Perry Mason (2020 TV series)

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Perry Mason
Perry mason.jpg
Poster for the first season
Genre
Created by
Based on Characters
by Erle Stanley Gardner
Showrunners
Starring
Composer Terence Blanchard
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
Cinematography
  • David Franco
  • Darran Tiernan
EditorMako Kamitsuna
Running time56–64 minutes
Production companies
  • HBO Entertainment
  • Dwight Street Book Club
  • Inflatable Moose Inc.
  • Team Downey
Budget$74.3 million (s. 1) [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseJune 21, 2020 (2020-06-21) –
April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24)

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, [2] the series stars Matthew Rhys in the title role and premiered on June 21, 2020.

Contents

In July 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season. [3] In April 2021, it was announced that Jones and Fitzgerald left the series and were replaced as showrunners by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. [4] The second season premiered on March 6, 2023. [5] Both seasons have received mostly positive critical reviews, with praise going towards the cinematography, production design, and performances of its cast, particularly Rhys. In June 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons. [6]

Premise

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. [7] [8]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Season 1

  • Gayle Rankin as Emily Dodson, the mother of Charlie Dodson, a one-year-old child who is mysteriously kidnapped and murdered [lower-alpha 2]
  • Nate Corddry as Matthew Dodson, a grocery store owner whose one-year-old son, Charlie, is kidnapped and murdered
  • Jefferson Mays as Virgil Sheets, an attendant at the city morgue and a friend of Mason's
  • Stephen Root as Maynard Barnes, the formidable district attorney of Los Angeles County
  • Andrew Howard as Joseph "Joe" Ennis, an LAPD homicide detective
  • Robert Patrick as Herman Baggerly, Matthew's father, a powerful industrialist in Southern California who hires E.B. and Mason to investigate the kidnapping
  • Lili Taylor as Birdy McKeegan, Alice's mother and advisor
  • Matt Frewer as Judge Frederick "Fred" Wright, the judge in the Charlie Dodson murder case
  • David Wilson Barnes as Elder Brown, a member of the Radiant Assembly of God
  • Taylor Nichols as Elder/Deacon Eric Q. Seidel, a member of the Radiant Assembly of God
  • Aaron Stanford as George "Pinky Ring" Gannon, a man with a critical connection to the Dodson case
  • Jenny O'Hara as June Pitlick, the owner of the boarding house where Della Street lives
  • Michael McMillian as Oliver Fogg, one of Della's fellow lodgers
  • Todd Weeks as James "Jim" Hicks, an accountant who worked for George Gannon and others
  • Andrew Divoff as Al Howard, the owner of the casino where George Gannon worked

Season 2

  • Tommy Dewey as Brooks McCutcheon, a wealthy oil scion and a philanthropist with a darker side who aspires to bring a baseball team to Los Angeles
  • Paul Raci as Lydell McCutcheon, Brooks' father, a ruthless businessman who succeeded his empire to his son
  • Kersti Bryan as Elizabeth McCutcheon, Brooks' widow
  • Jee Young Han as Marion Kang, Mason's new secretary
  • Sean Astin as Sunny Gryce, a dueling supermarket owner Mason represents
  • Jen Tullock as Anita St. Pierre, a self-made screenwriter Della meets and is attracted to
  • Mark O'Brien as Thomas Milligan, Hamilton Burger's deputy in charge of the Brooks McCutcheon murder case
  • Onohoua Rodriguez as Luisa Gallardo, the aunt of the Gallardo brothers who are accused of murdering Brooks McCutcheon
  • Fabrizio Guido as Rafael Gallardo, an 18-year-old Mexican-American artist accused of murdering McCutcheon
  • Peter Mendoza as Mateo Gallardo, Rafael's unemployed 20-year-old elder brother and an aspiring mechanic, also accused of murdering McCutcheon
  • Stephanie Hoston as Sofia Gallardo, Mateo's wife and the mother of the couple's young daughter Maria
  • Hope Davis as Camilla Nygaard, the rival of the McCutcheon family in the oil business
  • Danielle Gross as Noreen Lawson, Brooks' former flame
  • Andrea Gabriel as Constance Barbour, a gifted pianist once taught by Camilla
  • Wallace Langham as Melville Phipps, a Los Angeles native and the attorney of Camilla Nygaard
  • Tom Amandes as Judge Durkin, the Gallardo trial judge
  • Jon Chaffin as Morris, Clara's brother and Paul's brother-in-law
  • John DiMaggio as "Fighting" Frank Finnerty, a conservative radio personality on Lydell McCutcheon’s payroll

