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T10 WHATS UP! March 5 - 11, 2023 high-profile, leading those clos- est to Mason to question his ability to manage so much pres- sure in the wake of last season's outcome. Putting all of his re- sources into civil rights rather than criminal justice, Mason takes on a new angle in his life. Be that as it may, his old demons are very much still in the shad- ows. In a two-minute 40-second trailer released Feb. 8 by HBO Max, the streamer sets the scene for a massive racially motivated arrest, presumably at the begin- ning of the season. When two young Mexican men are arrest- ed in connection with the grue- some murder of a California oil family's scion, Mason has a hunch. After teaming up with fellow detective Paul Drake (Chris Chalk, "When They See Us") to discuss the possible mo- tive for pinning the crime on these two men, the pair compile their case and prepare to take it to court alongside Mason's legal partner, Della Street (Juliet Ry- lance, "The Knick"). It isn't long before those involved "uncover far-reaching conspiracies and force them to reckon with what it truly means to be guilty" (per HBO). Among the returning cast members this season are also Shea Whigham ("Gaslit") as Pete Strickland, Veronica Falcón ("Why Women Kill") as Lupe Gibbs, Eric Lange ("Escape at Dannemora") as Det. Holcomb, Diarra Kilpatrick ("American Koko") as Clara Drake and Jus- tin Kirk ("Weeds") as Hamilton Burger, while a plethora of new characters also step onto the scene. Hope Davis ("Your Honor") joins the cast as Camille Nygaard, an "elegant business leader who becomes a compan- ion" for Della (per Collider). Katherine Waterston ("Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," 2016), meanwhile, plays Ginny Aimes, a cheerful teacher at Mason's son's school, and Jee Young Han ("Santa Clarita Diet") stars as Marion Kang, Mason's newest legal secretary. Sean Astin ("Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," 2001), Mark O'Brien ("City on a Hill"), Jen Tullock ("Sever- ance"), Paul Raci ("Sound of Metal," 2019), Tommy Dewey ("The Mindy Project") and Wal- lace Langham ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") also star. Perhaps the biggest new roles in the series, though, are occu- pied by Fabrizio Guido ("Mr. Iglesias") and Peter Mendoza ("From Scratch"), who play the Gallardo brothers, Rafael and Mateo. Accused of a heinous murder, seemingly to take the heat off a better-connected kill- er in the community, the Gallar- do brothers are lucky to have their Aunt Luisa (Onahoua Ro- driguez, "Veronica Mars") in their corner with Mason. After all, despite his demons, Mason is the best man for the job. Grab your fedora and travel back in time to the last year of prohibition when "Perry Ma- son" makes its way Monday, March 6, to HBO. continued from page T2 'Perry' Part II: HBO reboot returns for more '30s drama TV FEATURE Matthew Rhys, Chris Chalk and Juliet Rylance in "Perry Mason"