Following a brief teaser earlier this week, the first trailer has debuted for HBO and reboot of the classic legal drama. Produced by Robert Downey Jr., the new series stars Matthew Rhys in the title role and follows the origins of the legendary fictional criminal defense lawyer; watch it here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwURtbhpm60&feature=youtu.be
1931, Los Angeles. While the rest of the country struggles through the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong. Based on characters created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, this drama series follows the origins of American fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason. When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself.
Perry Mason features a cast that includes Matthew Rhys, Tatiana Maslany, John Lithgow, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Juliet Rylance, Nate Corddry, Veronica Falcon, Jefferson Mays, Gayle Rankin, Lili Taylor, Andrew Howard, Robert Patrick, and Stephen Root.
