Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason, based on characters from Erle Stanley Gardner’s novels. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage.
L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.
Mason works to expose the Radiant Assembly's corrupt finances, and Drake's detective work opens a new avenue in the investigation.
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.
Chris Chalk dives into his character’s budding partnership with Perry Mason and what makes the unlikely pair a force to be reckoned with.
Behind The Scenes of Perry Mason
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.
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 1.
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 1 unchanged.
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