CBS via Getty Legal shows often focus on police and prosecutors, but there was one seminal TV pioneer that put the defense team in the spotlight: Perry Mason ... 1933’s The Case of the Velvet ...

HBO’s dark revisionist version of “Perry Mason ... pressing a case that exposes the not-even-veiled racism practiced by the police and district attorney’s office. Mason (Matthew Rhys ...

It’s a dual mystery: More than just a question of whodunit and why, “Perry Mason” entices the viewer with the riddle of the title character. How can a damage case with a melancholic ...

That's one of the many questions raised by the second season of HBO's "Perry Mason" remake ... having achieved half successes in his big case and in his life. One Gallardo brother is convicted ...

EXCLUSIVE: Perry Mason has tried his last case — at least for now. HBO has opted not to renew the prequel to the classic series, starring Matthew Rhys and executive produced by Team Downey’s ...

That case made up the first season of "Perry Mason," which was often upstaged by the superb production design, costumes and music -- all recalling "Chinatown," the 1976 film noir classic also set ...