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Perry Mason
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Chapter One

  • Episode aired Jun 21, 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 58m
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7.4/10
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Matthew Rhys in Chapter One (2020)
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Perry Mason and Pete Strickland are hired by an attorney to solve a perplexing case: the brutal kidnapping of a one-year-old whose parents were targeted for a $100,000 ransom.Perry Mason and Pete Strickland are hired by an attorney to solve a perplexing case: the brutal kidnapping of a one-year-old whose parents were targeted for a $100,000 ransom.Perry Mason and Pete Strickland are hired by an attorney to solve a perplexing case: the brutal kidnapping of a one-year-old whose parents were targeted for a $100,000 ransom.

  • Director
    • Timothy Van Patten
  • Writers
    • Rolin Jones
    • Ron Fitzgerald
    • Erle Stanley Gardner
  • Stars
    • Matthew Rhys
    • Juliet Rylance
    • Chris Chalk
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Timothy Van Patten
    • Writers
      • Rolin Jones
      • Ron Fitzgerald
      • Erle Stanley Gardner
    • Stars
      • Matthew Rhys
      • Juliet Rylance
      • Chris Chalk
    • 27User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Matthew Rhys in Chapter One (2020)
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    Matthew Rhys in Chapter One (2020)
    Matthew Rhys in Chapter One (2020)
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    Matthew Rhys in Chapter One (2020)
    Matthew Rhys in Chapter One (2020)
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    Matthew Rhys
    Matthew Rhys
    • Perry Mason
    Juliet Rylance
    Juliet Rylance
    • Della Street
    Chris Chalk
    Chris Chalk
    • Paul Drake
    • (credit only)
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Pete Strickland
    Tatiana Maslany
    Tatiana Maslany
    • Sister Alice McKeegan
    • (credit only)
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Elias Birchard 'E.B.' Jonathan
    Gayle Rankin
    Gayle Rankin
    • Emily Dodson
    Veronica Falcón
    Veronica Falcón
    • Lupe Gibbs
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Herman Baggerly
    Jefferson Mays
    Jefferson Mays
    • Virgil Sheets
    Eric Lange
    Eric Lange
    • Detective Holcomb
    Andrew Howard
    Andrew Howard
    • Detective Ennis
    Nate Corddry
    Nate Corddry
    • Matthew Dodson
    Hemky Madera
    Hemky Madera
    • Rigoberto
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Frank Dillon
    Aaron Stanford
    Aaron Stanford
    • George 'Pinky Ring' Gannon
    Charles Baker
    Charles Baker
    • Stanislaw Nowak
    Madeline Zima
    Madeline Zima
    • Velma 'Red' Fuller
    • Director
      • Timothy Van Patten
    • Writers
      • Rolin Jones
      • Ron Fitzgerald
      • Erle Stanley Gardner
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Chubby Carmichael is clearly modeled on Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, whose acting career was wrecked by a false murder charge.
    • Goofs
      The red biplane at the airport in episode one is a Boeing Model 75 Stearman, first introduced 3 years after this episode takes place.
    • Quotes

      Della Street: The meeting's changed. We're going to Pasadena now.

      Perry Mason: We are? Fine we can take my truck.

      Della Street: We could if the plan was to make the world's worst impression.

      Perry Mason: Oh, I don't have to plan for that; that happens naturally.

      Della Street: I'll say. You were just four words from contempt of court.

      Perry Mason: Go fuck yourself. I could've got that in.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #3.132 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Days Are Here Again
      Written by Milton Ager, Jack Yellen
      Performed by Ben Selvin & His Orchestra

    User reviews27

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    7/10
    Decent start
    (3.5 out of 5 stars).

    Great cast. The plot about Perry taking on a case of a ransom child murder gone wrong. The story is dark for its material of kidnapping and ransom. I have never seen any other Perry Mason adaptations so i not sure how faithful or close this adaptation is. It is a slow direction. But intriguing story.
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    • cruise01
    • Jun 22, 2020

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Runtime
      58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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