‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Officially Meets Its Match in Lana Parrilla’s Legal Hit
Lana Parrilla has joined the legal drama The Rainmaker as lawyer Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone, giving her a new role after playing Lisa Trammell in The Lincoln Lawyer. The series follows a small team taking risky cases against powerful institutions, and its streaming popularity has made it a notable rival in the legal drama space.
The Rainmaker’s second season is airing on Fridays, with new episodes available to US viewers on Prime Video. It ranked first on FlixPatrol, while its first season received 55% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 83% from viewers. USA Network does not publish weekly viewing figures; the next episode develops Rudy’s case into a class action and sees Bruiser help a star pitcher.
In short
- Lana Parrilla plays lawyer Bruiser Stone in The Rainmaker.
- The show ranked first on FlixPatrol.
- Viewers rated season one more highly than critics.
Explained simply
The Rainmaker is a legal drama about a small team of lawyers who take on cases against powerful organisations. Its story centres on Rudy Baylor, a young lawyer whose work brings him into conflict with people and institutions with greater resources.
Lana Parrilla plays Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone, a lawyer on the team. Parrilla previously played lawyer Lisa Trammell in The Lincoln Lawyer, another television drama about legal cases; both shows are part of a crowded genre built around courtroom and law-firm stories.
The series is based on John Grisham’s novel of the same name, which was also adapted into a 1997 film. Its audience and critical scores offer different measures of its reception, while the lack of published weekly viewing figures makes its precise television audience harder to assess.