Perry Mason

Four separate productions sharing one name across sixty six years: two hundred and seventy one episodes with Raymond Burr, a one season replacement nobody remembers, thirty television films, and an HBO series about a different man.

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Where to start with Perry Mason

Four different productions, and only one pair of them has any relationship at all. The 1957 series and the 1985 films share Raymond Burr and follow on, twenty years later. The 1973 series recast the part entirely and connects to nothing. The HBO series from 2020 is a separate invention set decades earlier with a different Mason. So there is no single order: pick which Perry Mason you mean.

  1. 1
    Perry Mason, 1957, season 1 Perry Mason

    Thirty nine episodes, and the version the name means to most people. Every episode stands alone.

  2. 2
    Perry Mason Returns, 1985 Perry Mason Returns

    Twenty years on, same actor, same character. The first of thirty films, and the only one that benefits from having seen the series.

  3. 3
    Perry Mason, HBO, 2020 Perry Mason

    A different show that happens to share the name. Watch it first, last or instead: it needs nothing and refers to nothing.

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The CBS Years

  • Perry Mason 1957, 9 seasons, 271 episodes
  • The New Perry Mason 1973, 1 season, 15 episodes

The Television Films

  • Perry Mason Returns 1985
  • The Case of the Notorious Nun 1986
  • The Case of the Shooting Star 1986
  • The Case of the Lost Love 1987
  • The Case of the Sinister Spirit 1987
  • The Case of the Murdered Madam 1987
  • The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel 1987
  • The Case of the Avenging Ace 1988
  • The Case of the Lady in the Lake 1988
  • The Case of the Lethal Lesson 1989
  • The Case of the Musical Murder 1989
  • The Case of the All-Star Assassin 1989
  • The Case of the Poisoned Pen 1990
  • The Case of the Desperate Deception 1990
  • The Case of the Silenced Singer 1990
  • The Case of the Defiant Daughter 1990
  • The Case of the Ruthless Reporter 1991
  • The Case of the Maligned Mobster 1991
  • The Case of the Glass Coffin 1991
  • The Case of the Fatal Fashion 1991
  • The Case of the Fatal Framing 1992
  • The Case of the Reckless Romeo 1992
  • The Case of the Heartbroken Bride 1992
  • The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal 1993
  • The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host 1993
  • The Case of the Killer Kiss 1993
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives 1993
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor 1994
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester 1995

The HBO Series

  • Perry Mason 2020, 2 seasons, 16 episodes

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