Katherine Waterston joins second season of HBO's Perry Mason

Actor Katherine Waterston will star opposite actor Matthew Rhys in the upcoming second season of HBO series Perry Mason.

Actor Diarra Kilpatrick, who played Clara Drake in the first season, will be a series regular from the second season. The new season will also feature actors Hope Davis, Jon Chaffin, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Mendoza, Onohoua Rodriguez and Jee Young Han

The second season of the show is set months after last season's Dodson trial. Perry (Rhys) and Della (Juliet Rylance) are pursuing civil cases at the height of the Great Depression while their lead detective Paul Drake strikes out on his own. An open-and-closed case overtakes the city of Los Angeles and Perry's pursuit of justice reveals that not everything is always as it seems.

Waterston will play Ginny Aimes, a teacher at the private school where Perry's son Teddy is attending.
 
Perry Mason is based on the characters created by author Erle Stanley Gardner. Jack Amiel and Michael Begler serve as writers and showrunners, while Amanda Burrell, Robert Downey Jr and Susan Downey executive produce.

Waterston is known for movies such as Alien: Covenant, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, and Inherent Vice.