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Perry Mason

1 Seasons | 8 Episodes | TV-MA
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The world's most renowned fictional lawyer is back on the case in this exciting HBO series that tells the origin story of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason. Set in 1932 Los Angeles, this edgy, noirish update puts a new spin on the iconic character with Mason (Matthew Rhys) as a low-rent private investigator who digs into a controversial and politically loaded case.

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Behind The Scenes of Perry Mason

perry mason: under the fedora
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Under The Fedora
The cast and creators of Perry Mason discuss how they took the legendary defense attorney character back to his gritty roots as a private investigator and recreated 1930s Los Angeles for a new kind of Perry Mason story.
perry mason: meet the characters
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Meet The Characters
Dive deeper into Perry Mason's rich world of characters with each of the main cast members and writers Ron Fitzgerald and Rolin Jones as they explore both the new and familiar personas in Season one.
perry mason: A Conversation With Robert Downey Jr. and Matthew Rhys
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A Conversation With Robert Downey Jr. and Matthew Rhys
Join Executive Producer Robert Downey Jr. and Perry Mason himself, Matthew Rhys, for an in-depth conversation about reinventing the character to create a whole new Perry Mason.
perry mason: The Craft: Kat Goodson
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The Craft: Kat Goodson
Post-Production Producer Kat Goodson takes us behind the scenes.
perry mason: The Craft: Mako Kamitsuna
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The Craft: Mako Kamitsuna
Perry Mason editor Mako Kamitsuna discusses her journey into filmmaking.
Perry mason: A Conversation with Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr.
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A Conversation with Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr.
Executive Producers Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey discuss Perry Mason’s journey from P.I. to lawyer and why no character will come out of Season one unchanged.
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Chapter One
1.Chapter One

Attorney E.B. Jonathan hires Perry Mason to solve what could be the case of the decade - the kidnapping of one-year-old Charlie Dodson.

Chapter Two
2.Chapter Two

Sister Alice impulsively offers the Dodsons the church's financial support. A jaw-dropping admission from Baggerly meets Mason's wrath.

Chapter Three
3.Chapter Three

Mason gains unauthorized access to evidence with help from his connect at the morgue and tries to extract intel from an unyielding Drake.

Chapter Four
4.Chapter Four

Mason leans on Virgil once again for extra-legal assistance. Birdy urges Sister Alice to renounce her claims about baby Charlie.

Chapter Five
5.Chapter Five

While Mason and Della run a solemn errand up north, Strickland tracks down the sergeant originally assigned to the Dodson case.

Chapter Six
6.Chapter Six

Mason tries to overcome his shaky start, while Della and Strickland search for a connection between Ennis and Charlie’s kidnappers.

Chapter Seven
7.Chapter Seven

Mason works to expose the Radiant Assembly’s corrupt finances, and Drake’s detective work opens a new avenue in the investigation.

Chapter Eight
8.Chapter Eight

Season finale. As the trial winds to a close, Mason and team attempt to tie up loose ends – and set the stage for their futures.

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