John Lithgow Joins Cast of HBO's PERRY MASON Series
John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun, Pet Sematary) has joined the cast of the limited series Perry Mason that is heading to HBO. He joins the already cast Matthew Rhys (The Americans) and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black). Variety reports the series follows “the origins of American fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer (Rhys). When a child kidnapping case breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself.”
Lithgow’s character is described as “Elias Birchard “E.B.” Jonathan, described as a personal attorney at the nadir of his career and a semi-regular employer of Mason. A mentor and a father figure to Mason, E.B. is handed the kind of case he hasn’t seen in years: a high-profile parallel investigation to the LAPD involving a case of child kidnapping.”
I have loved Lithgow since the days of Terms of Endearment and Harry and the Hendersons. And Rhys is also such a fantastic actor, as The Americans was one of my all time favorite series. Maslany has also made a great career for herself, and I’m excited to see what comes of this series.
Is this a show you’ll be tuning in to?