Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, among others, the pair is excited to bring the 1957 drama back to the screen.While fans get to meet a new Mason, Susan revealed to ET that her husband did consider playing the titular character, but the timing was off.«He did think about it but the timing wasn't going to work out for an eight-episode commitment.
So they said, 'Look, let's see if maybe we can find a different Perry,'» she shared. The show then found it's Perry Mason in Matthew Rhys.Based on characters created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, is set in 1931 and is a sort of prequel to the original series.
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