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      2020 Crime Drama TRAILER for Perry Mason: Season 1 Trailer List View All /tv/perry_mason_2020/s01/videos videos Perry Mason: Season 1 Featurette - Meet the Characters Perry Mason: Season 1 Featurette - Meet the Characters 2:26 Perry Mason: Season 1 Teaser Perry Mason: Season 1 Teaser 1:25 Perry Mason: Season 1 Featurette - Under the Fedora Perry Mason: Season 1 Featurette - Under the Fedora 4:39 Perry Mason: Season 1 Trailer Perry Mason: Season 1 Trailer 2:26 View more videos
      75% Tomatometer 84 Reviews 70% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Legal drama set in 1932 Los Angeles and based on novels and short stories penned by Erle Stanley Gardner. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 10 Buy Now

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      Brimming with top notch performances and dripping in style, Perry Mason's compelling mystery mostly makes up for its messy storytelling.

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      Valerie Anne Autostraddle But goodness gracious was this show SLOW. While I appreciated the noir feel in theory, in practice it made me rather sleepy. Sep 30, 2020 Full Review Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express It may have been set so many years ago, but it speaks to the world today - race, discrimination, religion, moral turpitude, different sexual orientation, feminism, all wrapped up in a cracking mystery. Aug 25, 2020 Full Review Melinda Houston Sydney Morning Herald This time round the bedrock is corruption -- in the police force, politics, business -- making the stakes higher, and the gig so much tougher. It's an intriguing mix that's as intelligent as it is stylish. Rated: 4/5 Jul 6, 2020 Full Review Daniel Seddon NME (New Musical Express) LA is beautifully realised in this period detective drama, but eight episodes in and the case goes very cold indeed. Rated: 2/5 Jul 8, 2021 Full Review Jackie K. Cooper Huffington Post Almost too gritty but not quite. Once you get to the courtroom battle the series wins you over. Rated: 7/10 Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Kathryn Reklis The Christian Century There is something thrilling in wondering what new stories we need to tell about institutions of public life when we no longer trust that they are inherently just or righteous. Sep 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Bruce J This may sound a bit silly, but the biggest issue I had with it is this isn't a 'modern' or 'realistic' version of Perry Mason. This has nothing to do with Perry Mason. I'm not even talking about the Raymond Burr TV series, I'm talking about the Perry Mason books. And the Raymond Burr series. And all of the other adaptations. The only resemblance to this and Perry Mason is the tone period for the books, and the names of the characters. They shouldn't be allowed to call this Perry Mason! The characters aren't the same in any way. Now if this was just a new detective mini-series that doesn't desecrate Perry Mason, and you just watch it, it is pretty good. I think of it as a gritty period piece. It's a shame they had to lie and call it Perry Mason to get more viewership. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/02/24 Full Review Gareth v The telling of this origin story is gritty (and at times goes to far), but it's shines brightest in the courtroom scenes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review Edoardo C Matthew Rys is so talented. I have to say, notable cast. as if I would have preferred Tatiana Maslany in both seasons. they're so much brilliant, that you actually are catapulted in the 30s LA, after a couple of minutes. really well shaped. it's a shame they canceled after 2 seasons. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review Rick J Noir done true to its genre. Many attempt noir and fail, but PM walks the understated and stoic nature on noire, while keeping the audience interested. The great cast, art direction and direction, tackle the challenge and keep a down-and-out storyline fresh and compelling. This is a great series and I hope they pickup a 3rd season. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/23 Full Review William T As a kid I watched and loved the original Perry Mason with my parents. It's great Crime Noir, faithful to the original books by Earl Stanley Gardner. I never missed an episode then and with this fantastic cast and writing I won't be missing any of these either! (Again, really love this cast!) E.S.G. smiles from his typewriter in heaven! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/15/23 Full Review Aldo G Season one of Perry Mason offers up an impressive start with its Film Noir approach to the popular defense attorney's origin story. The revelation is Juliet Rylance as Della Street. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Jun 21, 2020 Chapter One On the heels of an unsavory investigation involving a famous comedian, Perry Mason is hired to solve a perplexing case involving the brutal kidnapping of 1-year-old Charlie Dodson. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 28, 2020 Chapter Two Evangelical preacher Sister Alice offers the Dodsons the church's full moral and financial support, much to her mother Birdy's dismay; during a routine domestic intervention, beat cop Paul Drake is rerouted to a gruesome crime scene. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 5, 2020 Chapter Three Maynard Barnes goes public with a shocking new development; Mason and Strickland get unauthorized access to physical evidence with help from Virgil; Mason attempts to extract information from Drake. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 12, 2020 Chapter Four Mason and Strickland lean on Virgil for extra legal assistance; following Sister Alice's recovery from a frightening episode, Birdy urges her daughter to renounce her claims about baby Charlie. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 19, 2020 Chapter Five Strickland tracks down the sergeant originally assigned to the Dodson case, while Mason and Della run a solemn errand up North; Della sets out to find more capable legal representation for Mrs. Dodson. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 26, 2020 Chapter Six A damning witness testimony begins Emily's trial; Della and Strickland investigate a potential connection between Detective Ennis and Charlie's kidnappers; Mason considers betraying Drake's trust. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 2, 2020 Chapter Seven Mason puts Herman Baggerly on the stand in hopes of exposing the hidden link between the Radiant Assembly's staggering debt and Charlie's ransom; Strickland loses track of a key witness; Drake's detective work opens a new avenue in the case. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 9, 2020 Chapter Eight Della presents a stubborn Mason with her case for putting Emily on the stand; Mason, Strickland, Della, and Drake attempt to tie up loose ends as the trial comes to a close. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Timothy Van Patten, Deniz Gamze Ergüven
      Screenwriter
      Rolin Jones, Kevin J. Hynes, Eleanor Burgess, Steven Hanna, Howard Korder, Ron Fitzgerald, Sarah Kelly Kaplan
      Network
      HBO
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jun 21, 2020