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 8June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21)August 9, 2020 (2020-08-09)
2 8March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24)

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Chapter One" Tim Van Patten Teleplay by : Rolin Jones & Ron Fitzgerald June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21)0.884 [12]
In late 1931 Los Angeles, private investigator Perry Mason is assigned by his friend and mentor, attorney E.B. Jonathan, to investigate the case of Charlie Dodson, a baby boy who was kidnapped and had his eyes stitched open after his death. As Mason follows the case, corrupt detective Joe Ennis visits Charlie's kidnappers, killing two of them and watching as the third falls off a roof to his death.
22"Chapter Two"Tim Van PattenRolin Jones & Ron FitzgeraldJune 28, 2020 (2020-06-28)0.799 [13]
Ennis and his colleague Detective Gene Holcomb, as well as Los Angeles district attorney Maynard Barnes, accost Charlie's father Matthew with evidence planted by Ennis and reveal Baggerly is Matthew's father; Matthew is arrested for conspiracy to kidnap Charlie. Mason and Baggerly begin to distrust each other. Adept police officer Paul Drake finds the bodies of two of the kidnappers. He is later questioned by Holcomb and Ennis, who treat him with bigoted condescension and tell him to revise his report to fit Ennis's narrative. Mason tracks a series of mysterious phone calls made by Charlie's mother Emily to a man named George Gannon, finding him dead of apparent suicide, the ransom money burned, and letters proving an affair with Emily. At Charlie's funeral, Emily is publicly arrested due to Mason's findings.
33"Chapter Three"Tim Van PattenRolin Jones & Ron FitzgeraldJuly 5, 2020 (2020-07-05)0.950 [14]
Barnes seeks a conspiracy conviction for Charlie's mother Emily as well as the death penalty. At Emily's arraignment, unrest erupts when Emily nearly enters a guilty plea and Barnes requests a $25,000 bail, which the judge accepts. Believing Emily's guilt, Baggerly abruptly stops funding Jonathan and his team. Meanwhile, Mason's partner, Pete Strickland, digs up information that ties Gannon to a job at a local casino, but Gannon's former boss tells Mason he left voluntarily for religious reasons. Increasingly convinced Gannon was set up, Mason seeks out Drake for clarity on Drake's police report; Drake refuses to speak with him, having been threatened by Ennis. Della Street, Jonathan's secretary, discovers Ennis and Holcomb attempting to coerce a confession out of Emily. Evangelist Alice McKeegan claims God told her to "resurrect" Charlie.
44"Chapter Four" Deniz Gamze Ergüven Steven Hanna & Sarah Kelly KaplanJuly 12, 2020 (2020-07-12)0.711 [15]
Horrified by Alice's claim, Baggerly and the other bankrollers of the church demand a retraction after her statement reaches the newspapers. Alice instead proclaims Emily's innocence and reaffirms her statement, splintering the church. Mason and Strickland, having stolen Gannon's body, dump it onto a golf course in order to coax an official autopsy out of coroner Virgil Sheets. Additionally, while retracing the steps of the kidnappers, they discover the building used for the ransom location connects to an Elks Lodge and Ennis in attendance at an event. They share their evidence and theories with Jonathan, who attempts to use them to get Barnes to drop charges, only for Barnes to threaten him with spurious claims of larceny that would get him disbarred. Jonathan urges Emily to fight. The next day, Jonathan commits suicide in his kitchen.
55"Chapter Five"Deniz Gamze ErgüvenEleanor BurgessJuly 19, 2020 (2020-07-19)0.884 [16]
After Street finds Jonathan's body, she and Mason cover up his suicide as a natural death and return his body to the family plot in northern California, finding that E.B. had long been estranged from the rest of his family, including his son Byron. Following the trip, Mason visits his son Theodore and ex-wife Linda. Strickland begins tailing Ennis and eventually finds him at a Chinatown brothel. After Emily's new court-appointed lawyer makes a negative first impression, Street discovers he is working with Barnes. As Mason's rage at the legal system reaches a breaking point, Street forges documentation that Mason had been serving a legal apprenticeship under E.B. Emily accepts Mason as her new representation. Aided by deputy district attorney Hamilton Burger, Mason passes the bar and becomes a lawyer.
66"Chapter Six"Deniz Gamze ErgüvenKevin J. HynesJuly 26, 2020 (2020-07-26)0.959 [17]
The trial starts off poorly when Mason struggles to deliver his opening statement and Barnes calls a surprise witness. Strickland travels to Colorado to discover that Ennis worked for church deacon Eric Seidel years prior. Street uses Strickland's information to find evidence implicating Baggerly and others to shell companies owned by the church. Barnes's final witness, the guard from Emily's jail block, falsely testifies overhearing a confession by Emily during Alice's visit, which causes chaos in the courtroom.
77"Chapter Seven"Tim Van Patten Howard Korder August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)1.038 [18]
Jim Hicks, the former accountant for the church, reveals to Mason that he participated in a scheme headed by church deacon Eric Seidel. Strickland informs Mason that Ennis and the two dead kidnappers worked as strikebreakers under Seidel for a mining company in 1914. Ennis meets Seidel under the guise of helping him leave town and murders him. Drake tracks the kidnappers' movements to a hotel and is informed by a maid that Ennis showed up with a woman to calm a crying Charlie. Drake and Mason track down a baby they believe may be Charlie.
88"Chapter Eight"Tim Van PattenRolin Jones & Ron Fitzgerald & Kevin J. HynesAugust 9, 2020 (2020-08-09)1.115 [19]
The trial comes to a close. After five days of deliberation, the jury becomes deadlocked and the judge declares a mistrial. Emily accepts the baby as Charlie and joins Birdy's church. Strickland leaves Mason to work for Burger, now prosecuting the church's financial crimes. Drake resigns from the police force, while Holcomb has Ennis killed. Mason moves into Jonathan's office, taking on Street as his secretary and Drake as his lead detective.

