According to Deadline, Emmy Award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) has been tapped for a leading role in HBO’s forthcoming drama miniseries Perry Mason.
The Perry Mason character has been the subject of radio plays, films, television movies and perhaps most notably a television series for CBS called Perry Mason that ran from 1957 to 1966.
Based on Erle Stanley Gardner’s series of novels, the new Perry Mason will be set in 1932 Los Angeles.
The adventures of Perry Mason have been adapted a number of times in various mediums.