In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.
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Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason, based on characters from Erle Stanley Gardner's novels. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression -- but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.
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This isn't Raymond Burr's Perry Mason - and That's Okay
This is a completely different story, in a different time and place than the 1950s TV series. It's darker, messier, less predictable. That's not a bad thing. Maybe this is a Perry Mason origin story that will eventually lead to the polished courtroom wizard we all know and love; maybe it won't. I don't really care. It's a ride worth taking no matter what. It feels like Chinatown; it's got some things in common with Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. The acting and production values are first-rate. Like many series first episodes, it takes time to set up characters and situations - the pace should pick up. I'm intrigued enough to see where it goes from here.
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- Jun 22, 2020
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