The series stars Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Eric Lange, Justin Kirk, Diarra Kilpatrick, Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Mendoza, Mark O'Brien, Paul Raci, Jen Tullock, Jon Chaffin, Onahoua Rodriguez, Jee Young Han, Sean Astin, Tommy Dewey and Wallace Langham star.
Perry Mason (Rhys) is initially a low-cost private investigator who lives from check to check in the 1930s. His war experiences in France haunt him and he suffers the after-effects of a broken marriage. Eventually, he becomes a lawyer. Della Street (Rylance) is his secretary and former police officer Paul Drake (Chalk) is his lead detective.
In the second season, months after the end of the Dodson case, the scion of a powerful oil family is brutally murdered. When the district attorney heads to the city's Hoovervilles to pinpoint the most obvious suspects, Perry, Della and Paul find themselves at the center of a case that will expose far-reaching conspiracies and force them to to think what it really means to be guilty.
Perry Mason's second season averaged 0.03 in the 18-49 demographic and 362,000 viewers. Compared to season 1, that's a 69% drop in the demo and a 36% drop in viewers in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback until 3am).
“We are tremendously grateful for the remarkable work of Matthew Rhys and the unrivaled cast and crew of Perry Mason (2020) for their reimagining of such a treasured and storied franchise,” HBO said in a statement. “While we won’t be moving forward with another season of the series, we are excited to continue working with the brilliant creatives at Team Downey on future projects.”