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
91"Chapter Nine" Fernando Coimbra Jack Amiel & Michael Begler March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)0.372 [20]
In 1933, months after the Dodson trial, an aimless Mason leans on Street to keep the law firm afloat via civil cases. While Drake accepts a job from an unlikely source, corrupt oil scion Brooks McCutcheon recruits Detective Holcomb in his quest to reshape Los Angeles, but is unfortunately murdered.
102"Chapter Ten"Fernando CoimbraJack Amiel & Michael BeglerMarch 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)N/A
While Burger, now the district attorney, focuses on two brothers living in a vagrant camp in the Vernon area, Mateo and Rafael Gallardo, as the prime suspects in Brooks' murder, a discovery pushes Mason closer to the case. Later, Street goes on a date with a new flame, Anita St. Pierre, while Drake wrestles with a shocking truth.
113"Chapter Eleven"Jessica LowreyJack Amiel & Michael BeglerMarch 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)0.299 [21]
While Rafael and Mateo are discriminated in both jail and court, Mason confronts Brooks' father Lydell, and Street gets help from Camilla Nygaard, the rival of the McCutcheon family in the oil business.
124"Chapter Twelve"Jessica LowreyJack Amiel & Michael BeglerMarch 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)0.333 [22]
Drake's shocking discovery brings the brothers' testimony into question. Mason pursues a plea deal. Street continues her search for answers.
135"Chapter Thirteen" Marialy Rivas Niko Gutierrez-KovnerApril 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)0.309 [23]
Facing potential life in prison without the possibility of parole, Rafael recounts a deadly incident caused by the McCutcheons, in which his and Mateo's sister Rosanna perished. Drake searches for a possible accomplice landing him in danger, and Mason makes a convincing demonstration in court.
146"Chapter Fourteen"Marialy RivasElizabeth BaxaApril 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)0.324 [24]
Having been subpoenaed, Holcomb helps Mason with some vital information to push the verdict in the Gallardos' favor, only for Mason to be blindsided: the prosecution informs the judge that the murder weapon is in Mason's office. Street continues to foster her relationships with Nygaard and St. Pierre.
157"Chapter Fifteen"Nina Lopez-CorradoMauricio Katz & Pedro Peirano April 17, 2023 (2023-04-17)0.455 [25]
Facing career-ending accusations and potential jailtime, Mason must turn to Strickland for help. With the Gallardos' fate in the balance, Street presses Burger for answers, while Drake and his wife Clara chase a dangerous lead.
168"Chapter Sixteen"Nina Lopez-CorradoMichael BeglerApril 24, 2023 (2023-04-24)0.443 [26]
As their final day in court nears, Mateo and Rafael prepare for the worst, while Mason, Street, and Drake work with an unlikely ally to sway the prosecution's hand. LGBT photos of Burger come to Mason's attention with Street's help, and Mason faces the consequences of his relentless pursuit of justice.

