Perry Mason (2020): Season 2

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: March 6, 2023

Summary: The DA believes the killer of a member of a wealthy oil family is in Hooverville and Perry Mason defends the accused in the second season of the rebooted drama series.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E8. Chapter 16
Air Date: April 24, 2023
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S2:E7. Chapter 15
Air Date: April 17, 2023
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S2:E6. Chapter 14
Air Date: April 10, 2023

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The Playlist Emma Fraser

Mar 2, 2023

Every corner of this season is more fleshed out, and the separate knotty threads eventually come together satisfyingly. Read full review

Collider Chase Hutchinson

Feb 27, 2023

When we see where Mason ends up and how he must contemplate this truth alone, it almost feels like Season 2's finale could be a series ender. One hopes it isn’t, as Perry Mason has really found its footing, but it still provides a poetic sense of closure all the same. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Mar 6, 2023

Season 2 — which also features notable supporting performances from Hope Davis, Katherine Waterston, a returning Shea Whigham, and others — also confirms the sense that the first season was effectively eight episodes of winding up. With these episodes Perry Mason really gets going. Read full review

Rob Owen

Mar 2, 2023

The season two plot, courtesy of new showrunners Jack Amiel and Michael Begler (“The Knick”), is less convoluted but still occasionally overly languid. “Perry Mason” remains at its best when the focus is on the series regulars and their relationships. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Feb 27, 2023

The new season is still more dour than it probably needs to be, but it’s more solidly crafted and entertaining on the whole, and no longer feels like a cynical attempt to exploit a familiar title for an audience too young to know or care about the substance of it. Read full review

Nina Metz

Mar 2, 2023

Elegantly grizzled as the show may be, I actually appreciate the rare moments of earnestness. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Mar 6, 2023

Rhys is magnetic enough to keep the series from sliding into complete torpor. He’s aided, intermittently, by Whigham. ... Perry Mason pads itself to the point of distension on the way to a finale that most will have seen coming weeks earlier. Read full review

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shoulderoforion

Mar 8, 2023

Man I love this show so much. When I first heard about a Perry Mason origin series with Robert Downey Jr, I was like ok, I will for sure check this out. Not knowing anything about the original TV series, at all. Then I heard the guy from The Americans, another show I tried to watch butMan I love this show so much. When I first heard about a Perry Mason origin series with Robert Downey Jr, I was like ok, I will for sure check this out. Not knowing anything about the original TV series, at all. Then I heard the guy from The Americans, another show I tried to watch but never got into, was replacing RDJ, I thought well I'm probably not going to watch this either. Then I saw the first episode last year, and this show is doing Raymond Chalder esque Los Angeles film noir hard boiled detective fiction right. It's beautifully shot by people who get the genre and the city, it's just so damn good. This first ep of the second season takes up where the last left off, and I'm so looking foward to this bit of heaven on Monday nights for the next few months. What a treat!… Expand

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Apr 25, 2023

admirable
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worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.

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UncleWillard

Mar 9, 2023

I tried with the first season, but it's really so noire, I don't care about any of the characters. They're all miserable and **** especially Perry Mason. This one isn't much better and it's boring as ****

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

71
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 6, 2023
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  S2:E8. Chapter 16
  Air Date: April 24, 2023
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  S2:E7. Chapter 15
  Air Date: April 17, 2023
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  S2:E6. Chapter 14
  Air Date: April 10, 2023
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  S2:E5. Chapter 13
  Air Date: April 3, 2023
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  S2:E4. Chapter 12
  Air Date: March 27, 2023
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  S2:E3. Chapter 11
  Air Date: March 20, 2023
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  S2:E2. Chapter 10
  Air Date: March 13, 2023
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  S2:E1. Chapter 9
  Air Date: March 6, 2023
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 21, 2020