The Rainmaker’s Madison Iseman talks about how Sarah’s attack changed the show

Rain maker‘s Madison smiled We’ve shown how the assault on Sarah will have a lasting impact On her journey.

During an October episode of the USA Network series, Sarah continued to explore her relationship with Brad (Wade Briggs(After her separation from Rudy)Milo Callahan). Things were going well until Brad started choking Sarah during sex without her consent.

“It’s a very important moment in Sarah’s story. Finally (earlier in the episode), we see Sarah starting to gather more information that she didn’t have. Rudy had a plethora of information. Sarah is being fed information from Rudy, and she’s being fed information from her law firm. At the same time, she’s being manipulated and told off (in the workplace),” Iseman, 28, exclusively told Us Weekly. “She’s at this moment at a crossroads, where she’s starting to get all this information.”

A pleasant experience at work in the end I played a role in it Personal life.

“With Brad, there’s a little bit of a power play where she knows she’s a junior woman in a male-led law firm. She knows her place and knows what she needs to do to get to the top. Some people might have a problem with that but I think she’s smart and wants to win,” Iceman explained. “In the same way that Brad plays, she plays Brad a little bit. At first (at least) then they start helping each other. “She starts to depend on him and starts to trust him – especially when Rudy starts to unravel and their relationship falls apart.”

She continued, “She finally falls under Brad’s spell after he gives her all the information she asked for. But there’s one episode where he flips a switch and we see his true colors. In that moment, she knows enough information where she’ll probably drop the case and leave the law firm. But I think in that moment she knows if she goes, Brad wins.”

Before the end of the season, Iseman joked Where does Sarah go from here?

“After this assault happened, she’s not willing to let him win. Maybe there’s a world in the show where if this had never happened — if Brad had never assaulted Sarah — maybe she’d go.” You might take the high road and you might say, no, this isn’t for me. But because of the situation Brad puts her in, she’s not willing to back down and doesn’t want to let these toxic men win, so she’ll choose the dark side and play with the manipulator.

based on John GrishamThe 1995 novel of the same name, Rain maker It follows young lawyer Rudy, who is fired from his prestigious white-collar firm and falls in with small-time ambulance chaser Bruiser. Rudy then faces his former boss in court. The book was made into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola In 1997 championship Mickey Rourke and Matt Damon.

USA Network version of Rain maker It features many changes from the book and film – including more screen time devoted to characters including Sarah.

“When I first read for Sarah, I knew very well who she was at the beginning of the show. I felt very close to her. As I read episode to episode, I was very moved by the complexity of her character and what she’s going through,” Iseman shared with we. “It’s very interesting to tap into young women who are making questionable decisions even though some people might disagree with a lot of the decisions Sarah makes.”

She added, “As an actor, these are the stories that are fun to tell. I love trying to find this young, innocent woman who is so naive about life and the world of law and justice and where corruption takes her and why she makes the decisions she does. Even from the first episode. I was able to start spreading the seeds of why she does what she does.”

Rain maker It airs on USA Network Fridays at 10 PM ET.