Production

Robert Downey Jr 2014 Comic Con (cropped).jpg
Matthew Rhys.jpg
Robert Downey Jr. (left) was initially announced to star as Perry Mason before being replaced by Matthew Rhys due to scheduling issues. Downey still serves as an executive producer for the series.

Development

On August 15, 2016, it was reported that HBO was developing a drama series based on the Perry Mason stories written by Erle Stanley Gardner. The production was expected to be written by Nic Pizzolatto, who was also set to executive produce alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Joe Horacek. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Team Downey. [27] On August 25, 2017, it was announced that Pizzolatto had dropped out of the production in order to focus on the third season of True Detective and that he was being replaced as the project's writer by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald. [28] The HBO revival and reboot adapted its setting to Great Depression-era Los Angeles, some twenty years earlier than the CBS show (but in line with the earliest novels by Gardner). [29]

On January 14, 2019, it was announced that HBO had given the production an order as a limited series. It was further announced that Jones, Fitzgerald, Susan Downey, and Amanda Burrell would serve as additional executive producers, that Matthew Rhys would serve as a producer, and that the production was in the process of hiring a director. Jones and Fitzgerald serve as showrunners for the series as well. [7] In March, Tim Van Patten was announced as director and executive producer. [30] On July 22, 2020, it was revealed HBO had decided to turn Perry Mason into a regular series, renewing it for a second season. [3] On April 23, 2021, it was announced Jones and Fitzgerald left the series and were replaced as showrunners by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. [4] On June 6, 2023, HBO canceled the series after two seasons. [6]

Casting

Alongside the initial development announcement, it was said that Robert Downey Jr. would star as the titular Perry Mason. On July 25, 2018, it was reported that Downey had dropped out of the role due to his feature film schedule and that a search for his replacement was ongoing. [31] On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Matthew Rhys had been cast to replace Downey. [7] Tatiana Maslany joined in April. [32] John Lithgow was added to the cast in May. [33] In June, Chris Chalk and Shea Whigham were cast in lead roles, with Nate Corddry, Veronica Falcón, Jefferson Mays, Gayle Rankin and Lili Taylor set in recurring roles. [34] Juliet Rylance, Andrew Howard, Eric Lange, Robert Patrick and Stephen Root joined in July. [35] Justin Kirk would be added in October. [36] In "Chapter Five", Lithgow's real-life son Ian appears as E.B. Jonathan's son Byron. [37]

