Sad news for fans of the famous detective. The Perry Mason Series, a new iteration of the iconic Raymond Burr series set in the 1930s, has been canceled by HBO. Deadline.
This version, much darker than the original and skillfully directed by Matthew Rhys, was first conceived as a mini-series. But with its first season airing in July 2020, HBO finally decided to make it a classic series and so renewed it for a second season. However, the miracle will not happen twice.
“We are extremely grateful for the outstanding work of the unrivaled team of Matthew Rhys and Perry Mason in reinventing such a treasured and historic franchise.“, HBO said in a statement provided to Deadline.Although we will not be renewing the show for another season, we are excited to continue working with the brilliant creators Team Downey on future projects.“
The announcement comes more than a month after the final episode of season two aired on April 24. And this decision is best understood by examining the hearings. With 1.7 million viewers across all platforms, Perry Mason had the best start of any HBO series in two years. But Season 2 had a free fall. The first episode gathered 372,000 viewers and the last 443,000, excluding platforms. Underperforming that can’t be done for season 3.
Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason
Ahead of the start of the second season, Robert Downey Jr. expressed his excitement to Deadline about continuing the series after establishing the characters and central plot. “I think Matthew and all the other people on screen, all the people who worked behind the scenes, have built this amazing world where I know we can continue to tell really interesting stories. We’d be lying if we didn’t say we talked a lot Michael About the third season, but our fate is in the hands of other people.”
Perry Mason remains on the receiving end of awards season. The first season received four Emmy nominations, including for Matthew Rhys for his lead role in a drama series.
In the second season, set during the worst years of the Great Depression, Perry (Matthew Rhys) and Della (Juliet Rylance) take on civil cases instead of the gritty jobs that criminal law provides. The city of Los Angeles is rocked by a pending case, and Perry’s quest for justice reveals that things aren’t always what they seem. The second season finale ended on a cliffhanger, with Perry Mason in prison.
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