Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the first season follows Perry Mason as a down-on-his-luck private investigator rather than the polished attorney of legend. He is a haunted World War I veteran living on a dilapidated dairy farm, struggling with a broken family and a penchant for self-destruction.
The original 1957 season established the "Perry Mason" formula that would dominate television for nine seasons. Unlike the serialized HBO version, this season consisted of 39 standalone episodes where Mason rarely lost a case.
as Della Street, a sharp legal secretary pushing against 1930s gender biases.
