The cast and creatives behind the upcoming HBO period drama, Perry Mason, was on hand for day 1 of the Atx TV…From the Couch! virtual festival.
From Team Downey, the limited series, which has Emmy winner Matthew Rhys in the title role, is set in 1930s Los Angeles and serves as an origin story of the famed criminal defense attorney based on the books by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Rhys, who is also a producer on the series, was joined by co-creators and executive producers Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald, executive producer Susan Downey, executive producer and director Tim Van Patten as well as co-stars Tatiana Maslany, John Lithgow, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, and Shea Whigham for the opening night marquee conversation.
Downey kicked off the conversation, speaking about the almost 10-year journey of the project.
She shared that Team Downey was initially approached to do a Perry Mason feature adaptation.
From Team Downey, the limited series, which has Emmy winner Matthew Rhys in the title role, is set in 1930s Los Angeles and serves as an origin story of the famed criminal defense attorney based on the books by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Rhys, who is also a producer on the series, was joined by co-creators and executive producers Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald, executive producer Susan Downey, executive producer and director Tim Van Patten as well as co-stars Tatiana Maslany, John Lithgow, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, and Shea Whigham for the opening night marquee conversation.
Downey kicked off the conversation, speaking about the almost 10-year journey of the project.
She shared that Team Downey was initially approached to do a Perry Mason feature adaptation.
- 6/6/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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