{"id":71793,"date":"2024-06-12T18:23:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T22:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=71793"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T22:23:23","slug":"usa-network-gives-series-order-to-the-rainmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/12\/usa-network-gives-series-order-to-the-rainmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Network Gives Series Order to &#8220;The Rainmaker&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71787\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Rainmaker-book.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Rainmaker-book.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Rainmaker-book-196x300.webp 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> Based on the worldwide bestselling novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KGTkUh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Grisham<\/a> and hit film.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend. 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