The Rainmaker‘s Madison Iseman broke down how Sarah’s assault could have an enduring influence on her journey.
Throughout an October episode of the USA Community sequence, Sarah continued to discover her reference to Brad (Wade Briggs) after her cut up from Rudy (Milo Callaghan). Issues had been going effectively till Brad began to choke Sarah throughout intercourse with out her consent.
“It’s an important second in Sarah’s story. Lastly [earlier in the episode], we see Sarah begin to collect extra data that she hasn’t had. Rudy has had a plethora of data. Sarah is being fed data from Rudy, being fed data from her regulation agency. On the identical time she’s being manipulated and being advised [in the workplace],” Iseman, 28, completely advised Us Weekly. “She’s at a crossroads at this second, the place she begins to achieve all this data.”
Sarah’s expertise at work finally performed a task in her private life.
“With Brad, there’s a little bit of an influence play the place she is aware of she’s a small fish lady in a male-led regulation agency. She is aware of her place and she or he is aware of what she must do to get on high. Some individuals might need a difficulty with that however I believe she’s sensible and she or he desires to win,” Iseman defined. “In the identical manner that Brad is taking part in her, she’s taking part in Brad a bit. To start with [at least] after which they begin to assist one another out. She begins to lean into it and begins to belief him — particularly when Rudy begins to fall off and their relationship falls to shambles.”
She continued: “She lastly falls below Brad’s spell after he’s giving her all the data that she’s requested for. However then there’s that one episode the place he flips a change and we see his true colours. At that second, she is aware of sufficient data the place she most likely ought to go away the case and go away the regulation agency. However I believe at that second she is aware of if she goes then Brad wins.”

Forward of the season finale, Iseman teased the place Sarah goes from right here.
“After this assault takes place, she’s not keen to let him win. Perhaps there’s a world within the present the place if this by no means occurred — if Brad by no means assaulted Sarah — she would perhaps go,” she famous. “She would perhaps choose the excessive street and she or he would perhaps say, ‘No, this isn’t for me.’ However due to the place Brad places her in, she’s not keen to again down and never keen to let these poisonous males win and so she’s going to select the darkish facet and manipulate the manipulator.”
Based mostly on John Grisham‘s 1995 novel of the identical title, The Rainmaker follows younger lawyer Rudy, who’s fired from his prestigious white-collar agency and indicators on with small-time ambulance chaser Bruiser. Rudy subsequently faces off in opposition to his former boss in court docket. The e-book was tailored right into a film by Francis Ford Coppola in 1997 starring Mickey Rourke and Matt Damon.
USA Community’s model of The Rainmaker options a number of adjustments from the e-book and film — together with extra display screen time dedicated to characters together with Sarah.
“After I first learn for Sarah, I very a lot knew who she was at first of the present. I felt very, very near her. As I learn episode to episode, I used to be simply so impressed by the complexity of her character and what she goes via,” Iseman shared with Us. “It’s very fascinating to faucet into younger girls who make questionable selections despite the fact that some individuals may disagree with a whole lot of the selections that Sarah makes.”
She added: “As an actor, these are the tales which are extra enjoyable to inform. I like looking for this younger and harmless lady who’s so naive about life and the world of regulation and justice and the place the corruption takes her and why she makes the selections that she does. Even from episode 1. I used to be in a position to begin spreading the seeds of why she does what she does.”
The Rainmaker airs on USA Community Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.










