Perry Mason
Perry Mason is an American period drama television series created by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald for HBO. Based on the character of the same name by Erle Stanley Gardner, the series stars Matthew Rhys in the title role and premiered on June 21, 2020.
Plot
The series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. In 1932, Los Angeles is prospering while the rest of the U.S. is recovering from the grip of the Great Depression. Down-and-out private investigator Perry Mason is struggling with his trauma from The Great War and being divorced. He is hired for a sensational child kidnapping trial; his investigation results in major consequences for Mason, those around him, and local leaders.
Cast
- Aaron Stanford
- Andrew Divoff
- Andrew Howard
- Charles Baker
- Chris Chalk
- David Wilson Barnes
- Diarra Kilpatrick
- Eric Lange
- Gayle Rankin
- Gretchen Mol
- Hope Davis
- Jefferson Mays
- Jenny O'Hara
- John Lithgow
- Juliet Rylance
- Justin Kirk
- Karl Makinen
- Katherine Waterston
- Lili Taylor
- Madeline Zima
- Mark O'Brien
- Matt Frewer
- Matthew Rhys
- Michael McMillian
- Molly Ephraim
- Nate Corddry
- Paul Raci
- Robert Patrick
- Sean Astin
- Shea Whigham
- Stephen Root
- Tatiana Maslany
- Taylor Nichols
- Thomas Crawford
- Tommy Dewey
- Veronica Falcón
More details
| author | Rolin Jones Ron Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Deniz Gamze Ergüven Tim Van Patten |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | child kidnapping divorce great depression great war kidnap origin story perry mason private investigator struggle the great war world war i |
| publisher | HBO |
| theme | neo-noir |