Perry Mason: Season 1

2020 · 8 episodes · ★ 6.7

What Season 1 of Perry Mason

Los Angeles, 1932. The Great Depression has hit the United States, but the city is thriving thanks to oil and the movie business. Perry Mason is a small-time private investigator who works for E. B. Jonathan, a lawyer with few cases. Together with Della Street and police officer Paul Drake, he takes on an investigation commissioned by Herman Baggerly, a powerful industrialist who wants to find out who kidnapped Charlie Dodson, a one-year-old boy. The case uncovers tensions that run throughout the city. Mason digs into the debt of the Radiant Assembly and the promise of Sister Alice, while he defends Emily Dodson in a trial that will test his career.

8episodes

Jun 20, 2020released

Aug 9, 2020final episode

7.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Chapter 1
Jun 21, 2020 · 56 min · ★ 6.8
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 were targeted for a $100,000 ransom.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Rolin Jones, Ron Fitzgerald · Starring: Eric Lange, Madeline Zima, Mike O'Gorman, Tim Ransom
1x02 Chapter 2
Jun 28, 2020 · 64 min · ★ 7.2
Following one of her trademark barn-burning sermons, Evangelical preacher Sister Alice offers the Dodsons the church's full moral and financial support – much to her mother Birdy's dismay. During a routine domestic intervention, beat cop Paul Drake is rerouted to a gruesome crime scene, where he follows a confounding trail of evidence.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Rolin Jones, Ron Fitzgerald · Starring: Diarra Kilpatrick, Eric Lange, Linda Gehringer, Monnae Michaell
1x03 Chapter 3
Jul 5, 2020 · 60 min · ★ 6.5
In order to gain an advantage over E.B. and team, wily district attorney Maynard Barnes goes public with a shocking new development. Mason and Strickland get unauthorized access to physical evidence with help from Virgil, Mason's connect at the city morgue. Later, Mason attempts to extract information from a withholding Drake, who's weary of Holcomb and Ennis' watchful eyes.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Rolin Jones, Ron Fitzgerald · Starring: Diarra Kilpatrick, Eric Lange, Mark Bramhall, Jon Paul Burkhart
1x04 Chapter 4
Jul 12, 2020 · 59 min · ★ 6.6
Mason and Strickland lean on Virgil, again, for extra-legal assistance. Following Sister Alice's recovery from a frightening episode, Birdy urges her daughter to renounce her claims about baby Charlie. E.B. faces the reality of his financial situation and takes his frustrations out on Della.
Directing: Deniz Gamze Ergüven · Writing: Steven Hanna, Sarah Kelly Kaplan · Starring: Eric Lange, Hemky Madera, Adam O'Byrne, Ely Henry
1x05 Chapter 5
Jul 19, 2020 · 56 min · ★ 6.3
While Mason and Della run a solemn errand up north, Strickland tracks down the sergeant originally assigned to the Dodson case. Before returning to L.A., Mason drops in on his ex-wife Linda and son Teddy, hoping to make amends for his recent shortcomings. Della sets out to find Mrs. Dodson more capable legal representation.
Directing: Deniz Gamze Ergüven · Writing: Eleanor Burgess · Starring: Justin Kirk, Diarra Kilpatrick, Eric Lange, Matt Malloy
1x06 Chapter 6
Jul 26, 2020 · 57 min · ★ 6.7
As Emily's trial begins and a damning witness testimony takes center stage, Mason attempts to recover from a shaky start. Meanwhile, in their search for clues that might lead to an exoneration, Della and Strickland investigate a potential connection between Detective Ennis and Charlie's kidnappers. Later, Mason considers betraying Drake's trust to give his client an edge.
Directing: Deniz Gamze Ergüven · Writing: Kevin J. Hynes · Starring: Diarra Kilpatrick, Charles Baker, Matt Lasky, Stephanie Hodge
1x07 Chapter 7
Aug 2, 2020 · 61 min · ★ 7.1
Hoping to expose the hidden link between the Radiant Assembly's staggering debt and Charlie's ransom, Mason puts Herman Baggerly on the stand. Sister Alice faces mounting pressure from the church elders about her promises for a "resurrection." Strickland loses track of a key witness, while Drake's detective work opens a new avenue in the case.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Howard Korder · Starring: Justin Kirk, Jefferson Mays, Stacie Greenwell, Todd Weeks
1x08 Chapter 8 Season Finale
Aug 9, 2020 · 63 min · ★ 6.8
After the team receives some unvarnished critique from Hamilton Burger, Della presents an increasingly stubborn Mason with her case for putting Emily on the stand. As the sensational trial winds to a close, Mason, Strickland, Della, and Drake attempt to tie up loose ends - and set the stage for their futures.
Directing: Tim Van Patten · Writing: Kevin J. Hynes, Rolin Jones, Ron Fitzgerald · Starring: Justin Kirk, Diarra Kilpatrick, Gayle Rankin, Veronica Falcón