BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

Cancel Culture: "Perry Mason"


The period crime TV series "Perry Mason", created by Rolin Jones, Ron Fitzgerald and executive produced by Robert Downey Jr., based on the character by Erle Stanley Gardner, starring Matthew Rhys, has been canceled after two seasons on HBO Max:


"...in 1932, Los Angeles is prospering while the rest of America 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 kidnapping trial. 


"His investigation results in major consequences for Mason, those around him, and local leaders and he decides to become a lawyer..."


Cast also includes Juliet Rylance as 'Della Street', the loyal and driven legal secretary...


....Cris Chalk as 'Paul Drake', a beat cop with a knack for detective work...


...Shea Whigham as 'Pete Strickland', Mason's work partner...


...John Lithgow as 'Elias Birchard'...


...Eric Lange as 'Gene Holcomb', an 'LAPD' homicide detective...


...Justin Kirk as 'Hamilton Burger', assistant district attorney...


...Diarra Kilpatrick as 'Clara Drake' Paul's wife...


...and Katherine Waterston as 'Ginny Aimes'.


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