How 'Perry Mason's' L.A.-noir makeover in Season 2 stayed true to its roots

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How 'Perry Mason's' L.A.-noir makeover in Season 2 stayed true to its roots
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Set in 1930s Los Angeles, 'Perry Mason' Season 2 balances noir-ish complexity and a transporting crime story.

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Moving from the mansions of the wealthy to socioeconomically strapped neighborhoods of color, a haves-and-have-nots story evolved about two young Chicano men charged with killing an oil scion that, to Susan Downey’s thinking, stayed true to her husband’s original idea for “Perry Mason” when the project first gestated.

After learning that only 3% of lawyers were women in 1933, Rylance was eager to argue for a scene where Della — a supportive sidekick in the books — gets to question a witness in court. “It really felt important for Della and Perry to get to a place where he trusts her enough to let her lead at some point,” said Rylance, who got that shot this season. “It’s important to see her progression as a lawyer.

“Juliet brings that wonderful confidence on the surface but fragility underneath that makes you lean in and really care,” added Susan Downey.

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