Little seed #1748: Perry Mason - Episode 1.01 Press Release
Episode 1.01: Chapter 1
Synopsis:
Los Angeles, 1931. On the heels of an unsavory investigation involving a famous comedian, Perry Mason - a PI struggling to make ends meet - and his right-hand man Pete Strickland are hired by attorney E.B. Jonathan, Perry's mentor, to solve a perplexing case: the brutal kidnapping of one-year-old Charlie Dodson, whose parents Matthew and Emily were targeted for a $100,000 ransom.
After meeting with Herman Baggerly, a millionaire elder at the Dodsons' church, Perry, E.B., and E.B.'s legal secretary Della Street ponder why a family of unmistakably modest means would be extorted for such a steep price.
Director
Tim Van Patten
Screenwriter
Rolin Jones & Ron Fitzgerald
Main Cast
Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason
Tatiana Maslany as Sister Alice
John Lightgow as Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
Juliet Rylance as Della Street
Chris Chalk as Paul Drake
Nate Corddry as Matthew Dodson
Gayle Rankin as Emily Dodson
Shea Whigham as Pete Strickland
Veronica Falcon as Lupe Gibbs
Eric Lange as Detective Holcomb
Robert Patrick as Herman Baggerly
Lili Taylor as Birdie McKeegan
Jefferson Mays as Virgil Sheets
Stephen Root as Maynard Barnes
Andrew Howard as Detecttive Ennis
Episode Premiere
June 21, 2020
HBO