Where was The Rainmaker shot? Revisiting key filming locations of the latest legal drama

The Rainmaker follows Rudy Baylor’s journey from losing his law firm job to working for Bruiser Stone and getting drawn into a high-stakes case against his former employer.

The official synopsis of the show, as per IMDb, reads,

"Based on the 1995 novel by John Grisham, the series follows a young lawyer, who finds himself trapped by the dangerous firm he's been hired by."

According to reports, the filming of the show has happened in Ireland from October 2024 to March 2025, despite the story being set in South Carolina, USA. Primary locations were Dublin and Wicklow, while the key site remained the St. Mary's Hospital in Dublin, renamed as the North City Hospital, as the plot involves elements of medical fraud.

Therefore, the production team used Dublin streets to replicate the US settings. Read on to dive deeper into the filming location of the Peacock show.

Where was The Rainmaker shot? Explored in detail

As mentioned, Dublin, Ireland, was used to double the streets of the US in The Rainmaker. Dublin is located in County Leinster and is both the capital and most populous city in the country. The city's scenic backdrop helped heighten the drama of Rudy Baylor's legal battles.

The plot focuses on the medical negligence case, and several hospital scenes were shot on location at St. Mary's Hospital in Phoenix Park, Chapelizod.

The facility, which specializes in stroke rehabilitation, was rebranded as the fictional “North City Hospital” for the series. Dublin was chosen for The Rainmaker as it offers a blend of urban infrastructure and also has a pool of experienced film crews and attractive tax incentives, making it a perfect site for replicating US streets. Dublin’s streets, offices, and buildings were transformed into believable U.S. law offices, courtrooms, cityscapes, and more.

Along with Dublin, some sequences have been shot in County Wicklow, which is also referred to as the "garden of Ireland" and offers striking landscapes. The primary backdrops were the town of Bray and Wicklow. IN Bray, the crew stayed for a day in December, per reports. The rugged mountains of Wicklow and the scenic coastline worked best to show South Carolina's natural environment.

Some scenes were also filmed at Ardmore Studios on Herbert Road in Bray—the country’s oldest film studio, operating since 1958.

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The show's season 1 episode 1 dropped on August 15, 2025, with the final episode dropping in October.

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