Matthew Rhys will return to "Perry Mason" in Season 2 as the title character, while Juliet Rylance will come back as fan-favorite Della Street, as will Chris Chalk as Paul Drake. Eric Lange and Justin Kirk, who appeared as recurring characters, Detective Holcomb and would-be district attorney Pete Strickland in Season 1, have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2 (via Deadline). Shea Whigham is also coming back as Pete Strickland, along with Diarra Kilpatrick as Clara Drake and Katherine Waterston as Ginny Ames.
Notable newcomers for the next round include "The Lord of the Rings" star Sean Astin, "Sound of Metal's" Oscar-nominated Paul Raci, and Jen Tullock of "Severance." They'll be joined by Fabrizio Guido ("Mr. Iglesias"), Peter Mendoza ("Dead Bullet"), Mark O'Brien ("Ready or Not"), Jon Chaffin ("Blindspotting"), Onahoua Rodriguez ("Hawaii Five-0"), Jee Young Han ("Superstore"), Tommy Dewey ("Casual"), and Wallace Langham ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"). According to TV Insider, three-time Emmy Award nominee Hope Davis will appear as business owner and Della's companion Camille Nygaard, while Jack Eyman could be portraying young Teddy Mason.
Sadly, there is one big actor who won't be returning for Season 2. Tatiana Maslany, who played Sister Alice in Season 1, was conflicted out of a second turn on the HBO period drama, according to a story broken by TVLine. Maslany was too busy to come back with her duties on a very different legal show, "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" for Disney+.
