The series took place in Los Angeles in 1931. As the rest of the land recovers from the Great Depression, this city seems to be blooming. Matthew Rhys (The Americans) will portray famous criminal lawyer Perry Mason. He takes on the case of the decade. Mason's ruthless ways of finding the truth reveal a broken city and maybe even a way for his redemption.

The rest of the cast consists of John Lithgow, Tatiana Maslany, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Stephen Root, Gayle Rankin, Nate Corddry, Veronica Falcon, Jefferson Mays, Lili Taylor, Andrew Howard, Eric Lange and Robert Patrick.