Men), and many more.

Now, Sony Pictures Classics has released the first official teaser trailer for Nuremberg. It begins in a secret military prison that houses what's left of the Nazi high command, including former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe). There,...

It's officially time for Russell Crowe to take the stand as the first trailer for Nuremberg is here. Written and directed by The Amazing Spider-Man 2 co-writer James Vanderbilt, the World War II courtroom drama takes viewers back to the titular trials, where the Nazis were made to answer for their heinous crimes for the world to see. Crowe plays perhaps the most infamous figure to be brought to court throughout the process, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, a man both charismatic and monstrous with intimate knowledge of the party's greatest atrocities. The teaser gives the best look yet at the Gladiator star's stunning transformation, as well as the men, played by Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, who will be tasked with making him tell all about his crimes.

In the opening moments of the footage, viewers are taken inside a secret military prison where the remnants of the Nazis' leadership reside,...

"You want to know why it happened here? Because people let it happen." Sony Pictures Classics debuted an early teaser trailer for Nuremberg, a new film written and directed by screenwriter James Vanderbilt, the second feature he has directed (after producing and writing many other movies). Adapted from the book titled "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by Jack El-Hai, the film is set around the famous Nuremberg Trials from 1945-1946 in Germany. It's set to premiere at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival first, before arriving to watch in theaters this November. A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring. "The world will bear witness..." A recreation of the iconic Nuremberg trials, where it was determined that "following orders" was not a valid excuse. Starring Russell Crowe as Nazi Hermann Göring, Rami Malek as Douglas Kelley,...

Actor Tracy Spiridakos has booked her first major role since leaving Chicago P.D. last year. The actor played fan-favorite character Detective Hailey Upton across the One Chicago franchise for seven years.

According to Deadline, Spiridakos has been cast as the titular lead of the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon, based on the novel series of the same name by Nevada Barr. The forthcoming crime series will follow the titular former city slicker who becomes a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way.

Anna Pigeon has tapped Morwyn Brebner to serve as showrunner and Lea Thompson to direct. Both are also attached as executive producers. The crime drama will be the second new series from the USA Network,...

There are two major reasons to celebrate right now.

For longtime Chicago Pd fans, they’ll be thrilled to know that fan-favorite actress Tracy Spiridakos has officially landed her first major role since departing the series during Chicago Pd Season 11.

And for those of us who still feel nostalgic about USA Network’s incredible slate of series, they’re shaping up with yet another new drama that will have us glued to the screens.

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According to Deadline, Spiridakos will star in the new series Anna Pigeon, and it already has our undivided attention!

It’s been exciting to see where some of the departed former series regulars of Chicago Pd have landed.

As we all know, Jesse Lee Soffer headlined the final season of FBI: International after he left Chicago Pd during the tenth season.

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USA Network is officially back in the scripted game, and they’re bringing one of network television’s most familiar faces with them. Tracy Spiridakos, best known for her long-running role as Hailey Upton on Chicago P.D., has been tapped as the lead inAnna Pigeon, a new crime drama series set to debut in 2026. The project hails from showrunner Morwyn Brebner, the creative mind behind Rookie Blue and Saving Hope.

Based on the bestselling mystery novels by Nevada Barr, Anna Pigeon follows its title character, a former city dweller whose life was shattered by a personal tragedy. Seeking solace and distance from her past, Anna becomes a park ranger—but she doesn’t leave her investigative instincts behind. Set across national park grounds, each episode finds Anna solving crimes that unfold in some of the most remote and breathtaking landscapes in the country. Spiridakos leads the series as a...

Exclusive: Tracy Spiridakos (Chicago P.D.) has been set as the lead of the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon, from showrunner Morwyn Brebner, set to premiere in 2026.

Anna Pigeon (Spiridakos) is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. The series is based on the novels by Nevada Barr.

This is the second new series from USA Network, following The Rainmaker, starring John Slattery, premiering on August 15. The Rainmaker marked the network’s first new scripted series in a while as part of a planned relaunch as a destination for scripted originals.

Lea Thompson directs and executive produces alongside Brebner, Todd Berger, Brett Burlock,...

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Peacock is ready with an entertainment-packed August this year. The upcoming month will see the release of the much-anticipated legal drama series, The Rainmaker, as well as the streaming release of the dark comedy thriller film, Borderline. Just like every month, Peacock is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the five new movies and TV shows coming to Peacock in August 2025.

Borderline (August 1) Credit – Magnolia Pictures

Borderline is a dark comedy thriller film written and directed by Jimmy Warden. The 2025 film is set in the 1990s in Los Angeles, and it follows pop star and actress Sofia Minor as she comes under attack by Paul Duerson, an obsessive and deluded fan. Borderline stars Samara Weaving, Ray Nicholson, Jimmie Fails, Alba Baptista, and Eric Dane.

Spoiler Alert (August 3) Credit – Focus...