Perry Mason (2020)

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Season 2
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 21, 2020
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
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  1. UncleWillard
    Mar 9, 2023
    2
    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 ****
  2. shoulderoforion
    Mar 8, 2023
    9
    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 but never got into, was replacing RDJ, I thought well I'm probably not going to watch this either. Then IMan 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
  3. MetacriticOnur
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Michael Hogan
    May 2, 2023
    80
    Knottily complex storytelling, replete with plot twists and moral nuance, was an improvement on the uneven debut run. Themes of racial and sexual prejudice arose naturally from the narrative, rather than feeling tacked-on for 21st century relevance. ... Perry Mason is an underrated treat.
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  2. ABC News
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    Mar 10, 2023
    90
    After three long pandemic years, the brilliant Matthew Rhys returns to his series role as a legal eagle now embroiled in a haunting and hypnotic 1930s plot that resembles the film noir classic Chinatown. Yup, it’s that good. Perry, it's great to have you back where you belong.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 9, 2023
    50
    His redemption arc was compelling, but heavy-handed storytelling lets him down in Perry Mason's disappointing second season. [13 - 26 Mar 2023, p.4]
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