The Knick creators take over HBO's Perry Mason reboot

As reported by Variety, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler—creators of Cinemax’s olde-timey doctor drama The Knick with Clive Owen and André Holland—have signed a new three-year deal with HBO that, for whatever reason, involves them taking over HBO’s Perry Mason reboot from previous showrunners Ron Fitzgerald and Rolin Jones. Perry Mason, starring Matthew Rhys as a younger version of the famous defense attorney character created in the ‘30s, was HBO’s most-watched drama in years when it premiered over last summer, and it landed multiple award nominations. HBO was presumably pretty happy with it, so it’s anyone’s guess why this behind-the-scenes change is happening, but The Knick was similarly acclaimed, so maybe HBO just wants to get in the Amiel and Begler business. (And/or Fitzgerald and Jones have something else in the oven and they don’t have time to keep showrunning.)