Perry Mason series stars Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason along with Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Tatiana Maslany, John Lithgow, Justin Kirk, Diarra Kilpatrick, and Eric Lange.
When and Where was Perry Mason filmed?
Perry Mason Season 1 Filming Locations-
Los Angeles, California
Perry Mason is a story in which surroundings play an equally important role and the detective’s connection with the city also plays imp role because they should be good at their job and for that, they should be well known with the environment. For Mason’s character and home for him, Los Angeles was a perfect location.
Angels Flight Railway
Address: 351 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, United States
Angels Flight is a landmark and historic funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district in Los Angeles and has 2 funicular cars, named Olivet and Sinai. The first episode of the series starts at Angels Flight Railway, a funicular located in Bunker Hill and the nearby location of the place can be seen briefly.
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
Address: 478 W 6th St (at, S Pacific Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731, United States
San Pedro is a neighborhood located within the Californian city of Los Angeles. The Port of Los Angeles which is a major international seaport is located within San Pedro. The scenes in which it was raining at Ptomaine Tommy restaurant in the series were filmed on San Pedro’s 6th Street. The production also changed the exteriors of store windows according to the series theme.
Second Church of Christ Scientist
Address: 946 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States
Second Church of Christ, Scientist is a historic former Christian Science church building in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. The Radio Assembly of God temple in the series exterior scenes where Sister Alice delivers sermons was filmed at the Second Church of Christ Scientist.
Mountain View Mausoleum
Address: 2300 N Marengo Ave, Altadena, CA 91001, United States
Mountain View Cemetery is a historic cemetery which is located in Altadena, California, The funeral home scenes were filmed at Mountain View Mausoleum. All the scenes in the burial ground in the series including the awesome episode seven sequence were filmed in this location.
Los Angeles City Hall
Address: 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States
Los Angeles City Hall located in Los Angeles is a center where all the work of the LA’s government is done. The justice court scenes exteriors in the series and some halls and corridors are filmed in the stunning Los Angeles City Hall building.
Musso & Frank Grill
Address: 6667 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
Musso & Frank Grill is an American restaurant. The restaurant used to film the scenes where Perry and Pete have dinner in episode three of the series is the Musso and Frank Grill at Hollywood Boulevard.
Cabrillo Beach
Cabrillo Beach is a historic public beach in San Pedro and is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer. The beach used in the series episode five and the historic 1932 Mediterranean-style Bath House can also be seen in the background.
Perry Mason Season 2 Filming Locations-
HBO’s 4x Emmy-nominated historical crime drama series Perry Mason adds 7 new cast members in Season 2.
The new cast members and their characters are as follows – Diarra Kilpatrick stars as Clara Drake, the pregnant wife, with six recurring cast members including Katherine Waterston, Onohua Rodriguez, John Chaffin, Hope Davis, Peter Mendoza, Fabrizio Guido, and Ji Young Han.
The first episode of season 2 of this series was released on 6 Mar 2023, The eighth episode of season 2 of this series is going to be released on 24 April 2023, this is its upcoming episode, before that its seventh episode was released on 17 April 2023.
Los Altos Apartments, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Los Altos Apartments is an apartment building located on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, one of the Mission Revival-style buildings. It was designed as one of the most luxurious apartment houses in Los Angeles. You can see this location in the first episode of season 2 of the series.
Chester Williams Building, Los Angeles, California
Address: 215 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, United States
This is a building located in the heart of the historic core, surrounded by upscale restaurants, shopping, nightclubs, art galleries, etc. One episode of the series was also filmed in the 12-story Beaux-Arts style Chester Williams Building.
Adamson House Museum, Malibu, California
Address: 23200 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, United States
It is a Museum in Malibu, California, and also a grand Mediterranean Revival-style mansion, Adamson House Museum is also one of the selected filming locations for the series. Historic house with gardens, famous as Vaquero Hill in the 19th century. It is primarily within Malibu Lagoon State Beach Park.
Azria estate, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
Azria estate is a 30,000-square-foot property Located in Los Angeles, Holmby Hills. You can see the spectacular view of this mansion with a pool in the third episode of season 2. The $85 million property includes 17 bedrooms and 25 baths.
Additionally, the film was shot in other locations in California, United States, including Santa Anita Park (Address: 285 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007, United States), and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Address: 3911 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037, United States).
Along with this, the film has also been shot at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument in California, United States (Address: 125 Paseo De La Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States).
Perry Mason Official Trailer
Where was the Venice Pier scene in Chapter 14 filmed? I thought Marina del Rey by the look of the breakwaters, but the buildings in the background don’t look right. You can see the scene at about 3 minutes.