HBO Renews “Perry Mason,” Featuring Veronica Falcon, for Second Season

There’s more Mason in Veronica Falcon’s future…

HBO has ordered a second season of Perry Mason, featuring the 53-year-oldMexican actress and choreographer in a recurring role.

Veronica Falcon

The cable network revealed that the drama series, which stars Matthew Rhys in the titular role, was its most-watched series premiere in nearly two years with the premiere episode being watched by eight million viewers. 

The first season of the eight-part drama launched on Sunday, June 21.

Perry Mason, a reboot of the long-running CBS drama, follows Perry Mason, a low-rent private investigator who is living check-to-check and is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage.

John Lithgow stars as Elias Birchard “E.B.” Jonathan, a struggling attorney and a semi-regular employer of Mason, Juliet Rylance plays Della Street, E.B. Jonathan’s creative and driven legal secretary, Tatiana Maslany plays Sister Alice McKeegan, the leader of the Radiant Assembly of God, preaching to a hungry congregation and a radio audience across the country, Chris Chalk is Paul Drake, a beat cop with a knack for detective work and Shea Whigham stars as Pete Strickland, who is hired by Mason as an extra set of eyes on his various investigations.

Falcon portrays Lupe Gibbs, a pilot who is in a sexual relationship with Mason.

Stephen RootGayle RankinNate CorddryJefferson MaysLili Taylor,Andrew HowardEric Lange and Robert Patrick co-star.

The series was created by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald, based on the characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner.

“It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind Perry Mason,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. “Viewers have relished being transported back in time to 1930’s Los Angeles each week, and we are thrilled to welcome the show back for a second season.”

Falcon’s previous television credits include Queen of the SouthRoom 104 and Perpetual Grace, LTD

She’ll next appear on the big screen opposite Dwayne Johnson in Jungle Cruise.

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