For the second season, Lange and Kirk were promoted to series regulars. [11] Diarra Kilpatrick, who recurred in season 1 as Clara Drake, was upgraded to series regular in October 2021 in addition to Katherine Waterston joining as a new series regular, and Hope Davis among 5 cast in recurring roles. [38] In January 2022, it was announced Whigham would be returning in a recurring capacity, while Sean Astin, Tommy Dewey, Paul Raci and Jen Tullock were cast in recurring roles. [39]

Release

The series premiered on June 21, 2020, on HBO and HBO Max. [40] The second season premiered on March 6, 2023. [5]

Home media

The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 1, 2020. [41]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 75% based on 84 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Brimming with top notch performances and dripping in style, Perry Mason's compelling mystery more than makes up for its somewhat messy story." [42] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [43]

Ben Travers of IndieWire said that season one is "built with confidence, patience, and a voice calibrated for today's audiences" and gave it a "B+", writing: "Perry Mason stands as an astounding visual feat for its specific framings as well as its overall world-building. There are striking images of a pitch-black profile and lavish outdoor shots of real Los Angeles locations. In some shows, intimate conversations between two people can clash with the grander scenes... Mason has the intuition (and the budget) to not just balance visual opulence with smaller, private moments, but to blend them." [44]

Season two holds an approval rating of 84% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "More cohesive and engaging than its woolly first installment, Perry Mason's sophomore season is a marked improvement driven by an urgent sense of purpose, with Matthew Rhys commandingly watchable as ever." [45] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [46]

Ratings

With 1.7 million viewers across all platforms, the debut of Perry Mason was the strongest of any HBO series for two years. [47] [48]

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Perry Mason
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Chapter One"June 21, 20200.10.884 [12] 0.10.6040.21.488 [49]
2"Chapter Two"June 28, 20200.10.799 [13] 0.10.6560.21.455 [50]
3"Chapter Three"July 5, 20200.10.950 [14] 0.10.6330.21.583 [51]
4"Chapter Four"July 12, 20200.10.711 [15] 0.10.5830.21.294 [52]
5"Chapter Five"July 19, 20200.10.884 [16] 0.10.5670.21.451 [53]
6"Chapter Six"July 26, 20200.10.959 [17] 0.10.7200.21.679 [54]
7"Chapter Seven"August 2, 20200.11.038 [18] 0.10.6580.21.696 [55]
8"Chapter Eight"August 9, 20200.11.115 [19] 0.10.6400.21.755 [56]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2021 American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial David Franco (for "Chapter Three")Nominated [57]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series John Perry Goldsmith (for "Chapter Three")Nominated [58]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Drama Series Perry MasonNominated [59]
Best Actor in a Drama Series Matthew Rhys Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series John Lithgow Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Television Series Drama Matthew RhysNominated [60]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Cable Series, DramaPerry MasonNominated [61] [62]
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, DramaMatthew RhysNominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, DramaJohn LithgowNominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Tatiana Maslany Won
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Best Television Series, Limited or Miniseries or New Media Series – Best Period and/or Character Make-UpChristien Tinsley, Corinne Foster, Steve Costanza and Gerry QuistNominated [63]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Matthew Rhys (for "Chapter Eight")Nominated [64]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series John Lithgow (for "Chapter Four")Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) David Franco (for "Chapter Two")Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) John Goldsmith, Chris Farmer and Halina Siwolop (for "Chapter Three")Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series Matthew RhysNominated [65]
Saturn Awards Best Television Presentation (under 10 Episodes) Perry MasonNominated [66]

Notes

  1. ↑ This amount represents the total qualified expenditures for the California Film & Television Tax Credit and excludes other non-qualifying costs.
  2. ↑ Rankin makes cameo appearances in the first and fourth episodes of the second season, haunting Mason as Dodson drowned herself unable to overcome her grief at losing her baby boy.

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