Golden Globe nominee and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) will be taking over the lead role from Robert Downey Jr. in HBO’s limited series Perry Mason reboot, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Executive-produced by Downey and currently searching for a director, Perry Mason is based on the characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner.
1973 saw the launch of a new series, The New Perry Mason, with Monte Markham headlining.
Although The New Perry Mason was canceled after only 15 episodes, Burr wound up returning in a long-running series of telefilms.