The Rainmaker is back for Season 2, and Rudy Baylor and his scrappy crew of fellow lawyers are taking on even bigger fights on behalf of the little guy.
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For stars Milo Callaghan (Rudy Baylor), Lana Parrilla (Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone), and P.J. Byrne (Deck Shifflet), that underdog spirit remains the heart of the series — even as complicated personal relationships and unexpected surprises threaten to shake things up.
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relationships → remain → things
“When the powerful take on the weak with impunity, you call us, and we’ll come save you.
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From our little taco hut,” Byrne told DECIDER.
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Byrne → tell → DECIDER
Based on John Grisham’s bestselling novel with the same name, The Rainmaker follows Rudy, a young lawyer who takes on powerful opponents alongside the unconventional team at J. Lyman Stone.
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After his major legal victory in Season 1, Rudy now has more attention — and opportunities — than ever.
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But just because he’s seemingly earned the “rainmaker” title doesn’t mean he’s ready to leave his people behind.
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“We’re the underdogs and we fight the bullies,” Callaghan said.
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“That’s kind of where (Rudy) belongs.”
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Season 2 premiered October 16 on USA Network and follows two major cases.
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One explores the juvenile detention system through the story of Victor Suffredes (Asher DeLand), a boy caught up in a fight against the system.
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The other brings Bruiser’s ex-husband, Tom (Austin Nichols), back into her life — and, naturally, things get complicated.
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“He’s betrayed her, and she’s sort of dealing with those feelings, those past emotions and contemplating whether or not she should help him,” Parrilla said of Bruiser and Tom’s dynamic in Season 2.
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Parrilla → betray → Season
The new season also welcomes Richard Kind as Deck’s estranged father and Merle Dandridge as formidable attorney Amanda Vonn.
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With new faces shaking up the firm and Rudy and Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman) still figuring out where they stand, Season 2 gives fans plenty to look forward to.
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During their conversation with DECIDER, Callaghan, Parrilla and Byrne teased Season 2’s family drama, courtroom battles and one very shirtless surprise in Episode 7.
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Callaghan → tease → Episode
Season 1 was described as a David and Goliath story.
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How would you summarize Season 2’s overall plot?
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It’s a David and Goliath story.
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We have two main cases that we follow.
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One of them sort of explores the plight of childhood and the juvenile system, the detention system in America.
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P.J. and I spend a lot of time doing that.
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And then we have another case –
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It involves my ex-husband and his poor decisions.
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PJB: Who I hate, by the way.
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Let’s just clarify that.
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I hate him.
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Bruiser’s ex-husband, Tom, returns, played by Austin Nichols.
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What new aspects of Bruiser come to light with her husband returning to the story?
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I think we met when he was 19, and I’m a couple years older than him.
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We met in a voice class, so on set, he was doing this vocal warmup, and I was like, “Who’s your teacher?”
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He told me, and I said, “That was my mentor for years.”
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So I felt like we already kind of bonded on that level, which was really nice.
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Bruiser is definitely triggered by him.
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He’s betrayed her, and she’s sort of dealing with those feelings, those past emotions, and contemplating whether or not she should help him.
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And she ends up helping him.
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Rudy has plenty of opportunities now that he’s been touted as the rainmaker for Season 1, but he narrows in on Victor Suffredes’ story.
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What is the thing that pulls him in the most?
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Deck plays a huge part in that storyline, and it’s really one of his closest friends realigning his moral compass with true meaning.
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I think after Season 1, there’s a lot of scope.
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…and 102 more, not listed.
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